I reckon Nine could launch Tipping Point Australia to replace Hot Seat (if theyâd ever go down that path), but knowing Nine theyâll pitch Eddie into the hosting role.
I could only imagine a contestant saying âlock it inâ to answer a question in the final round (in which there are multiple choice questions, as in the British version).
Strip hot seat back to a tight 30 minutes, get rid of the superfluous quickest finger first and the inane chatter. Then something fast and fun at 5.30, sale, price is right, or similar, but with real money and real aspirational prizes. Tipping point is too entrenched in a 1 hour format as the machine is slow.
I Agree with you insidethebunker, We need something more fun and engaging like the Australian Version of Wheel of Fortune with Suzuki being the Car Sponsor with the Vitara and the New S-Cross as the Car Prizes & Sale of The Century with Mazda as the Car Sponsor with the CX-5 and CX-9 as the Car Prizes to come back on Australian TV. Instead of Renovation and Wedding TV Shows like Married At First Sight and The Block that just wonât go away.
Itâs time for a new game show tbh. Format is tired.
The 9 News website banner has changed colour this afternoon. Either an issue with the CSS or a glimpse at a new on-air presentation package 
Thought I was looking at ABC News for a sec with that combo of black and aqua blue! 
Sort of reminds me of a quick mock I did last year:
Small change to Melbourne, after sport Pete will read one short 30 second story before crossing to Livinia. Only seems to be some nights though.
QTQ9 Brisbane 6pm news are pushing the envelope with their advertorials of late - they appear to be upselling them with promos, notably 2 at the start of the bulletin today.
Also noted an ex QTQ journalist filing stories on Seven from Adelaide - they seem to have lost some staff recently from the QTQ newsroom.
One that Palaszczuk didnât get?!
Nine has tended to be the gold standard in TV news over the years but I canât say this of late about them. The NBN control room at QTQ and talent only studio sounds like it got off to a very ordinary start which is not how Nineâs projects usually went. Add to that the hack/crypto that caused a bit of inconvenience and its just not the industry leader it once was.
Although Seven also does advertorials I have not noted them to be as obtrusive as Nineâs are (obtrusive is good for advertisers though I suppose).
Nine also appear to have a higher journo turnover than in the past now.
The sad thing is, in Brisbane the news that actually reports on real stories (10 and ABC) get lower viewers than Seven and Nine, who BOTH love sensationalist, infomercial-type stories. I remember reading that Brisbane was ABCâs worst market and also saw that 10 was lower in Brisbane as well. Meanwhile Nine and Seven are better in Brisbane. Maybe people who watch the news prefer sensationalist news stories over real ones.
It is a miracle the sensationalist news stories havenât made it down the coast to Newcastle and NNSW, as QTQ basically controls production of NBN News. However in Melbourne we sometimes get sensationalist news stories like QTQ, but in a much more watered down format and less sensationalist looking promos.
I think I know why there has been a HUGE switchoff of Nine News Melbourne lately.
With Peter Hitchener not working Fridays anymore, Alicia Loxley is. Compared to Peter Mitchell who started in the industry in 1977, she only started in 2003. In fact, Alicia wasnât even BORN yet when he started. So why would you watch a news service with a presenter who has only 19 years on experience when you could watch one with the presenter having 45 years, over DOUBLE?
This is why ratings will go STRAIGHT down when Hitch retires. If Nine decide to have Dougal Beatty as weekend presenter, that will NOT help. Dougal started in 2010 while Mike has way more experience. And Rebecca Maddern is a loved face in Melbourne, unlike Dougal. Not to mention having AFL lead in. The same thing happened to TCN in 2003 when Hendo retired and 2009 when Ian Ross retired from Seven.
I hope Brett McLeod gets the main newsreader role, if Nine doesnât bother poaching someone from Ten/Seven. Even Tony Jones would of been better than Alicia, having more experience than her. Brett is similar to Mike Amor, having lots of experience as a overseas correspondent. I highly doubt this would happen, but Nine could even poach back Peter Mitchell. But I doubt that will happen, and Tony wont be getting the main newsreader role, so that is why Brett should when Hitch retires and Alicia remains on weekends.
Somehow I have a feeling that when Hitch retires, Seven, ABC and even 10 will get ahead of Nine, and Nine will become third or forth. Seven has always been a huge competitor, ABC has won a few nights over Nine lately and Ten used to be very trusted. Not to mention Ten has Jennifer Keyte. Like Peter Mitchell, Alicia Loxley wasnât born yet when she started, and she has 42 years of experience compared to Alicia. With Ten on the brink of going national, this is the perfect opportunity for Nine to poach Jennifer Keyte from Ten.
I think youâre overthinking this.
Alicia is a brilliant presenter in her own right, but we canât read into the future and I honestly couldnât say whether Seven or Nine will be No. 1 in Melbourne when Hitch retires. As much as we might like to think they do, the average person at home probably doesnât care about the readers experience.
Thereâs lots of other factors at play too. Game show lead-ins favouring Seven, sport and weather presenters/segments, AFL lead-ins, bulletin content etc.
Completely disagree with that one. Maybe not over one night but a long term trusted news presenter always pulls a good number. This is very evident in all markets.
Weâll have to agree to disagree. I think people choose the news service over the news anchor.
I know people who will still watch Nine on the weekends when Alicia is away and the inexperienced Dougal Beaty is presenting (compared to the experience of Mike Amor and Bec on Seven), because they prefer Nineâs news service.
Rebecca Maddern is a perfect example. Iâm sure Nine Melbourne are thinking why the hell did we let a well liked presenter like Bec go? And yes she has played a key part in making Seven no 1 in Melbourne this year. She has greatly improved the Seven brand and image.
Also, were you around when Ian Ross took charge at Seven Sydney, or too young?
But that is only for one weekend, not permanently so it is not a fair comparison. But I get your point.
I agree. Nine will go from the longest serving presenter to the shortest. Jennifer Keyte and Peter Mitchell are familiar faces in Melbourne due to the lengths of there careers. It will be a bit hard for Alicia Loxley to get that level seeing as their careers started before she was born.
