# Seven News: 2000-2004 **URL:** \ **Category:** Seven\ **Created:** [October 7, 2018, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/seven-news-2000-2004/6003 "2018-10-07T10:51:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![BigVic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bigvic/32/209954_2.png) [@BigVic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/BigVic)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/seven-news-2000-2004/6003/62 "2023-08-09T15:36:45Z")
NYE fireworks went ahead that year and like 2019 it was controversial ---
**Author:** ![SA\_TV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/sa_tv/32/12686_2.png) [@SA\_TV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/SA_TV)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2023, 11:11pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/seven-news-2000-2004/6003/63 "2023-08-09T23:11:03Z")
Early 2000s were revolutionary for 7News with the on-air presentation and graphics, nothing since has had as much of a visual impact! ---
**Author:** ![Avatar5991](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/avatar5991/32/310969_2.png) [@Avatar5991](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Avatar5991)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 12:15am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/seven-news-2000-2004/6003/64 "2023-08-10T00:15:26Z")
It wasn’t until the August 2004 relaunch (which I think “Americanized” the brand) that the ratings would soar, though, as they moved away from the disco theme which IMO was symbolic of its struggles on the east coast. ---
**Author:** ![BigVic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bigvic/32/209954_2.png) [@BigVic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/BigVic)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 12:26am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/seven-news-2000-2004/6003/65 "2023-08-10T00:26:22Z")
Seven Perth during that era kept the roll call voiceovered by Fred Botica ---
**Author:** ![Biscuit45](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/biscuit45/32/489507_2.png) [@Biscuit45](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Biscuit45)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/seven-news-2000-2004/6003/66 "2023-08-10T13:26:13Z")
Something I’ve found interesting is the blocky segmented-style News Update title-cards used in Sydney during mid-2004 up until the August 31st relaunch: ![IMG_3271](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/b/0/5/b052874d54a058fb0707f726e6d0a98381bf5d0d.jpeg) ![IMG_3273 Copy](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/d/7/8/d78ba8697915cb801d373a95a98161e0b95e4ec5.jpeg) There was also a Sports Report variant with the layered rectangles as well, but with more of a 3D effect: ![IMG_3276](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/7/1/0/710affba487ea48eb7c3d8a4b4b926f1079ad9de.jpeg) It could be nothing, but it makes me wonder if it was part of a scrapped graphics refresh. ---
**Author:** ![SA\_TV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/sa_tv/32/12686_2.png) [@SA\_TV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/SA_TV)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 11:37pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/seven-news-2000-2004/6003/67 "2023-08-10T23:37:46Z")
> [@BigVic](#): > > Seven Perth during that era kept the roll call voiceovered by Fred Botica I wish that had been the standard! ---
**Author:** ![Zampakid](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/zampakid/32/270066_2.png) [@Zampakid](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Zampakid)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2023, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/seven-news-2000-2004/6003/69 "2023-12-09T08:54:40Z")
Seven News Sydney with Ross Symonds, Ann Sanders, Nick McArdle and Adam Digby - 15/9/2000 ![ZampakidCap-2023-12-09-19h39m03s404](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/2/1/5/215bfe3c6944cf09d1598d296bb98f696295a278.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2023-12-09-19h39m09s310](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/2/6/0/260ec00de5106ff0b39f16220eed703225f750be.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2023-12-09-19h39m13s948](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/6/1/3/6134fd582d26f00378b32d8c6f6c7b987a739aa6.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2023-12-09-19h39m20s236](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/1/7/c/17ce5c04fd4dc0c148eee658d83790112ad9f355.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2023-12-09-19h39m24s148](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/f/4/6/f460ebf3ec697290abe35aa86df51ae17fe8512d.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2023-12-09-19h39m38s689](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/2/2/7/2276dd9f6c1a6ab91faaf8022b2b65e0ce2c7390.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2023-12-09-19h39m52s806](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/4/c/f/4cf0a1df43e34ec9066fcf79261edd8d3885618f.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2023-12-09-19h40m05s413](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/e/4/5/e4539ee84d849c4fe3ace8d9247684d95ed9f538.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2023-12-09-19h40m11s766](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/9/e/0/9e08e7ab19659bc3e7c406a214c10f2bf96a74ce.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2023-12-09-19h42m29s508](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/3/3/3/333200346239c41d1d12a59ac02f4295b1e29c87.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2023-12-09-19h41m23s223](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/f/7/8/f7874f4387a53f115016fbe36aeca26f622608db.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2023-12-09-19h42m20s332](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/7/6/0/7606030bbef99b892cb1c0d84b742de98befde02.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2023-12-09-19h43m11s604](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/2/3/c/23c369b5e4bbd95ff7add7eff30b0577d02d7099.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2023-12-09-19h43m30s455](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/8/9/d/89d84257fbac40f78bb467d51bd02daa344e07a4.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2023-12-09-19h43m46s705](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/e/a/0/ea07bd9afecf30c12c50b159780d02ac803b9242.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2023-12-09-19h44m14s300](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/b/1/a/b1aab8dd2eca6d937575e1a24f2e5021f4d4aa54.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2023-12-09-19h44m27s719](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/d/2/a/d2a82f77a0d874129affbe9dc08472e6efc24166.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2023-12-09-19h44m31s194](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/8/d/9/8d9566e5ee969133c5b21cd5d0f5e4e18d4c489a.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2023-12-09-19h44m48s682](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/a/a/3/aa33f83e91eb49c0dadc8adbdff0eb2cf05ea80a.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2023-12-09-19h44m54s005](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/7/f/a/7faa3e09623d8af015fc266c40e863c8e7ff20b2.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2023-12-09-19h45m01s243](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/7/3/c/73cc2aba08f0184ba437e68ddf805a30782597df.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2023-12-09-19h45m09s508](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/5/8/c/58c2fd64df632732173e6ed50f44744ff0070d29.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2023-12-09-19h45m20s935](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/c/3/4/c34a45ae1e7adc2a05c8d274ca926564a45ba7d8.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2023-12-09-19h45m40s452](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/c/e/d/ced52e7c58de4703c70e0da718a298002ee574b4.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2023-12-09-19h45m56s790](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/5/d/b/5db2c3535448483a03bd140df530dd03cec46408.jpeg) ![ZampakidCap-2023-12-09-19h46m03s818](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/a/b/0/ab0dd0a7c9adb029fdd825a5a3afa7f6600ff86c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![BigVic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bigvic/32/209954_2.png) [@BigVic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/BigVic)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2023, 9:58am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/seven-news-2000-2004/6003/70 "2023-12-09T09:58:22Z")
Due to time difference _The Book Place_ aired in Perth before the Opening Ceremony which had a full replay in primetime at 7:30pm AWST after Seven News Perth ---
**Author:** ![AussieTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/aussietv/32/319185_2.png) [@AussieTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/AussieTV)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2023, 6:40am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/seven-news-2000-2004/6003/71 "2023-12-10T06:40:16Z")
**Channel Seven Melbourne** _Sunday 20 October 2002_ [**Seven News Melbourne Promo**](https://youtu.be/RvAwdECFFLQ) ![vlcsnap-2023-12-10-15h30m09s219](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/3/c/4/3c4703ad1b16f48e0b5d6a5631075af4664757fa.png) ![vlcsnap-2023-12-10-15h30m40s207](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/e/7/6/e76213b999fccf23a40b8e548fe83cf8ac1c36f9.png) ![vlcsnap-2023-12-10-15h30m45s700](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/2/8/b/28b82a9aec8bf3dfb0b2b08e3661b940bcd24b35.jpeg) ![vlcsnap-2023-12-10-15h31m16s892](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/5/7/6/5768368acdf5d178f363877d816094eeb17e0eab.jpeg) ![vlcsnap-2023-12-10-15h31m44s658](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/9/3/4/934c86b9ae72c48491ccb1fd7c1bbffe90cae952.jpeg) ![vlcsnap-2023-12-10-15h31m55s264](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/5/3/0/530e1bbe202ae7053ae0d467049121fb64295bbb.jpeg) ![vlcsnap-2023-12-10-15h32m01s190](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/c/6/b/c6bcbbdb646f9c7bce4908255e18189dbea048a9.jpeg) ![vlcsnap-2023-12-10-15h32m07s827](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/5/4/8/548ef0a9f540692a65df00855e7cb6279eca855d.jpeg) ![vlcsnap-2023-12-10-15h32m12s538](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/5/0/0/5007a68e788c99c328c2077d56590408f8b08bef.png) ![vlcsnap-2023-12-10-15h32m17s794](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/1/2/4/124c7c659a9e291c24f14c415463e0bceff3ebe2.jpeg) ![vlcsnap-2023-12-10-15h32m21s512](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/2/e/3/2e324b5fca6a384863a967896880555fb97cdb57.jpeg) ![vlcsnap-2023-12-10-15h32m28s064](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/2/4/9/2496f7f120e29232a5d1131f99d4d17c12990d69.png) ![vlcsnap-2023-12-10-15h32m33s812](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/d/d/4/dd4cefbdc579da45a6da1021659ded98442fa644.png) ![vlcsnap-2023-12-10-15h32m46s204](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/e/6/9/e6906c2dc22827cc9e956cee30916beeb79c3ad4.png) * * * > [@Seven On-Air Presentation 2002-03](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/seven-on-air-presentation-2002-03/6362/32): > > Channel Seven Melbourne [Sunday 20 October 2002](https://youtu.be/kGdv32YahE4) Promo ‘Australians Unite’ Promo ---
**Author:** ![SA\_TV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/sa_tv/32/12686_2.png) [@SA\_TV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/SA_TV)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2023, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/seven-news-2000-2004/6003/72 "2023-12-10T11:37:27Z")
> [@Zampakid](#): > > Seven News Sydney with Ross Symonds, Ann Sanders, Nick McArdle and Adam Digby - 15/9/2000 Strange to have the sport presenter in the studio… these days the entire team would be on location! ---
**Author:** ![Avatar5991](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/avatar5991/32/310969_2.png) [@Avatar5991](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Avatar5991)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 5:28am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/seven-news-2000-2004/6003/73 "2023-12-18T05:28:02Z")
> [@Nine News Content and Appearance](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/nine-news-content-and-appearance/15233/6433): > > I do remember Seven being predominantly red throughout the 90s though. Especially their News branding. Actually, it was from circa June 1999 that the _Seven (Nightly) News_ branding took on a predominantly red theme. Before that (and I think I might be wrong) it was a mostly blue theme when they had the SEVEN NIGHTLY NEWS text in Times New Roman font. While the east coast states continued to struggle against Nine News, it was Adelaide and Perth that did the heavy lifting. ---
**Author:** ![SA\_TV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/sa_tv/32/12686_2.png) [@SA\_TV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/SA_TV)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 12:58am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/seven-news-2000-2004/6003/74 "2023-12-19T00:58:34Z")
> [@Avatar5991](#): > > Actually, it was from circa June 1999 that the _Seven (Nightly) News_ branding took on a predominantly red theme. Before that (and I think I might be wrong) it was a mostly blue theme when they had the SEVEN NIGHTLY NEWS text in Times New Roman font. > > While the east coast states continued to struggle against Nine News, it was Adelaide and Perth that did the heavy lifting. Adelaide didn’t switch to red until Jan 1st 2000. ---
**Author:** ![BigVic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bigvic/32/209954_2.png) [@BigVic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/BigVic)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 2:05am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/seven-news-2000-2004/6003/75 "2023-12-19T02:05:24Z")
The new “Seven Nightly News” logo was used for updates but the previous look was kept until New Year’s Day 2000 to match the rest of the country ---
**Author:** ![SA\_TV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/sa_tv/32/12686_2.png) [@SA\_TV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/SA_TV)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 2:50am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/seven-news-2000-2004/6003/76 "2023-12-19T02:50:40Z")
> [@BigVic](#): > > The new “Seven Nightly News” logo was used for updates but the previous look was kept until New Year’s Day 2000 to match the rest of the country that’s right, it was quite an anomaly. I think, possibly, the intro the updates were done for the network, then the local update would cut in. Have seen other examples of that happened in the past. ---
**Author:** ![BigVic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bigvic/32/209954_2.png) [@BigVic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/BigVic)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 5:04am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/seven-news-2000-2004/6003/77 "2023-12-19T05:04:11Z")
Perth kept the original elements from the late 1990s during this era after the relaunch and the new graphics such as the roll-call and showing the presenters faces plus the set largely remained the same. ---
**Author:** ![ConnarO](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ce7236/32.png) [@ConnarO](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/ConnarO)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 5:38am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/seven-news-2000-2004/6003/78 "2023-12-19T05:38:59Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/MkBM9gW5wa8/maxresdefault.jpg "Channel 7 News - Transmission break error message - 06.04.2002") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkBM9gW5wa8) Seven Perth Breakdown Screen April 6 2002. Not sure if this Sports update was national or just for Western Australia. ---
**Author:** ![BigVic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bigvic/32/209954_2.png) [@BigVic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/BigVic)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 8:26am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/seven-news-2000-2004/6003/79 "2023-12-23T08:26:18Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1mexqdul-KY/hqdefault.jpg "TVW Seven News Perth - Opener (March 12, 2002)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mexqdul-KY) Seven Perth’s opener from the 1999-2004 era. Each state had a different intro in their respective local bulletins. ---
**Author:** ![nationalnews](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/nationalnews/32/16922_2.png) [@nationalnews](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/nationalnews)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 10:30am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/seven-news-2000-2004/6003/80 "2024-09-30T10:30:41Z")
Don’t think I have seen this before- the bit awkward farewell by Ross and Ann ahead of Ian Ross starting: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/s5Y-YTqfxYM/hqdefault.jpg "2003 Ross & Anne Final Night | Channel 7 News") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5Y-YTqfxYM) ---
**Author:** ![BJT2](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bjt2/32/381_2.png) [@BJT2](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/BJT2)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/seven-news-2000-2004/6003/81 "2024-09-30T10:46:30Z")
And with that… Ian took Seven Sydney to number 1 the following year. ---
**Author:** ![Avatar5991](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/avatar5991/32/310969_2.png) [@Avatar5991](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Avatar5991)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 11:35am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/seven-news-2000-2004/6003/82 "2024-09-30T11:35:55Z")
> [@BJT2](#): > > Ian took Seven Sydney to number 1 the following year. Actually, that happened in 2005 (Seven News lost just one week that year). Also the same year Nine sacked Jim Waley despite winning his two years in charge (2003-04) and replaced him with Mark Ferguson, who was then just short of turning 40. [Previous page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/seven-news-2000-2004/6003.md?page=3) [Next page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/seven-news-2000-2004/6003.md?page=5)