They are still using mine 
Nice that it fullfilled its purpose and is being used for legitimate News stories, itâs happened more than once now.
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Just out of interest, if Ten did launch a 2 hour morning bulletin similar to what we saw last week, how manny staff would be required to produce it?
Producers/crew/reporters etc.
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Seven and Nine use the same breakfast show production team to produce the early news, TODAY/Sunrise, and morning news bulletins (along with resources in each capital city) before the metros take over in the evening. In the last range of news cuts Ten effectively switched from having AM/PM shifts to a single day shift and cut half the workforce as a result. So news bulletins in the morning would require increasing personnel by at least half the current workforce.
Taking a guess from the makeup of Weekend news, Ten would need at least two reporters in each city plus three reporters in sport. Youâd then need a few producers on top of that. Overnight footage is already being taken care of but youâd need to have at least two crews on hand in each city in the morning (with live link capability)
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I imagine that even a skeleton crew would be close to 30 people - a two person crew in each capital is 12 people plus 4-6 full time producers, 4-6 crew to actually put the bulletin to air, a presenter or two, a makeup/wardrobe person, somebody to make the coffee/smashed avoâŚhave I missed anybody?
NJR has the right idea⌠but you wouldnât be hunting for stories to fill an entire bulletin. The early news - a 2 hour bulletin say - Would need, at minimumâŚ
SYD/MEL/BRIS/ADEL
One journalist, one editor and one camera operator (live links if needed can be from the newsroom camera or a Dejero unit)
These journos would scour the 5pm news last night, find things happening overnight⌠4 out of 5 days in Brisbane nothing news worthy happens though.
Youâll also need Master Control and News Exchange operators in Brisbane and Melbourne to be rostered on.
Thatâs twenty people.
STUDIO - TECHNICAL
Youâll need a director, directors assistant, technical director, floor manager, camera operator.
Five.
STUDIO - EDITORIAL
EP, line-up producer, two or three producers, another journo or two to write foreign stories, another one or two editors to cut those foreign stories.
Six - Eight.
PRESENTERS
News, Sport and Weather
Three.
And I havenât even thought about the Chief of Staff or Perth⌠where youâd have the same level of Staff as the east coast but on local time, so if there is anything news worthy they can redo the segments.
Thatâs 34 people at a minimum⌠remember theyâd all have to be new starters and trained in TENâs systems and procedures⌠Doesnât sound like a lot, but itâs a mammoth undertaking that TEN obviously arenât ready for.
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You wouldnât need a weather or sports presenter, maybe a finance presenter as a back up. Brisbane and Adelaide crews could potentially come on board later.
Traffic would be easy as the pooled traffic helicopter is already available. That would also potentially allow for some aerial coverage of early news events.
Ten Eyewitness News - Morning Edition would be a great alternative to watching Seven, Nine and the ABC in the mornings. It would only need to cater for an audience of say 50-60k, and potentially grow from there.
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Just Ten Morning News would do, TENME would be quite a mouthful. If they insist on keeping eyewitness branding, just Ten Eyewitness News Morning.
But I do agree, be a point of difference to Seven and Nine, go to air some time around 6 or 7am to lead into Studio 10. See how straight news fairs against breakfast TV.
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Then yaâll whinge that itâs Sydney centric or Melbourne centric.
Not possible because I highly doubt Sunrise and Today will want to share their traffic âreporterâ with ten and since there are only 2 seats (plus pilot) on the R44âs thereâs no room for more.
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Last I checked 7 and 9 donât own the traffic reportersâŚ
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No, but there will be some deal for the mornings â hence why Ten never had reports in the mornings with Wake Up and Breakfast.
Also in the afternoons the chopper lands and changes presenters or shirts. But they definitely do land after the 7&9 reports and before ten.
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Get the main product to air first, then expand resources in other markets later. Brisbane and Adelaide news can still be covered in the meantime from Sydney or Melbourne (not ideal, but one step at a time)
Canberra would also be another issue.
Thatâs not the view of this board and itâs also not the view of staff, no one will want to do extra work.
And regardless why would you not include the entire network in the new show?
