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Just uploaded... a few more from my tapes: Very nice, classy look from NBC (from Channel 7, Sydney) The typewriters going off at Ten News Ten Sydney 6:00PM 1991

Ten Sydney 5PM News Promo (2005)

More from the vault: The all-important co-op segment: President Clinton Inauguration 1993:

Recorded by yours truly: Nine News Bumper NBC Today on 7 Eyewitness News Sydney

I've added a few more observations on some of my YouTube blurbs - for anyone interested.: Carol Barnes presents from London, with Michael Nicholson in Washington and James Mates in Tokyo. The 'Daily' was a bit of a gift for news fans - with its classy graphics, newsy feel and wonderfully business-like and utilitarian set. Incidentally, it was also basically unheard of at the time for news opens to feature 'anchor talent' shots in Britain. ---- ITN contributed World News on the half-hour on Channel 4's intelligent morning programme 'The Channel 4 Daily' in 1989. The bulletins featured Carol Barnes in London, Michael Nicholson in Washington and James Mates in Tokyo. Carol Barnes presents Channel 4's morning programme from ITN London. The 'Daily' was a very newsy sort of breakfast show - and with all the different themes, segments and stylish graphics, it was a bit of a gift for news junkies. The set was also wonderfully austere and business-like. Another 'important' discussion to fill the local news block. With Ann Curry, Al Roker and co. Note: The legendary co-op segment - where they talked (..and talked) about anything and everything, and which became easy fodder for lampooning by the talented impersonators of 'Fast Forward' - used to air in Australia through the '90s as part of Seven's re-broadcast of 'Today' in the overnight hours. Source: Channel 7 Sydney, Australia ITV's "Just the Way You Are" promo, celebrating the many channels across Britain making up the ITV network. This leads into ITN's 'News at Ten' with Alastair Burnet and Alastair Stewart. Incidentally, it was extremely rare (or almost unheard of) back then for British TV networks to present themselves in this kind of "big song and dance" way, common to US broadcasters at the time - and I believe this promo was more a statement by ITV to draw attention to its positives ahead of proposed changes in broadcasting legislation. Extraordinary "Year in Review" closing package compiled by videotape editor James Hamilton using early 90's manual videotape technology. Sandra Sully and Ron Wilson close the year highlighting the best television news pictures for "the year that we had to have" - 1991. Major international news events included the War in the Gulf, Dissolution of the Soviet Union, the eruption of Mount Pinatubo, Crisis in East Timor and the Strathfield Massacre. Note: Includes a portion of National Nine News with Ian Ross. Source: TEN Eyewitness News Sydney at 6:00pm

I prefer this version (which has a better 'end', among other things, and which is the same as my clip, which has been uploaded to YouTube by a friend of mine):

Some UK classics: ITV Granada's World in Action Weekend World The London Programme (taped by yours truly) BBC Newsnight

Another 5 classics from here. Nightline Aust. - George Donikian '89 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G6Qe2qQAmg TEN Sydney Weekends in '87 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opaNa9a_spE Seven's CNN Overnight 1985 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXmjaW_gVFE The first Nine 'Shout' promo, a year before their even bigger one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3byNEDBpGM Nine Brisbane: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG-Ie1L7W-4 I hope you don't mind my posting these clips. I want to post only the best (in my opinion), and most relevant Australian clips (in a US context) here.

Recorded by yours truly: Bryant, Katie and Tom's Seven News Promo TODAY's Dream Sequence The 'co-op'!

Enhanced the video and audio for some of my Hawaii videos. Enjoy. News 4 at 5 - includes extended version of 'The Visionary' news theme: Channel 2 Surf theme: KHNL News 8 Joe!

NBN3 News Newcastle - 100 miles north of Sydney, recorded by yours truly as a young kid on a family vacation Ray Dinneen and Tracey Reid anchor a one-hour 6PM news at powerhouse station NBN - one of the best local newscasts you'll see in regional Australia. The station ID launches seamlessly into the news open, thanks to some clever integration with the news theme.

Just posted some new stuff: "Hey, that sounds familiar!" Ten's late night Donahue Combo When morning news was news: 25 years on and still impresses to this day: One and only Ten Eyewitness News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=vXewc-FJngk

Something different... While you guys were growing up 'stateside', here's some of the stuff I grew up with out of London: ITN News at Ten 1989: The London Programme 1989: ITN News at One 1989: ITN News at 5:40 ITN Morning News at 5AM, Zeinab Badawi and ITN's epic news theme, 1989: BBC 'Six O'Clock News' 1989: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvwdUmaBDZ4 BBC '9 O'Clock News' 1990: BBC '9 O'Clock News' 1988 ..and Channel 4 Treasure Hunt, 1988 - a classic open:

In addition, ABC Australia has a 24-hour news channel called 'ABC News 24': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOmkkVoSSPI

'ABC News' in Australia has more of an emphasis on international events and hard news - as a public broadcaster, its newscasts are not primarily ratings-driven, unlike its commercial counterparts. ABC has foreign bureaux in Auckland, Bangkok, Beijing, Jakarta, Jerusalem, Johannesburg, London, Moscow, New Delhi, Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea), Tokyo and Washington. Here are excerpts from local 7:00PM newscasts in Sydney and Melbourne:

Watching from Sydney, I remember when ABC News Sunday was an actual newscast - you know, with actual news (hey, Carole Simpson!). It just felt like I was watching garbage from the internet. I don't think they even understand the market for news on the weekend. And that Tom Llamas guy is pretty annoying. ABC seems to be all fluff and zero substance these days.

I am actually not sure about David's potential in the ratings. I get the similarity - on some levels - to Peter Jennings, but I also feel he is nowhere near in the league of Peter Jennings. He always strikes me as all hair and no substance. Having said that, he seems nice and I wish him well.

BREAKING NOW: It's BAAAAAACCKKK! Source: TVQ 10 Brisbane Australia

TEN Sydney 'Eyewitness News' 1984

Bill Clinton Elected - Channel 10 News Brisbane 1992, includes 'live' reports from Little Rock AR and Los Angeles. TEN Logo Changeover - Sunday January 13 1991. Features TVO Brisbane Ten Evening News with Des McWilliam

TEN10 Eyewitness News Long Close Sydney 1990

ITN News at One - Tiananmen Square Massacre 1989

KGMB 9 News at 6 Honolulu 1996

TVQ10 Brisbane 5PM News Launch Promo 1992

KDKA-TV 2 Pittsburgh PA (CBS) - "Eyewitness News" 1991 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7rgoHyxaIs I totally dig this open - gotta be one of the coolest of all time!