IMO Nine should have a news multi-channel before a multi-channel dedicated to sports. They have so much news, plus news rates.
I agree that Nine should consider launching itās own news multichannel. I actually made a thread based on a āNine News Channelā on my forum, but iāll copy+paste it here.
Here is how I would program a Nine News multi-channel:
5:00am: Nine Early Morning News [Simulcast from main channel]
5:30am: Today [Simulcast from main channel]
9:00am: Nine News: AM [Presented by Jayne Azzopardi]
10:00am: National Weather
10:30am: Sports Hub [All the latest headlines in sport, including interviews with special guests. Presented by Cameron Williams].
11:30am: Nine Morning News [Simulcast from main channel]
12:00pm: The Spectrum [The latest news and developments in domestic and international politics. Includes live crosses/interviews with members of parliament and political commentators. Presented by Chris Uhlmann].
1:00pm: Finance Today [Presented by Ross Greenwood]
1:30pm: In Conversation with Alex Malley
2:00pm: Nine News: PM [Presented by Amelia Adams]
3:00pm: Nine News Now [Simulcast from main channel]
4:00pm: Nine Afternoon News [Simulcast from main channel]
5:00pm: The World View [Panel show discussing debates and current topics from around the world. I have no idea which presenters would host/appear on the show, so iāll let you decide that. ]
6:00pm: Nine News [Simulcast. The local bulletins would air in each retrospective market].
7:00pm: Weather Express [Brief insight into the national weather for the days/week ahead. Presented by Garry Youngberry].
7:30pm: Sports Central [All the latest headlines in domestic and international sport. Presented by Tony Jones].
8:00pm: The Front Line.
9:00pm: Nine News Tonight [Magazine-style program that would be similar to the 2012-2014 format of Ten Late News. Presented by Wendy Kingston].
10:00pm: The World View [Repeat from earlier in the evening].
11:00pm: In Conversation with Alex Malley [Repeat]
11:30pm: Nightline [Presented by Hugh Riminton. In such a scenario, Nine would poach Hugh from Channel Ten].
in such a scenario that a āNine News Channelā is launched, I would place the channel on LCN 90 and move Nine HD to LCN 91.
They could also use their ABC News (US) catalogue too
Very nice!
Iād probably include ACA and Today Extra in that bunch still.
And pretty much lose all of the credibility that bunch wouldāve had without those two trainwrecks
If its a Nine News channel, why would you do that???
Wouldnāt both shows be classified as part of their news division?
Channel 7
Weekdays daytime 5am til 7pm
5:00am Seven Morning News
5:30am Sunrise
8:30am The Morning Show
11:00am 11AM
12:00pm The Chase UK
1:00pm Home And Away
1:30pm Days Of Our Lives
2:30pm The Daily Edition
3:30pm Seven News
4:30pm Baby Daddy (or The Simpsons)
5:00pm Wheel Of Fortune
5:30pm Close Analysis* (my concept would be a panel discussion series analysing the days events so far, regional networks could use this slot for local news programs, encore presentation around 11:30pm on main channel and 7pm on 7Two)
6:00pm Seven News
7:00pm Home And Away *
- In AFL states (all except NSW/QLD), In event that AFL broadcasts prevents Home And Away from screening at regular time, Home And Away could assume the either the 6:30pm timeslot (shortening the News to 30 minutes) or 5:30pm timeslot (in place of Close Analysis with Close Analysis screening after the AFL). In WA on the weekdays that AFL is played at 7:30pm AEST, then the game would be offered live on 7Mate with a delayed telecast from 7:00pm.
Seven News (edition listed at 3:30pm) and Baby Daddy (or The Simpsons) could be switched around to be 3:30pm Baby Daddy and keep Seven News at 4:00pm.
Saturdays
5:00am NBC Today
6:30am Sunrise
9:00am The Morning Show
11:00am 11AM Weekend Edition
12:00pm The Chase Australia+ (rpt)
1:00pm Border Security
1:30pm AFL Game Day
2:00pm AFL
5:00pm Seven News
5:30pm Week In Analysis (extension of weekday show)
6:00pm Seven News
7:00pm AFL
NSW/QLD
5:00am NBC Today
6:30am Sunrise
9:00am The Morning Show
11:00am 11AM Weekend Edition
12:00pm Movie
2:00pm The Chase Australia+ (rpt)
3:00pm Rugby Union or Movie
5:00pm Seven News
5:30pm Week In Analysis (extension of weekday show)
6:00pm Seven News
7:00pm Border Security
7:30pm The Chase Australia
Sunday
5:00am NBC Today
6:00am Week In Analysis (rpt)
6:30am Sunrise
9:00am The Morning Show
11:00am Talking Footy Sunday Edition
12:00pm The Chase Australia+ (rpt)
1:00pm Border Security
1:30pm AFL Game Day
2:00pm AFL
5:00pm Seven News
5:30pm Week In Analysis (extension of weekday show)
6:00pm Seven News
7:00pm Sunday Night
NSW/QLD
5:00am NBC Today
6:00am Week In Analysis (rpt)
6:30am Sunrise
9:00am The Morning Show
11:00am 11AM Weekend Edition
12:00pm Encore of the most recent episode of the slated 7:30pm program (eg MKR, House Rules etc)
1:30pm Bewitched
2:00pm The Chase Australia+ (rpt)
3:00pm Border Security
3:30pm Better Homes And Gardens
5:00pm Seven News
5:30pm Week In Analysis (extension of weekday show)
6:00pm Seven News
7:00pm Sunday Night
- I would make The Chase Australia a 2 night a week show, possible airing 7:30pm Friday and Saturday and possibly including an entertainment interlude, maybe a special guest artist possibly as a contestant or former contestant from a channel 7 produced talent show, providing that the rights for the format does not prevent this.
Other Variations and moves
Better Homes And Gardens would move to the 7:30pm Thursday time slot
The Chase Australia would air on 7Mate in AFL states at 7:30pm Friday and Saturday
Encore of the most recent episode of the slated 7:30pm program (eg MKR, House Rules etc) to air on 7Mate in AFL states at midday
maybe ACA but surely not Today Extra given the advertorial content
This was tried - it was called ONE. When Lachie Murdoch stuck his paws in, he turned it into the crap that ONE is now to protect the family assets.
I liked ONE - it had a lot of North American sports and the NBL.
Heās out of the picture now so someone tell CBS and get the ball rolling again.
Sadly I canāt see it happening. Even with the amount of resources CBS has, I canāt see them rebirthing One as a purely sports TV station.
What they could do is re-add some of the North American sports and up the local sports, maybe even go for some of the European football leagues. A game a week and the highlights shows, thatās what youād need. Mix it in with some of the existing shows and youād really have a male-oriented channel.
Your average bloke likes his sport, shit being blown up, even a little rumpy-pumpy. Thatās be my sort of channel.
More chance of 7 using 7mate or 9 using 9Gem as 24/7 sports channels these days. I enjoyed One though, nice mix of AFL and niche sports.
maybe one of the FTA channels could do like foxtel did with foxtel smooth and foxtel arts and have a section of the day dedicated to sports instead of foxtel arts being moved to foxtel smooth eg maybe have 4:30pm til 10:30pm as sport and the rest of the day to alternative viewingā¦ obviously extending it for special events when sporting events are held outside of those times (think Ashes Tour of England next yearā¦ that was 7:30pm til 3:00am when nine had the rights - coverage times on GEM AEST)
Here is how I would vary late nights/early mornings on Ten AND change 11 each day between midnight and midday. This would rely on a partnership between Ten and WIN
Sunday (appears in program guide under Saturday schedule in newspaper/magazine guides)
1:00am The Division
2:00am Carsons Law
3:00am Joseph Prince
3:30am CBS Early Show
5:00am Hour Of Power
Sunday (appears in program guide under Sunday schedule in newspaper/magazine guides)
6:00am Mass For You
6:30am Hillsongs Present
7:00am Fishing Australia
7:30am Alive And Cooking
Monday (appears in program guide under Sunday)
1:30am Infomercials
3:30am CBS Sunday Morning
5:00am Ten Early Edition News OR CBS Inside Edition
5:30am ET
Tuesday To Friday (appears in program guide under Monday to Thursday schedule in newspaper/magazine guides)
1:30am Infomercials
3:30am CBS Early Show
5:00am Ten Early Edition News OR CBS Inside Edition
5:30am ET
Saturday (appears in program guide under Friday schedule in newspaper/magazine guides)
1:30am Infomercials
3:30am CBS This Morning
5:00am Joel Osteen
5:30am The Table
11
Monday to Friday
6:00am Toasted TV/Childrens TV
10:00am Becker
10:30am Rules of Engagement
11:00am Infomercials
12:00pm Dr Quinn
1:00pm Days Of Our Lives
2:00pm Young And The Restless
2:50pm Alive And Cooking
Late night (Early morning Tuesday To Saturday)
12:00am Late Late Show
1:00am Infomercials
2:00am JAG
4:00am Infomercial
4:30am Enjoying Life Everyday
5:00am Becker
5:30am Rules Of Engagement
Saturday (early Sunday morning)
1:00am Informercials
2:00am Charmed
3:00am Frasier
4:00am Infomercial
4:30am Enjoying Life Everyday
5:00am Joseph Prince
5:30am The King Of Queens
Sunday (early Monday morning)
1:00am Infomercials
2:00am Charmed
3:00am Family Ties
4:00am Infomercial
4:30am Enjoying Life Everyday
5:00am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Cricket in the daytime, Housos/Trailer Park Boys on alternate evenings, and BBC World News at 0700/1900. It would close at Midnight to allow TV DX to come through. At 0600, a full sign on with a beautiful test card and elevator music.
Thatās going to wipe a lot off the income!
Do TV stations seriously get much revenue from overnight infomercials and crappy reruns? Probably better to save electricityš
Four Television
WEEKDAYS
6:00 The News Hour
An hour focusing on heavy news and analysis.
7:00 - 9:00 Breakfast
Morning show with news, sport, weather and entertainment news.
9:00 This Morning
Daytime TV show - inspired by UK version
12:00 Four News Midday
12:55 Four Regional News
13:00 Afternoon Movie
15:00 Wheel of Fortune Australia
16:00 Raymond Blanc: How to Cook Well
BBC Import: Raymond Blanc shares a cookery technique and the dishes you can create.
16:30 Jeopardy!
US Import: Renowned Game Show.
17:00 Local Programming
18:00 Four Evening News
18:30 Four Regional News
19:00 Newsbeat
News for youth.
19:30 Big Brother
20:00 (Every other weekday) The Goldbergs
20:00 (Thursdays) Big Brother Nomination
20:00 (Fridays) Big Brother Friday Night Live
20:30 (Everyday except Friday) Futurama Double Episodes
21:00 Drama Programming
22:00 Four Late News
22:25 Four Local News
22:30 LATE with Rove McManus
Late night talk show
00:00 Simulcast of BBC World
Weekends
07:00 Weekend Breakfast
09:00 Childrenās Programming
12:00 Four Weekend News
13:00 Local Programming
14:00 Afternoon Movie
16:00 The Price is Right
17:00 Weekend News
18:00 Four Local News
18:30 Big Brother
19:00 Four Movie Night (four movies, first one generally a family movie)
00:00 or 01:00 BBC WORLD Simulcast
Sundays
Generally the same as Saturday but with the following differences:
13:00 Sports Review (sport panel show)
16:00 Divided
A team of three complete strangers attempts to answer up to 15 questions over the course of five rounds and accumulate as much money in a prize pot as possible. In the first four rounds, each question is either multiple-choice with one correct answer to be chosen from three options, or a list of three items to be placed in a specified order. The fifth round has a single question with three answer options, more than one of which may be correct, and the team must select all correct answers in order to win the money.
19:00 Big Brother Eviction
20:30 Newsnight
21:30 Sunday Movie
23:30 BBC World Simulcast
Somehow I donāt think mine is as good as aboveā¦ But BBC would be happy though!
The 6 Network
Weekdays
6:00 BBC World News (Simulcast)
7:00 - 9:00 Local Breakfast
9:00 BBC World News (Simulcast)
10:00 Blues Clues
10:25 Brum
10:40 Arthur
11:00 Bear in the Big Blue House
11:25 Elmoās World
11:40 Spongebob Squarepants
12:00 BBC News at Noon (Simulcast)
13:00 6 Regional News
14:00 Afternoon Movie
15:00 Undercover Boss Australia
16:00 Hotel Hell
16:30 Fawlty Towers
17:00 Seven News
17:30 News Centre 6
18:00 Today Tonight
18:30 Neighbours
19:00 The Simpsons
19:30 Big Brother
20:00 Futurama
20:30 Samurai Jack
21:00 Happy Days
21:30 Cheers
22:00 BBC World News (Simulcast)
22:30 Ren and Stimpy
23:00 Last Week Tonight
23:30 Fawlty Towers
00:00 BBC World News (Simulcast)