I can understand national sport + news segments, but it would be a serious step back if they opted in for national weather.
If Ten were to completely axe local news and go with a network service like weekends, I wouldnât be overly surprised if Seven and/or Nine were to very quickly respond with local 5pm weekday bulletins of their own.
I rarely watch Tenâs 5pm bulletin as it is now but if they were to completely go with a national/networked news service on weeknights, Iâd probably consider switching off the network permanently as far as news is concerned.
While itâs important to see the big picture national/international news coverage, I also like seeing relevant news coverage which is specifically tailored to the needs of my city and state. Somehow, I doubt that Iâm the only one who fits into this category.
Iâm already cringing at the thought of a possible âDaily Baileyâs National Weather Wallâ segment presented out of Sydney. Mind you, the reactions from interstate viewers on social media would probably be freaking hilarious! 
Even the thought of a national sport segment doesnât sit right with me, because Australia is very parochial when it comes to sport with deep loyalties and rivalries when it comes to local teams and sport preferences. Although it goes without saying, people in Sydney are not going to want to see AFL as the top sports story of the day and Iâm sure similar can be said about viewers in Melbourne if Ten chose NRL as the top sports story of the day.
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Guess Iâm a bit biased since I rarely watch or care about the sports report
It would be a real shame to loose Mike Larkin in Melbourne, since heâs been presenting the weather for us since 96 (if Iâm correct?). Surely he would be poached by another network.[quote=âSydneyCityTV, post:2265, topic:61â]
If Ten were to completely axe local news and go with a network service like weekends, I wouldnât be overly surprised if Seven and/or Nine were to very quickly respond with local 5pm weekday bulletins of their own.
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I could definitely see Nine jumping in on this. Hot Seat hasnât been performing well and surely 5PM news would do better? I couldnât see Seven doing this anytime soon as The Chase performs very well for them.
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Canât wait for the country to embrace the national âDaily Baileyâ weather segment.
It makes absolutely no sense to have a national sport report when the country is divided when it comes to the code of football they follow.
If they intend on providing scant local news Iâd prefer they produce a bulletin in the style of the old Late News bulletins with a local window.
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I can actually see the ABC benefiting more from this time slot.
National weather? Just have the local presenter read the weather report with the graphics full-screen, like Seven and Nine do on weekends.
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Even if they produced an NRL and an AFL version of the sports report, I couldnât see this going down well for a lot of fellow Queenslanders, who are very much used to having Broncos/Cowboys/Titans leading every sports segment.
Perhaps they should relaunch SportsTonight.
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Maybe they should produce a local 9.30 Ten News Sports Tonight combo!!! I donât think anyone has ever thought of that one before
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It wouldnât be hard to pre-record five local weather forecasts would it?
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If Ten is cutting their existing news service there would seem to be no chance of them starting any new news or sports news programs.
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What are the chances this would be fronted by Sandra Sully? Or would she jump ship?
ITV has local news at 6, national news at 6.30. The opposite of the BBC.
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I think that the ânationalâ sport and weather segments would still be âlocalâ⌠presented by the one presenter from the âTen News Centre.â â So like local Nine Regional or WIN News, recorded from 3pm. Weather could easily be done by one person in Sydney on a green screen.
Iâve been told that the three options presented to the board are classed as âbadâ âworseâ and âdisastrousâ
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One would hope that they do go with the âbadâ option. Lets say some miracle does happen in the future and the network does get funding to support a proper news service, then they donât have to go through the process of fully reopening all the state divisions.
can I ask. What is âTen News Centreâ.
Sydney Studios.
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Sure? I know regionals have that requirement for local news but I wasnât aware of any metro stipulation?
I just figured if regionals had just a requirement, then metros would by default as well.
I believe there is a requirement on license holders in metro markets to broadcast what equates to half an hour a day of news. (Nine and Seven obviously smash that.)
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Why cant they find savings in other areas away from news? Theyâve already gutted it twice before.
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