Content wise, it’s quite good. I’d add some lives at the start. Maybe it’s a personal preference, but I also would not have so many stories crammed after weather (maybe it’s to stop a turn over to ABC).
Presentation:
- A live shot needs to be added
- V/O saying " Nine News Darwin with Paul Taylor" should be added. A “Good evening” in the intro wouldn’t go astray either.
- Utilise the set for OTS graphics and different angles with the lightboxes. ABC manages to do it with just one plasma and Nine News Now used to in the replica Sydney set (as well as a slow zoom at the start). The set isn’t that basic.
- I hope they use the location weather to advocate community events, not just stand in front of a skyline each night. Festivals, schools etc.
- Paul Murphy needs to be added for sport (preferably on the same set). Maybe he’s on leave.
- I’d also give 18.55 weather more time to include NT rainfalls and radars and maybe some more 7-day forecasts for other NT cities. I’d put ‘today’s temp’ as an OTS/super and not an overlay graphic. I’d also move the ‘Catch of the Day’ to the end of weather (again maybe it’s a QLD thing) to allow banter with Paul.