Ahhhhhhh gotcha. Makes sense.
But that is a useless way to report the ratings
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It isn’t very useful… Also applies to 7Flix that is only broadcast in Queensland.
If WIN move into NNSW I think there’s close to zero chance of them introducing local news. They already complain about the costs of producing local news, and were basically using the “Save Our Voices” campaign as an excuse for axing bulletins.
After the costs involved in acquiring the NNSW station, I doubt they’d be bothered spending more to introduce any local news, especially now that they are a TEN affiliate.
Under TEN affiliate, I expect to see WIN axing more and more news bulletins, not creating new ones.
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That was more of a negotiating tactic by threatening to take away something people want. And I think axing a couple of their lowest performing bulletins was just to give the impression that he’s not afraid to do it.
But I think the reality is that Bruce’s ego and deep pockets mean he will keep pushing through for a while yet. He wants to run his own network, not just a relay with local ads, which is basically what WIN would become if it lost its news bulletins.
As I understand it it’s an asset swap - so no outlay of money to buy NRN
We’ll have to disagree.
I think WIN Will launch local news there. And if any bulletins have to be axed to finance that - it makes more sense to axe local bulletins in Queensland cites where there are two competitors (7 and 9) and go into NNSW where the cities are much larger and there is only 1 competitor
Newcastle & the Hunter has an intense loyalty to NBN, the North West/Coast regions have Prime7 News as well as NBN News as competition, most of the Gold & Central Coasts watch metropolitan TV stations and news bulletins.
With those factors in mind, personally I think the chances of WIN being successful with a local news service for Northern NSW (if they went into the market, of course) are slim to none especially if they just expand the current Queensland/Southern NSW/ACT/Victoria format of WIN News to Northern NSW.
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I seriously doubt that. NRN has a reach of just over 2 millions people. i98 has a reach of 275,000. With TV advertising worth more than radio advertising, even after you take rating into account, NRN should be worth somewhere in the vicinity of 5-10 times what i98 is worth.
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Asset swap is what the press has called it
An asset swap can also involve a cash payment.
The official statement from SCA to the ASX states it would be a sale of NRN and acquisition of i98.
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I don’t think that’s what SCA called it in their announcement to the ASX. I can’t see SCA handing over the whole of NRN covering the whole Northern NSW and Gold Coast just to gain 1 radio station in Wollongong.
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Sorry I may have misunderstood wrong then
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Technically, Gold Coast has 5 competing TV news services. Seven, Nine and NBN (using Nine’s stories) have Gold Coast news services. ABC and Ten also have local News Bureaus who file daily for their Queensland news bulletins. They don’t need WIN to be doing news as well.
While I’d personally like to see a lifestyle show happen, it would most likely air on a non-peak Saturday or Sunday timeslot.
If there was a change of ownership, I am going to assume the continuation of Ten News Queensland will occur on WIN Gold Coast and it wouldn’t flick back to the Sydney edition.
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I noticed a lot of media articles / PR about WIN News’ success at 6pm in Canberra last week.
Wonder if that will continue?
Others have posted Nine News Illawarra’s opener in the Nine Regional thread; here’s WIN’s Illawarra opener from tonight as a comparison:
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Illawarra bulletin montage
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Also uploaded are the following promos
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50 years of news, not just broadcasting. Their news may not have been going since 1962, IDK.
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Well their opening night on 18 March 1962 kicked off with a news broadcast 
6pm News, Newsreel, Weather. Includes opening message from WIN4 general manager Robert Lord
6.30 High Adventure
7.30 Movie: Destination Tokyo. 1944
9.30 Playboys’ Penthouse
10.30 Interlude
10.35 Close
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Geoff Phillips celebrates his 29th anniversary with WIN this month.
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