Local news updates today
I have toured those areas mentioned above
Well done.
What type of music do you perform? Or is it spoken word?
As is the Gold Coast.
Not even Bruce’s mates at News Corp are bothering to use the WIN name anymore in the Daily Telegraph. No differentiation for WIN’s Nine regional services. WIN NNSW now labelled as “reg10”.
It’s crazy how quick this has all changed.
The above bit rates were from the first night during the NRL.
This afternoon (Ninja Warrior on main channel)
8 | 4.1 | |
80 | HD | 5.7 |
81 | Gem | 2.0 |
82 | Go | 4.6 |
83 | Sky | 1.9 |
84 | TVSN | 1.7 |
85 | Gold | 1.0 |
You’d think they’d lock TVSN/Gold/Sky onto 1.0 and distribute more bits to their proper channels…
I was most surprised by 9Go’s bit rate. At times it was using more than 9HD.
Why is 9Gem’s bitrate nearly as low as the datacasting channels?
Gem’s key demo can’t tell the difference
Was 9Gem showing a black and white programme at the time maybe?
I flicked past it this morning and some old B&W thing was airing at the time.
No it was colour movie.
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8 | 6.0 | ||
80 | HD | 8.5 | MPEG 4 |
81 | Gem | 3.1 | |
82 | Go | 2.0 | |
83 | Sky | 1.2 | MPEG 4 |
84 | TVSN | 1.6 | MPEG 4 |
85 | Gold | 1.2 | MPEG 4 |
The above bit rates were from the first night during the NRL.
This afternoon (Ninja Warrior on main channel)
8 | 4.1 | |
80 | HD | 5.7 |
81 | Gem | 2.0 |
82 | Go | 4.6 |
83 | Sky | 1.9 |
84 | TVSN | 1.7 |
85 | Gold | 1.0 |
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Update 3 - running across several hours tonight with 9Gem running Wimbledon.
8 | 2.8 | |
80 | HD | 4.5 |
81 | Gem | 4.6 |
82 | Go | 3.0 |
83 | Sky | 2.9 |
84 | TVSN | 1.8 |
85 | Gold | 1.5 |
Poll time…
Now that we’ve had a few days to observe the changes, was this affilitation swap a good thing on the whole? (eg. no more mappy, but many markets now have less choice in local news).
- Yes
- No
- About the same
- Undecided
- Don’t care
0 voters
I’m sure if Grant Blakeley saw this he would answer “No”!
Probably yes in some ways (On-Air Presentation, addition of 10 Shake to SCA markets) no in others (reduction in local news, 9Life disappearing until August 1 in many places).
Personally I feel sorry for all those regional viewers (particularly media enthusiasts who have the unenviable task of explaining to their less media savvy family members what’s happening) who are again having to deal with an affiliation swap and very well may have to go through another one in just under two years time.
I’m undecided on this one. While I’m happy to see Mappy gone and I’m happy to see 10 and 9 branding but I’m sad to see regional areas get less choice of local news