Is Rove being retained by 10 though?
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Iâd say no chance.
Plus Ursula and Hugh both have other duties. If 10 had made them the main hosts then theyâd need to find two other people to fill their current roles. I donât know much about the two main hosts but it seems sensible to get two new people in for this.
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I agree with all that. I just wonder if what youâve described has a budget 3x what they have to work with.
Setting up a digital newsroom and workflows and pumping that out sounds a lot more investment than a 60 minute tv show
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Shouldnât that be integrated as part of any newsroom in this day and age anyway?
10 have fallen completely behind Seven and Nine who have finally got on board digital in recent years.
Will it come from the main 10News set?
No. I feel like ten are making a lot of poor assumptions about DHâs profile/recognition and likability. Seems like a Sydney jock/buffoon not a serious journalist with a national profile.
This would be been a great show to build around Narelda.
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None of the networks do this though?
Which network produces exclusive digital bulletins and news content only? And if they have, they havenât lasted long.
I donât think what they are proposing is a bad thing.
Making digital only content is how different to them having this program and making digestible bits of content for social media? Itâs the same thing IMO.
Most networks do this. I think what we saw with 10daily etc. itâs all an expensive exercise and there is no point going all full in like they have in the past for it only to go in another budget cut.
I think the strategy is a safe one while Skydance deal is still being done. What is mostly being described here about news site, instagram accounts etc. it can all still come later.
Advertising wise they will still make more out of this on linear than they can across digital anyway. A digital strategy wouldnât cover the costs.
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Why are people so sure that Ten want to distance themselves from Rove?
People are just speculating. He wasnât âretainedâ by the network anyway.
Obviously they wanted to end the contract with his production company and that is that.
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The truth behind The Project and Q&Aâs brutal axings
âItâs contracted out to Rove Productions and one has to assume that they were making money out of it. So I would imagine that Network 10 thought if they take it in-house then they can use the profit margin that was being made to spend on something different.â
Some critics have suggested that the death of shows like Q&A and The Project is down, at least in part, to audiences growing tired of having a so-called âwoke agendaâ being pushed onto them. But this theory feels narrow-minded, reeks of political point-scoring and fails to look at the real issues behind their demise.
After all, The Project featured Steve Price throughout almost its entire run, who regularly butted heads with the likes of Waleed Aly and Sarah Harris over hot-button issues.
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Possibly - but what is going to be relevant in 5,10 years? An hour long FTA show or a digital platform.
none of the reporters theyâve signed will be coming for less than what they were on at other networks. So thereâs already a lot of spend there.
I would argue that Australia are digitally underserved by their main market players in news, and while viewer wise the country has has stronger FTA retention than a lot of other markets at some point that is going to flip.
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How about Ten Evening News? Get it? Ten Evening News?
Theyâve done it before.
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This show just does not seem to fit the 10 brand. I canât see how itâll be a success, in fact, it may even do worse than The Project.
Deal or no Deal though may do better at 7pm, so thereâs something I guess.
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If the main hosts are seasoned reporters isnât tying them to the newsdesk 5 nights a week an own goal? I get why they might want a more stable hosting line up initially but at 6 nights a week wouldnât it be better having a more flexible hosting arrangement so the hosts can also be utilised as reporters too?
I get what theyâre trying to do with this show but most current affairs shows struggle to fill an hour a week, never mind an hour a night.
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The hosting arrangements will probably be less rigid than you think. (No inside knowledge here - just guessing!) I think they definitely will want to have the main hosts report as well from time to time for the reasons youâve outlined.
I think thatâs why theyâre keeping the showbiz stuff - to fill time if nothing else! Probably there will be lots of lengthy interviews as well.
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I agree with this, I think itâll be a case of yes they will dual host on occasions (hopefully no spinning cameras like CNN News Central) but I would imagine one will be out in the field on location with the other back at the desk / presenting.
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Itâs still a bit odd to me that most of these seasoned reporters jumped ship to a Network known for not seeing things through. Very risky. Or is the media world very much âweâll take you back if it doesnât work outâ vibes?
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