The networks have been incredibly slow at digitising their archives. I believe Nine stopped using tapes in all of their newsrooms in 2012.
Most stations have thousands of tapes sitting around collecting dust instead of being digitised. It becomes a bit of pain when you need old vision on short notice.
Correct. When Mike Gibson died suddenly in 2015, all of the footage used on TCN was ripped from You Tube. Either they threw out the archives or as you say, nobody is employed to digitise it. That’s my theory why Seven hasn’t aired any H&W Episodes past 1995 on 7TWO for years they couldn’t be bothering converting any more tapes.
Apologies this went off topic…
Typewriters in 1989? I could imagine 5 years prior, but computers, people!
They have to return the site to pre existing condition - which is where the economy of the move comes in.
Yes they have to maintain the building as the owner, and not just pay rent per month for everything, but that’s still cheaper than demolishing the asbestos clad buildings, ripping up bitumen, planting trees THEN moving everything over to a new location.
Yes indeed, computers hadn’t yet totally replaced typewriters. Mike Munro was still using one in the late 90’s!
The SCA TV Canberra building is still being used, but a new office is under construction
Their server probably has a virus.
Another view of that space from 1989. Some of the structural elements still evident in the newer cap:
When did they launch this set up? Was it a newly built purpose studio/newsroom at the time?
And from 1989.
I’ve given this answer a few posts up already.
Hopefully, the permanent late bulletin is an improvement on what we’ve seen for these Coronavirus specials. Tonight’s particularly lacked substance.
Channel 7’s The Latest is better produced and of a far better standard. It’s a shame that it is affected by weaker lead-ins and shifting timeslots.
Is it permanent though? I hear it’s just for now to cover the Coronavirus.
That is correct.
Huh? But you are the one who said they are launching one.
Oh come on now.
“Nine is launching a late news bulletin”
That type of language definitely insinuates it’s permanent.
Could have easily said “Nine will have a late bulletin for now due to the Coronvirus”.
This topic is a bit unrelated but I am wondering what kind of software the networks use to create 3D graphics. Do they use blender, Maya, etc or does it depend on what the network use?
