Seven’s coverage just finished.
They put together a better product than 2014.
Peter Mitchell did a good job. He’s improved over the years with live events such as this.
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Judging by the caps posted here, I agree.
Who could ever forget how they used music from Tron Legacy for the 2014 Openers?! 
I watched the last 20min of Seven’s (the others had finished) and it looked good, Steve Bracks is good, Jeff… Well yeah. All three broadcasts were probably as good and bad as each other tonight. If I’d watched the full 4 hours, definitely ABC. And TJ is annoying and very surprised Nine included him, he’s fantastic at sport only IMO.
I don’t know how he gets fill-in shifts at 3AW. An average sports broadcaster and a woeful broadcaster outside of that
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As stated previously, Hitch should be anchoring, but it’s been said that he’s not strong at presenting live events such as this. And I don’t think nine want to damage his reputation.
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It’s great to have Frances Bell (former Victorian political reporter for ABC News, now ABC News WA reporter but currently on maternity leave) back in Melbourne for ABC Radio’s election coverage.
It’s a shame that Call of the Card had to be abandoned 1/3 of its way through after ABC’s computer system and Antony Green’s laptop both failed.
It’s great a state election coverage is streamed live nationally so political junkies and Victorians holidaying interstate could follow the count. I think Seven should do the same for NSW state election next year.
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He was annoying me tonight early on as well, saying too much.
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ABC’s coverage finished earlier than the commercial networks
Judging by the screencaps I’ve seen posted here, it’s interesting how the slightly refreshed Election Graphics that were used for Nine’s Wentworth By-Election updates last month weren’t used for the Victorian State Election coverage, with the standard Nine Election Graphics that have been used since the 2016 Federal Election (slightly tweaked for the State Polls since) remaining in use.
I’m well aware that Nine has a EP for News Events like Elections which is separate to the usual local news teams (although I’m sure both would work together when it comes to deciding on things like studio/set allocation on Election Nights), but would he have been in charge of producing both the Wentworth By-Election Updates and the full Victorian State Election coverage?
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That 10 bulletin looks gorgeous.
Really? I just imagine he’d rather not be presenting a long broadcast like this. Hitch has done heaps of live events and has done fine?
Peter Mitchell is what has been discussed in the past - he struggles off script and was evident last night trying to “take control”. Would take him three, sometimes four times to actually control the panel.
I have only ever seen posts about Mitchell’s struggle of live events not Hitch.
Please tell me what Hitch has presented in the past?
The black Saturday Bushfires coverage? He handles live and also breaking news better than Mitchell does. Its evident every time there is a technical problem in bulletins, Hitch handles them with ease and calm. Mitchell freaks out and burbles and scrambles for scripts. Like I said before, last night Mitchell couldn’t control the panel - another example.
I have never seen any comments that Hitch can’t handle live events. So don’t know what or when you’re referring to.
I think its more that the doesn’t want to do the Election coverage specials. They are long, he works massive hours already as is reported, so why if you can have a weekend? Especially considering he does a heap of charity and event work, as well as he ain’t no spring chicken!
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Brad, something must have happened (gone wrong?) during ABC’s show.
It started in HD on the main channel. But in the last hour that I saw, the main channel was showing a fuzzy SD feed from News 24, complete with irrelevant news headlines at the bottom of the screen, but no clock. 24 didn’t have any clock at that stage either.
Wonder when it changed across and why?
ABC/ABC News won the night last night, followed by Seven in second place and Nine in third place
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And by a big margin
The minor graphics tweaks that you saw for the Super Saturday were likely to distinguish it from the State (general elections).
Plus, it is much harder to revamp a look for a 3-4 hour bulletin than a 2 minute news update. They might as well recycle the same package that was used for coverage of every other state election.
Yes.
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