Every time James Warburton opens that mouth of his and mentions anything to do with expanding Seven but fails to mention streaming he just keeps digging the hole bigger for Seven.
Really a missed opportunity to not go harder and create Peacock here with NBCU. They just don’t try hard enough in this space.
I’m sure if the opportunity was currently there… a deal would be done.
I understand that today tonight still exists in Adelaide and Perth or used to?
Yes Today Tonight in Adelaide and Perth did last quite a bit longer then in the eastern states. But the show was eventually axed maybe a year or so ago not sure of the exact timings.
The last episode of the last version aired November 2019. Eastern editions ended in 2014.
It’s not like Peacock is a success in America or anywhere else it has launched.
From ACMA:
2 March 2023
Channel Seven breaches captioning rules
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has found Channel Seven Sydney Pty Ltd and Channel Seven Brisbane Pty Ltd in breach of the captioning rules.
Under the Broadcasting Services Act 1992, captions must be provided for all programs transmitted between 6am and midnight, and news and current affairs programs transmitted at any time. Captions must also be readable, accurate and comprehensible by meeting the requirements relating to quality in the Broadcasting Services Television Captioning Standard 2013 (the Standard).
Broadcasters must also keep audio-visual records of their programs sufficient to enable the assessment of captioning compliance obligations.
Seven Sydney was found to have failed to meet the requirements of the Standard for two episodes of 7 News broadcast in November 2020.
A separate investigation about captioning for an episode of Dancing with the Stars broadcast on Seven Sydney during April 2021 found that Seven Sydney was also unable to provide an accurate record of the program.
Seven Brisbane was found to have failed to meet the requirements of the Standard for an episode of Sunrise and an episode of 6PM News, both broadcast in June 2021.
ACMA Acting Chair Creina Chapman said captioning rules are in place to ensure television content is accessible and meaningful for deaf and hearing-impaired viewers.
“Captioning of broadcast content is essential for viewers who are deaf or hearing-impaired to access and enjoy television,” she said.
Ms Chapman noted that the ACMA has chosen improving the quality of captioning as one of its compliance priorities for 2022–23.
“By conducting a series of spot audits, the ACMA intends to determine whether television broadcasters are consistently and reliably meeting their captioning obligations,” she added.
As a result of the breach findings, the ACMA has issued Seven Sydney and Seven Brisbane with formal remedial directions to comply with the captioning rules. The remedial directions set out a series of actions that Seven Sydney and Seven Brisbane are required to take to ensure that they do not breach, or are unlikely to breach, the captioning rules in the future.
The actions include an independent audit of their captioning processes, a series of independent audits of live or near-live programs selected by the ACMA, and training of captioning staff responsible for the play-out of live and near-live content.
The ACMA administers and enforces the captioning rules through annual compliance reporting and the investigation of complaints concerning the captioning of television programming.
Additional information about compliance reporting can be found at Broadcaster compliance with TV captioning obligations.
MR 05/2023
how does something like this take 2+ years to investigate??
Like everything else, one word. Begins with C and ends with OVID.
But this is not something that has only cropped up since COVID, ACMA have been doing this for years.
Seven West Media is pleased to announce Nuwan Ranasinghe as the second recipient of the David Leckie Seven Scholarship Program, following the success of inaugural recipient, Madeline McKeown, who has secured a full-time producer position at Weekend Sunrise.
Established in September 2021, the annual program honours the legacy of the late David Leckie, former Seven West Media Chief Executive Officer.
The scholarship offers a 12-month role at Seven West Media for a graduate with a passion for sales, programming or news. It was set up in partnership with Skye Leckie and David and Skye’s sons, Harry and Ben.
The selection process was overseen by Skye, Harry and Ben Leckie and senior Seven West Media executives. Skye, Harry and Ben Leckie said: “Harry, Ben and I were thrilled to be involved in the selection of the second recipient of David’s scholarship.
“We are delighted to have Nuwan join Seven West Media, following Madeline’s success. Nuwan has demonstrated an exceptional aptitude for media and a drive for excellence that we believe aligns perfectly with David’s vision.
We can’t wait to see how Nuwan will grow and contribute during his time at Seven. “We are also proud that Madeline McKeown, the inaugural recipient of the David Leckie Seven Scholarship Program, has recently landed a position as a producer on Weekend Sunrise.
This significant achievement showcases the impact and opportunities offered by the scholarship program, and Seven is committed to supporting the growth and success of future recipients.
“David’s unwavering passion for TV and his role as a tough taskmaster drove people to achieve greatness, and we feel he would have been delighted to welcome Nuwan to his team. We wish Nuwan the best and urge him to seize every opportunity provided by Seven,” they said.
Seven West Media Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, James Warburton, said: “David’s mentorship and camaraderie left an indelible mark on many of us at Seven, making the David Leckie Seven Scholarship Program a fitting tribute to his enduring legacy.
“Nuwan’s intelligence, motivation and eagerness to learn and grow in the media industry align with the qualities David valued. I have no doubt he would have been immensely impressed by Nuwan and would have offered exceptional mentorship. Along with Skye, the Leckie family and the entire Seven team, I am delighted to welcome Nuwan and look forward to his flourishing career with us.”
Hate to sound like a broken record but maybe the situation wouldn’t be so dire for Seven to resort to cost-cutting if they had cough an alternative stream of income cough SVOD cough.
exactly. how do you grow a business that is operating in an area where revenue is declining
Don’t worry, James has a graph showing that TV advertising historically bounces back! (Narrator: majority of graph is prior to 2015/streaming era)
7Rewards redefines viewer loyalty and brand connection
The Seven Network today announced the launch of 7Rewards, a game-changing rewards program developed in partnership with The Entertainment Group, the company behind the Entertainment Book app and Enterprise Rewards program Frequent Values.
Available as a free mobile app, 7Rewards will enhance customer engagement and advocacy among Seven’s audiences by unlocking savings while supporting local businesses and communities.
The new program also strengthens brand-audience connections, enabling Seven advertisers to deliver personalised discounts and exclusive local and national offers across dining, travel, retail, leisure and kids activities, and more.
Seven Director of Audience Intelligence, Andrew Brain, said: “At Seven, we’re passionate about expressing our gratitude to our loyal viewers. The 7Rewards program is our way of saying ‘thank you’ by providing them with an innovative range of benefits and offers on everyday products and services.
“Seven has always been committed to delivering exceptional content that unites our audiences, for free. With 7Rewards, we’re taking that commitment one step further with deals tailored to our audiences, helping alleviate some of the pressures faced by Australians during the current cost of living crisis and helping local businesses.”
Seven West Media Chief Revenue Officer, Kurt Burnette, said: “As we continue to invest in our technology and data in an increasingly cookie-less ecosystem, this exciting partnership between Seven and The Entertainment Group not only enhances the user experience but also turbocharges stronger connections between advertisers and our ever-growing 7plus community.”
7Rewards is integrated into Seven’s market-leading audience intelligence platform, 7REDiQ, which combines Seven’s first-party data of 13 million registered and addressable 7plus users with extensive second-party data partnerships in privacy-complaint, de-identified and aggregated dataset format.
“Leveraging data and insights from 7REDiQ, 7Rewards will create and deliver unique, customised reports on user redemption of the offers, allowing marketers to track the end-to-end customer journey and attribution as it happens.”
Kurt Burnette, Chief Revenue OfficerEntertainment Group Chief Executive Officer, Ani Chakraborty, said: “We are delighted to be the rewards and technology partner for 7Rewards. We are excited about the new customers it will bring to our merchant network and it will assist us with our mission to support people to get more out of their money.”
Available on Android and iOS devices, 7Rewards offers users the flexibility to access deals on-the-go or save them for later use.
