I reckon a complete ovhaul of all 7 news sets
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I reckon that the only people that would care are media spy members
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Arenât we the only people left watching anyway?
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No need! They have to look at the quality of their news reporting/presentingâŚ
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In at least two markets, the weeknight & weekend presenters need to be swapped around IMO!
And donât even get me started on the quality of their contentâŚ
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Wouldnât be a big surprise if they were all done the same
Currently there must 3 different sets,maybe 4
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I think the Brisbane & Gold Coast sets share a common design, but Seven News sets are completely different everywhere else.
Compare that to Nine (who are transitioning from an older style to a newer one), Ten and the ABC who all have some form of standardised set design.
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Haha - good point.
Well compared to the US where the market is so fractured - Australian networks and stations still have it good.
For example #1 local news at 6 (ABC7) in New York (a market of 20 million people) gets about 300,000 viewers.
Thatâs only a little more than what 7 News gets in Melbourne, a markets with 4 times less people - about 5 million.
And the same as you go down the list.
Whilst a market like Brisbane might get 150k for its # 1 news at 6 - youâd be amazed that the #1 news in Orlando (same size market) gets about 45,000 viewers.
Aussie stations still have it good.
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Seven News did fairly well in the unofficial first week of ratings, up slightly compared to the equivalent week last year. Nine News however was down more than 10% nationally, losing ground in every market.
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@TV.Cynic wh oâs winning 25-54? Thatâs the one that matters as thatâs the demo news advertisers buy
It looks like America has decided to copy us! 
Seven News Sydney âEverywhereâ Promo, July 2014:
WFXT FOX 25 Boston âEverywhereâ Promo, February 2017:
Of course, the striking similarities certainly werenât unnoticed by [New England One] (http://www.newenglandone.com/news/local/boston/wfxt-launches-copied-promo-during-super-bowl.html) (website commenting on happenings in local TV around Boston and other parts of New England) who did an article on it!
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Execution of the FOX 25 version is so bad!
Backfired!
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Did FOX also source 90% of their footage from YouTube?
With Nine starting there local news and all I feel that Seven should stop affiliation with Southern Cross and start Channel 7 in Tasmania and produce Seven News. Some will say the market is small, yes I agree but Seven News Tasmania could strengthen the Seven News brand by including smaller state/territory which is what Nine and Ten donât do.
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Seven canât just cancel an affiliation and enter a market to shake things up. The existing stations pay their license fees to broadcast there.
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I should of been more clear, not renew contract**
Cancelling and not renewing are pretty much the same thing. The issue is Seven canât just take over like that. To get a proper Seven station in Tasmania, SCA would either need to sell their station to Seven, or they forge a new agreement similar to SCA/Nine where they identify simply as Seven Tasmania and produce a bulletin branded as Seven News.
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Holy shit such an awkward moment between fergo & Mel (again) tonight