Prime7 News
Division of: | Prime Media Group |
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Founded: | 1960s |
Area served: | Regional Australia |
Parent: | Prime7 |
Prime7 News is a local television news service in parts of regional Australia, produced by Prime7. A statewide national bulletin, 5 full local news bulletins, and news update services are presented from Prime Media's National Headquarters and playout centre in Canberra to viewers in Regional NSW, ACT, Regional VIC and Gold Coast QLD.
As a Seven Network affiliate it also broadcasts:
- Seven Early News
- Sunrise (Weekdays) & Weekend Sunrise
- Seven Morning News
- Seven Afternoon News
- Seven News at 5
- Seven News
- Sunday Night
Network-Produced Services
Prime7 News at 6:30 (with Daniel Gibson)
Until 21 February 2014, Prime7 broadcasts a delayed Seven News into areas that receive full Prime7 News at 6pm bulletins on weeknights. Since 24 February 2014, Prime7 has produced its own live bulletin due to the extension of Seven News to one hour on the eastern seaboard. This is presented by Daniel Gibson at 6:30pm, and covers national and international news that are being broadcast by Seven News in its metropolitan counterparts. Kenney Heatley presents the expanded weather forecast, which features state, East Coast metropolitan cities and national weather. Natalie Forrest is the fill-in news presenter for the bulletin.
The statewide edition, however, does not covered across the entire New South Wales. Albury (which is served by sister station AMV in Victoria) does not receive this bulletin and continues to receive an edited version of Seven News Melbourne, which has been trimmed down to 30 minutes.[1]
Prime7 News at 6 (Local News Bulletin)
The Albury, Orange and Wagga Wagga Prime7 News bulletins are presented by Freya Cole, with Madelaine Collignon presenting the weather.[2] Madelaine Collignon presents the North West and North Coast bulletins with weather presented by Kenny Heatley. Each region has its own reporter, such as Tamworth's William Kelly. Since the closure of the Tamworth studios in April 2015, the North West edition of the bulletin broadcasts live from Canberra.
After being broadcast on television, the latest bulletins from each of the five regions become available to watch on their respective YouTube pages.
Fill-in presenters include Natalie Forrest for news (in any region when the main presenter is not available), and Kenny Heatley (Southern NSW) and Craig Moore (Northern NSW) for the weather.
Local News Updates
News bulletins for the Gold Coast, Newcastle, Canberra, and Wollongong were axed in 2001 (in the Gold Coast's case, 2000). At the same time, the network's Moree news bureau, which provided stories for the Tamworth bulletin, was closed.[3] This, as well as the closure of bulletin by Southern Cross Ten in parts of Queensland and New South Wales, prompted an investigation by the Australian Broadcasting Authority. New rules were later set out requiring regional stations to offer minimum levels of local content, over a six-week period.[4]
Two-minute news updates were introduced to Newcastle, Wollongong and Canberra in 2004. There are also updates presented for Gold Coast, Shepparton and The Goulburn Valley, Ballarat and Western Victoria, Bendigo and Central Victoria, Gippsland and Mildura, and Sunraysia. These are presented by several news presenters on a rotating basis with weather presented by Daniel Gibson. Craig Moore presents weekend weather updates across the Prime7 broadcast area.
Prime7 News notable personalities
A number of well-known news presenters and television personalities began their careers at Prime7 News, including Studio 10 co-host Jessica Rowe,[5] The Morning Show co-host Kylie Gillies,[6] and former Million Dollar Minute host Grant Denyer.[7]
References
- ↑ Knox, David. "Prime adds new bulletin". TVTonight. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ↑ "Veteran newsreader turns off the microphone". Prime7. Yahoo!7. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- ↑ Macguire, Toby (9 June 2001). "Regional TV news gets axe". The Daily Telegraph. p. 17.
- ↑ "Local content conditions on regional commercial television broadcasters". Australian Communications and Media Authority. Retrieved 15 September 2007.
- ↑ "Jessica Rowe". Ovations!. Retrieved 15 September 2007.
- ↑ "The Morning Show: Kylie Gillies". Yahoo! 7. Retrieved 15 September 2007.
- ↑ "It Takes Two Hosts". Yahoo! 7. Retrieved 15 September 2007.