Just to clarify, VH-NDY did lose its white 7 for a while (well, most of it 
), and was being used for non-media activities (Ref: Flickr Dec 2016):
VH-HSV was painted in blue/white and flies in Adelaide with the flight number MDIA58.
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It would be bloody great to see the individual choppers back. They were a real station icon for each market.
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Seven news Perth just used a new opening shot of the studio as of yesterday. I thought it looked quite good actually and showed less of the virtual set which was good.
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They look swamped at that desk. Itâs soooo big!!
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They look like ants at that desk. Looks completely ridiculous.
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Still looks ridiculously shit.
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Itâs as if the set designer had just finished buying their school-age kids new uniforms⌠
âItâs big now, but youâll grow into it!â 
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I know this has been said multiple times before in slightly different wording over the last nearly four years the current Perth âsetâ has been in use for, butâŚ
Come on Seven. Give something back to the Perth viewers who are so intensely loyal to you (undeservingly so at times) by treating them to a news set which is actually worthy of a bulletin whoâs competition is probably more likely to be Nine News Sydney/Melbourne (for the title of most watched TV news bulletin in Australia) than any rival service in the market locally!
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You havenât seen ants at a desk until you see the old opening shot, it was shocking.
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Why would they bother wasting the money when they could present in front of a shower curtain and still double Nineâs figures.
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Doesnât mean they shouldnât do it. I mean, Nine News Sydney/Melbourne could be done in the same way and still beat Seven yet they invested into a shiny new set.
Having said that, given Seven are still in cost-cutting mode I doubt anything will happen anytime soon.
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Yet they splashed out on a new screens-galore Melbourne set only a year ago?
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Another new Seven News Perth promo, promoting weather on location.
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None of them have been painted in dual network colours.
The company that owns this chopper is Aerotech. Just checked their Facebook and they own a lot of red and white painted aircraft. Possible that 7 have just paid for the logo on the side for the one off. Helicopter not kitted up for filming with no camera inside or underneath. Doubt it is back full-time.
Bas just mentioned there is going to be a Special Presentation after the weather âfor a special TV milestoneâ 
Anyone got caps? 
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Ahh, it was great seeing a real studio 
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World record holders and they will be seen around the world with that disaster and embarrassment of a set.
Itâs actually really disgusting that Rick and Sue have been treated like this - Seven showing their complacency again. âWe are winning so we donât need to do anythingâ
Well if anything I feel for your anchors over there because if thatâs the best you can do for them, youâre bloody fools.
Your set isnât high tech, itâs a bargain bin purchase.
Today tonight has a better virtual set than your staple!
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Its very disappointing, if they continue the pattern they should be due for a new set late this year/ early next year. What annoys me the most is, if they really insisted with this virtual set since 2015 they couldâve at least put the live city camera as the background rather than that cartoon looking one.
I wonât go too in-depth on this because its really for the presenters thread, but I sure as hell hope Rick and Sueâs pay-check is bigger than Mark Fergusonâs or Peter Mitchells who although front a larger state but havenât delivered anything good to the network in terms of ratings.
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