Nine News Content and Appearance (2015-Sept 2020)

[Nicholas]

@TV-QLD

We don’t need it.

While I would agree, it just seems weird that they are pulling regional and NBN bulletins off the air all so that they can air one late night bulletin!

[TV-QLD]

There is more to the story.

[Radiohead]

Its probably a bit of a smokescreen to reduce costs, and with a potential view to permanent changes. Perhaps noodle updates could become the new norm if ratings remain OK.

[EntertainingAus]

My source says they are pulling resources to create 2 rotating groups.

[nationalnews]

@Nicholas

Nine are pulling so many resources from the regional newsrooms so that they can seamingly launch a late night bulletin,

There’s no correlation between the two.

@EntertainingAus

source says they are pulling resources to create 2 rotating groups.

Yes. It’s a proactive measure to the Coronavirus.

[Nicholas]

Well that makes a little more sense

[SydneyCityTV]

@Nicholas

Could they perhaps be gearing to do (close to) 24/7 rolling coverage for the Coronavirus over the next few weeks?

Surely it’s not just Nine, but all networks which would currently be preparing themselves for the possibility of becoming 24 hour (or near enough to it) news/Coronavirus Update services on at least their main channels?

With the looming cancellation of Sport and other programs suspending production, endless repeats of old programs might be fine for the multichannels but I’m afraid that won’t cut it for the main five.

@Radiohead

Its probably a bit of a smokescreen to reduce costs, and with a potential view to permanent changes. Perhaps noodle updates could become the new norm if ratings remain OK.

Yep, I can see that and some other changes in broadcasting that are currently being done in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic becoming permanent.

[littlegezzybear]

The Nine News Special bulletin is not available on 9Now on my mobile - It states: ‘Currently Unavailable’. All the other Nine channels are streaming fine. Edit: I just tried on my laptop and it’s having the same issue.

[Tom_TV7]

24/7 is a bit excessive. Though I can see an instance where there is a bulletin on the hour for every hour with updates.

[Nicholas]

Was getting the same thing too.

[lexington]

@SA_TV

Just doesn’t make sense to relocate regional staff to the capital cities, you have to put them up somewhere etc, take them away from any responsibilities they have at home. Just seems very strange, not to mention it means they’re not complying with their requirements.

Which makes it even more unlikely. With 10 isolating the bulk of office staff to protect the newsrooms, I can’t see 9 adding dozens of staff to metro stations. Would be an extremly stupid move.

[EntertainingAus]

Comparing the output of 9 News to 10 News is like comparing apples with oranges.

10 has one news bulletin.

[JasonF]

so then why have done this??? is it because of convid-19?

[lexington]

Which makes it all the more critical to isolate staff and avoid a cluster of potential infectees.

[killy06]

Technically two now, no? Especially since the 6pm one is coded separately.

[Jeffmister]

@Nicholas

…it just seems weird that they are pulling regional and NBN bulletins off the air all so that they can air one late night bulletin!

Yeah, I’m struggling to understand the justification for Nine axing (let’s be blunt here, that’s what they done) all regional bulletins apparently for a few weeks (though I have my doubts about that). It’s a move which shows utter discontent for viewers of those regional bulletins.

If the price of Nine launching a late news bulletin is having no regional bulletins full stop, they shouldn’t be launching said bulletin full stop.

[TV.Cynic]

I hope tonight’s bulletin isn’t a prelude to what Nine is planning in the late night news area. It was a standard by the numbers boring bulletin that was dominated by packages that had been seen at least once already during the day. There were 4 live segment including to Canberra but they also seemed to lead into packages. There was one segment that was a series of reports that were all shown on Nine Brisbane at 6pm without any new information. It was like watching a play back of the 6pm news.

[SydneyCityTV]

I completely agree with @Jeffmister’s post, of course.

ACMA’s regional news/content quotas are an absolute joke across the board, but that rant is for another time and topic.

@Jeffmister

Yeah, I’m struggling to understand the justification for Nine axing (let’s be blunt here, that’s what they done) all regional bulletins apparently for a few weeks (though I have my doubts about that).

Same. Especially with the media economy being in a less healthy state than it was in 2017 (not that it was amazing back then, mind you), it wouldn’t overly surprise me if the regions continue to get short local news updates to meet the ACMA quotas even once the coronavirus pandemic is over and the media returns to something vaguely resembling normality.

@Jeffmister

It’s a move which shows utter discontent for viewers of those regional bulletins.

Let’s be honest, if Nine really cared about regional media they probably would’ve somehow merged the operations of the regional papers & TV news bulletins rather than spinning off/selling ACM.

[KICK-IT]

@TV.Cynic

I hope tonight’s bulletin isn’t a prelude to what Nine is planning in the late night news area. It was a standard by the numbers boring bulletin that was dominated by packages that had been seen at least once already during the day. There were 4 live segment including to Canberra but they also seemed to lead into packages. There was one segment that was a series of reports that were all shown on Nine Brisbane at 6pm without any new information. It was like watching a play back of the 6pm news.

That’s a really really sad reflection on the state of 9 News when a news story that literally changes every second and that’s the best the come up with. Really shameful

[Tom_TV7]

They could’ve had satellite discussions and analysis and incorporate some latest updates (with live crosses). It would’ve made the bulletin much more substantial.

Hopefully that’s what they do in future bulletins.