OK so the cap of Erin was from last night, but I think it still counts:
I know what some interstate correspondents might be thinking at this point: “Isn’t there this reporter who you’re obsessed with that does all the quirky colour reports on Nine News Sydney? He seems like someone who’d probably be quite passionate about NSW in State of Origin!”
Not sure whether Dalts was expressing his dislike for the Maroons or the Channel Seven logo on the Wheel of Brisbane - sorry, couldn’t resist! 
Nine Gold Coast News and Brisbane from September 24th and 25th 2012:
Overkill.
Tony Jones also presented sport for Nine News Melbourne from Suncorp Stadium last night. Interesting.
Brisbane does the same. Their static backdrop still includes a building thats been demolished.
Tony was in Brisbane yesterday morning for OB with Today show team.
Nine News on Facebook doing LA style coverage of police apprehending the driver of a stolen car in Fairfield.
Replete with newsreader and chopper pilot commentary?
I had the volume off, but I’m guessing no.
I didn’t realise this but Melbourne currently uses a different cut of the current “Cool Hand Luke” theme music for both the opener and closer than what Sydney does.
I prefer the Melbourne version, it sounds a bit more dramatic, Sydney’s just sounds a bit bland.
The music for the ad break throw is the same on both.
Melbourne, Perth & Adelaide all used to use different variants but changed with automation… Melbourne is the only market left that uses a different part of theme.
Adelaide:
The “opening drums” (not sure what else to call it) in Melbourne’s opener used to be the standard across all bulletins. Here’s an example from Sydney 2008. Once Sydney ditched the opening drums, the other bulletins followed suit leaving only Melbourne today. Adelaide used the opening drums until around 2014-15?
Sydney 2008: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WawNZmzRGY
Adelaide 2014: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcPG6IsggK0&t=4s
Meantime, the Queensland bulletin is the only one that doesn’t use the “dramatic ending” theme when the presenter is introduced, rather, a replay of the opening part (if you know what I mean).
It has also introduced a Matthew O’Sullivan voiceover for Jonathan Uptin, but not for Andrew/Melissa (there was one in 2012, before they switched to the Peter Harvey-voiced “This is Nine News Queensland”).
It happened again tonight:
I suppose if it is a choice between black screens or no autocue, this scenario is very minor.
That’s the 3rd Saturday in a row that the Sydney bulletin has had some sort of technical difficulties. Not that it’s anything major but still, why always on Saturdays?
