Really sad to hear it’s been axed (though not surprised) - definitely sucks there was no farewell
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What’s the history of this bulletin? How long has it been on air for?
There’s people on this forum who would no more but it’s been going for a few decades - including as ‘GTS/BKN News’ I believe
Later Central News, Southern Cross News, etc
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Since the stations started:
GTS 1 March 1968; 55 years ago
BKN: 16 August 1968; 54 years ago
It was the local TV news for the area.
Again, you could’ve done a retrospective as part of a farewell.
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It’s got a good 50 years behind it in various forms.
production moved to Canberra in like 2010 or there abouts, then to Hobart a few years ago.
GTS BKN News Port Pirie Drive in closes 1984 - YouTube
Southern Cross GTS/BKN News; Selgas last night - YouTube
Southern Cross News GTS/BKN (3.11.2015) - YouTube
GTS BKN Central News 5th July 1997 - YouTube
Southern Cross News SA - GTS/BKN Celebrating 50 Years of broadcasting - YouTube
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This is very bad news for GTS/BKN viewers in Spencer Gulf and Broken Hill.
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SA’s last locally produced commercial news show axed
Shouldn’t that be regional commercial news show?
Biggest investment seemed to have been the mic flags with the 7 Spencer Gulf logo honestly
Reporters did a really good job though
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I must say I’m actually surprised that the bulletin lasted as long as it did. I thought it was going to get the chop years ago.
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Why was it moved to 7two?
Moved to 7two when Seven News Adelaide was extended to an hour.
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Sad end to GTS/BKN News. It reflects the financial struggle media outlets in regional Australia are facing.
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Might be more for the ABC thread. But why doesn’t the ABC do more local news? Especially with iview. It should be easier to distribute. Even a weekly on demand show for different locations.
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The ABC are also reducing to only 5 local stories per night.
Damn that sucks, especially doing it the way they did.
A local news service isn’t much to ask in exchange for GTS/BKN having a complete commercial television monopoly - even a once a week magazine or something.
The isolation of much of their market area means so many issues will now just go completely uncovered, especially with an underfunded ABC cutting back as well.
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They may well have to soon - if more commercial stations drop regional news, they may have to pick up the slack. but they’ll have to increase funding for that to happen. I can’t see it happening.
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Lasted 10 years longer than the equivalent WIN service in Mount Gambier / Riverland.
Honestly surprised it took them this long.
Suspect they were getting next to nothing in ad dollars and engagement / viewers after chucking it on 7two.
Wonder if the noodle updates in markets where they are not legally obligated to produce them, like Central / Darwin will also disappear.
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It could be a tactic that east coast regionals use to try and “get rid” of local news bulletins eg. move it to a multi channel or somewhere that no one knows about, dumb down the content (which they’re already doing with filler and generic content) and “hope” the ratings drop to justify axing it.
I’m surprised they just didn’t move it to 5.30pm.
Not sure if Tassie has the capacity to do 2 bulletins at once. They could have pre-recorded it I guess