Wonder if they invested in HD cameras and output from Melbourne
What is this rubbish? Who is this woman? Why isn’t her microphone working?
#skynewstrash
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Patricia Karvelas - host of RN Drive.
This show is usually very topical and interesting.
They must just be having teething issues tonight.
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Didn’t they just get a new studio a year ago?
Syy news to launch stand alone election channel in conjunction with Foxtel
http://forums.mediaspy.org/t/federal-election-2016-media-coverage/1122/30?u=tv.cynic
They did, but this set is more versatile for various programs now coming out of Melbourne.
They are screens behind the presenters - correct? Not Windows?
Still located in the HWT building?
they have their own floor(s) at a building with FOXTEL on the roof now in Southbank, has done for a while now.
SKY NEWS ELECTION CHANNEL
NEW CHANNEL TO LAUNCH MAY 1 ON FOXTEL
Foxtel and SKY NEWS today announced the new SKY NEWS ELECTION CHANNEL will launch on Sunday May 1 providing LIVE and unrivalled coverage from the campaign trails across Australia and the United States.
With 2016 shaping up as an unprecedented election year, the dedicated political channel will include LIVE 24-hour coverage of news conferences, policy announcements and events in the lead up to Australia’s Federal Election and the US Presidential Election in November.
The SKY NEWS ELECTION CHANNEL will also feature comprehensive coverage of the UK EU Referendum taking place on June 23.
With access to the world’s leading international news services and programs from SKY NEWS UK, C-SPAN, CBS News and ABC World News in America, the SKY NEWS ELECTION CHANNEL will provide an unprecedented insight into the political issues as they unfold across some of the world’s most powerful nations.
Angelos Frangopoulos, Australian News Channel CEO said: “At this pivotal time on the local and international political landscape we are delighted to be partnering with Foxtel to bring viewers a stand-alone election channel, a key addition to our unrivalled multi-channel and multi-platform news offering in 2016. The SKY NEWS ELECTION CHANNEL underscores our commitment to providing unparalleled LIVE political news coverage and analysis 24/7.”
Brian Walsh, Foxtel’s Executive Director of Television said: “Foxtel is the place to go for the most incisive coverage of our nation’s political landscape and global affairs including the US and Europe. The launch of the SKY NEWS ELECTION CHANNEL ensures our subscribers will have the most comprehensive and current coverage of both our Australian election and the US Presidential race in 2016.”
The launch of the SKY NEWS ELECTION CHANNEL on Sunday May 1 will include the LIVE broadcast of US President Obama’s last speech at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner from 11:45am AEST.
The new channel will also feature encore presentations from the stellar SKY NEWS political program and opinion line-up including AM Agenda with Kieran Gilbert, PM Agenda with David Speers, Paul Murray LIVE, Beattie & Reith and The Bolt Report.
The SKY NEWS ELECTION CHANNEL will be part of the Foxtel Entertainment package and available on Foxtel Channel 606 and Channel 648. From May 1 Australia’s Public Affairs Channel, A-PAC, will be seen on SKY NEWS Multiview by pressing red on the Foxtel remote.
SKY NEWS ELECTION CHANNEL launches Sunday May 1 on Foxtel channels 606 and 648
From May 1 Australia’s Public Affairs Channel, A-PAC, will be seen on SKY NEWS Multiview by pressing red on the Foxtel remote.
Full screen? Speaking of which, give me full screen Sky News UK damnit
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They should just dismantle the Local/Multiview red button services since the picture quality of the ‘screens’ are below SD and allocate that spectrum to have A-PAC and Sky News UK as actual channels.
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does anyone actually use it? I haven’t for almost 10 years. Such an antiquated service these days.
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…and didn’t even Sky News UK shut down their “Active” service sometime last year or in 2014?
From TV Tonight:
Two things - why does it need to replace A-PAC when it’s also replacing (or moving?) History Channel? And, moreover, why does it need to be on two channels?
History has been 611 for over a year now.
Ah, I stand corrected. Some old links on their website said 606.
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still doesn’t explain the shafting of APAC for it to air on 2 channels.
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Wouldn’t 606 be a redirect to 648 though much in the same way Ch 7, 70 & 71 aren’t actually three seperate broadcasts of the main Seven channel?
In that case, the reason for two seperate channels is so that it appears higher in the EPG
Sky News Election 606 up and running with a full screen Sky UK - @bacco007 don’t poop in your panties Bacco.