Ten News First Content and Appearance (2015-Sept 2020)

Special coverage of Chris Dawson arrest

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Sydney opened with standing presentation:

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So it’s been little over a month now since the relaunch and here are some points about presentation that I think need improving:

  • There is way too much blue - especially in the opening shots for Sydney and Melbourne. The orange in the previous look worked well for breaking it up a bit.
  • The 3-screen backdrop is okay, but I feel that a localised live backdrop would look much nicer - even if a localised backdrop only sits on one of the screens
  • The right-screen (“sports?”) backdrop on the Melbourne bulletin looks really bad. Way too much blue on it and very busy.
  • The alternating OTS graphics should be changed so that the text only sits on the bottom, not that left-side version.

What does everyone else think?

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I thought you loved the look :wink:

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I agree about this. Looks SO much better.

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Agree - the left side version is really odd. I thought I’d get used to it, but it still sticks out as odd after a month.

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I do like the look, but nothing is ever perfect, ay? :stuck_out_tongue:

Maybe if they darkened the blue mood lighting it might work better, but the only colours in the current package are white and blue. Putting in orange lighting when it’s nowhere in the package would look a bit strange.

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I was only comparing to the previous look. Doesn’t actually mean they need to go with orange.
Darkening the mood lighting would look good.

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More on Studio 10 changes in that area

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I think we’re starting to see those rolling changes we’ve been promised!!

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Team her up with Matho and Natasha Exelby - now there’s a show!!!

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And I’ve got the perfect name for the show too!
“Wake Up”! How does that sound?

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Sounds like a fail :thinking:

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Got a great concept I wanna pitch, guys. “Breakfast.”

What, too soon?

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Perhaps it could be hosted by this bunch? :stuck_out_tongue:

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Nope, never heard of it… and neither has anyone else…

Now, Paul Henry… there’s someone who might work well at breakfast… just not in Australia

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Looks like there’s going to be a pivot to a more newsy program.

Ten News First isn’t just a bulletin but is being set up as the news identity within the network.

We might see a daily political segment with PVO as well.

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I would actually love the return of Meet the Press. That was always a superior product produced by 10 and if they were to reintroduce it, it would be 1000x better than the crap Sky is dishing out.

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Something minor I know, but I like that someone made a conscious effort not to frame the Christmas tree in the background of that second shot considering the nature of the lead story.

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