International Out and About

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United Kingdom

 

1955 music? The first-ever ITN logo at the end board?

 

Yep, all used tonight at the end of News at Ten to mark 70 years of ITV and ITN.

 

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Looks like 10 Australia is the next to get the CBS AR/VR set (including a very familiar desk).

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2 hours ago, nathannah said:

Looks like 10 Australia is the next to get the CBS AR/VR set (including a very familiar desk).

I've already seen it, I'll post the video later, but it's a completely different set!

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2 hours ago, LTSC1980 said:

To celebrate ITV’s 70 years, ITV News at Ten brings back Non-Stop, which was used in early ITN news bulletin:

 

 

This exact video was already posted on this page.

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 Just like you, in the US, here in Brazil we're also getting our own affiliation shakeups:

In Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, TV Fronteira was stripped of its TV Globo affiliation, after its owner used the station for his own benefit, during his (eventually failed) campaign for mayor of that city, which went against Globo rules (and even some legal and regulatory issues, but that's a different story). After that, TV Fronteira went independent and TV TEM, a TV Globo affiliate based in Bauru, around 270km/168mi away, started covering the area through re-transmitters  (and local news coverage was severely affected, since the translators only replicate the feed from Bauru, and reports from Prudente, which were added with the station's coverage area expansion, are very limited).

 

The moment TV Fronteira stopped broadcasting TV Globo:

 

On the first weekday after the affiliation switch, TV TEM's midday newscast had its first block simulcast across all the group's stations, covering 60% of São Paulo state:

 

TV Fronteira's first evening newscast as an independent station:

 

Also losing TV Globo affiliation, after a long legal battle, is TV Gazeta, in the state of Alagoas, owned by Organização Arnon de Mello, which has among its owners former Brazilian president and currently senator Fernando Collor de Mello. TV Asa Branca, based in Caruaru, Pernambuco, took over the affiliation, through a new, full-powered station in Maceió, and the local news operation is expected to start this Wednesday (October 1st) - until then, the new station is simulcasting TV Globo Nordeste, the network's O&O station in the Recife/Olinda area, also in Pernambuco.

https://g1.globo.com/pe/caruaru-regiao/noticia/2025/09/27/globo-inicia-transmissao-em-alagoas-pela-tv-asa-branca.ghtml

https://noticiasdatv.uol.com.br/noticia/televisao/apos-piratear-atracoes-da-globo-em-alagoas-tv-de-collor-decide-obedecer-stf-141993

 

The last time TV Globo was involved in such major affiliation switches was back in 2008, when TV Leste, their then-affiliate in Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, refused to sell out to Rede Inter TV (which owns TV Globo affiliates in three states - Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais and Rio Grande do Norte) and decided to join the RECORD (their name is in all-caps now) network. TV dos Vales (based in Coronel Fabriciano, 115km/71mi away), the RECORD affiliate covering the area, and just one year old at the time, switched to TV Globo and was eventually sold to Inter TV, becoming Inter TV dos Vales.

 

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

Australia

 

It looks like Seven is facing a class-action lawsuit from one of their own TV reporters, accusing the network of underpaying its staff.

 

Doesn't that sound familiar to what's happening here in the states? Underpaying your staff? Doing more work or more jobs for less money?

 

For more, this is a recent episode of The Australian's daily news podcast, The Front, that explains what's going on:

 

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Apparently, this also comes as Seven West Media (the parent company of Seven) is merging with Southern Cross Austereo (the parent company of Triple M and the Hit Network).

 

Kerry Stokes won't be around much longer after that as chairman... he'll retire in February 2026 after being involved with Seven in some fashion for 30 years by then.

 

 

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

United Kingdom

 

From Sunrise to Breakfast to Kay Burley to... Mornings.

 

Sky News has tapped Sophy Ridge and Wilfred Frost to host Mornings with Ridge and Frost starting next month, November 3rd.

 

If the name Frost sounds familiar to you, that's because Wilfred is the late and great Sir David Frost's son.

 

 

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Shame they will be leaving that newsroom studio.

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Australia

 

How many presenters have delivered 10,000 news bulletins over the course of their careers? You can't think of much to answer that question... except for GTV 9 Melbourne's Peter Hitchener.

 

His 10,000th bulletin is tonight their time.

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DPanqHdEy0I/?igsh=MWhzNGlyZnB3YmUwag==

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 Unlike what was expected, dedicated newscasts for TV Asa Branca Alagoas, the new TV Globo affiliate in that Brazilian state, are yet to be launched, with no date set, but, in the meantime, the station, since it signed on, has been producing news reports in the state for Bom Dia Pernambuco and NETV (with its editions also called NE1 and NE2), produced by TV Globo Nordeste (the O&O station in Recife/Olinda, Pernambuco), and currently simulcast by Asa Branca (whose original station, in Caruaru, already simulcasts Bom Dia Pernambuco, since it's a statewide broadcast, followed by an Asa Branca-produced local block).

 

Meanwhile, former affiliate TV Gazeta, now an independent station, has relaunched its local newscasts, removing most traces of Globo branding (including its graphics template and theme for its local newscasts), bar the custom Globotipo font on the station's 50th anniversary logo and similar lower-thirds. The names "Bom Dia Alagoas", "AL1" and "AL2" were kept, as they're owned by TV Gazeta (similar scenarios happened back in the 1980s and '90s, when TV Aratu - now an SBT affiliate - lost TV Globo affiliation to Rede Bahia de Televisão, but kept the name "Bom Dia Bahia" - Rede Bahia's statewide morning news is called "Jornal da Manhã" - and TV Difusora - also an SBT affiliate now - also lost TV Globo affiliation, to TV Mirante, but similarly kept the name "Bom Dia Maranhão" - TV Mirante calls its morning news "Bom Dia Mirante").

 

 

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

Spain

 

We're getting a La 2 in the Catalan language. Long overdue for the region dominated by TV3, RTVE's La 2 Catalunya, otherwise known as 2CAT, will be launching on Monday, October 13th. At launch, it'll be 50% Catalan/50% Spanish. Eventually, the Catalan output will grow over time.

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/en.ara.cat/media/2-catalunya-will-begin-broadcasting-october-13_25_5491620.amp.html

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Canada

 

Former CBMT and CBME-FM Montreal reporter, radio host, and news anchor Dennis Trudeau (not related to Pierre or Justin) has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 77.

 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-dennis-trudeau-obit-1.7652896

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On 10/7/2025 at 12:56 PM, TheRolyPoly said:

Spain

 

We're getting a La 2 in the Catalan language. Long overdue for the region dominated by TV3, RTVE's La 2 Catalunya, otherwise known as 2CAT, will be launching on Monday, October 13th. At launch, it'll be 50% Catalan/50% Spanish. Eventually, the Catalan output will grow over time.

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/en.ara.cat/media/2-catalunya-will-begin-broadcasting-october-13_25_5491620.amp.html

 

Spain

 

I don't speak Catalan or understand it, but here's the inaugural moments of La 2 Catalunya, or 2CAT.

 

 

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 Last Sunday, municipal elections were held in Portugal, and RTP, that country's public service broadcaster, chose that date to relaunch its FTA news channel, RTP3, which became RTP Notícias, just before election night coverage (simulcast between RTP1, RTP Notícias and overseas channel RTP Internacional). RTP1 and RTP2 newscasts were also affected by the rebrand. Lisbon-based Bom Dia Portugal (weekday) and Telejornal  (both simulcast on RTP Notícias, the latter being RTP1's main evening newscast) moved out of their previous, massive studio, which, until a couple of years ago, also featured a working newsroom, after 21 years and multiple renovations (used since the merger of the "old" RTP and radio broadcaster RDP into the current RTP, with the combined organization moving into the current building, in east Lisbon, near the area that hosted Expo 98) into the former home of the Portuguese version of The Price is Right; and Porto-based Jornal da Tarde, Bom Dia Portugal (weekend) and Jornal 2 moved from a virtual studio (which replicated the Lisbon sets, except for Jornal 2) into a physical one, with a set nearly identical to the new one in Lisbon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For comparison, this is how Telejornal looked like until this week:

 

And back in 2004, when RTP moved into its current headquarters, with a tour of its now-former news studio:

 

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

Canada

 

The CBC is looking to put out and execute a five-year action plan to target rural areas and Western Canada in an outreach towards "dissatisfied" users.

 

 

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 Australia

 

After launching the newscast in June, Australia's Network Ten is cutting 10 News+ down from 60 minutes to 30 minutes.  This article claims it is in the wake of low viewership.  However it is worth noting that the timing coincides with the ongoing cuts within parent company Paramount and its American counterpart CBS.

 

https://www.skynews.com.au/business/media/network-tens-the-project-replacement-10-news-trimmed-from-hourlong-runtime-to-30minute-slot-amid-poor-ratings/news-story/35ef4bfca4678d0933b9a9b66c41c074

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9 hours ago, JRyan said:

 Australia

 

After launching the newscast in June, Australia's Network Ten is cutting 10 News+ down from 60 minutes to 30 minutes.  This article claims it is in the wake of low viewership.  However it is worth noting that the timing coincides with the ongoing cuts within parent company Paramount and its American counterpart CBS.

 

https://www.skynews.com.au/business/media/network-tens-the-project-replacement-10-news-trimmed-from-hourlong-runtime-to-30minute-slot-amid-poor-ratings/news-story/35ef4bfca4678d0933b9a9b66c41c074

 

Not only that, Chris Bath will be leaving Ten as well.

 

She won't be entirely off the air though as she'll still have her drive time show on ABC Radio Sydney (702 2BL) on Mondays-Thursdays.

 

https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/current-affairs/veteran-newsreader-exits-ten-and-is-replaced-with-younger-costar/news-story/138dfbb640928d94723a62f1a90dc6dc?utm_campaign=EditorialSB&utm_source=News.com.au&utm_medium=Facebook&utm_content=SocialBakers&fbclid=IwY2xjawNw9oNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHrY3XipRENhzXia3hlA-e4vVL0pHs6UkfI8XWhNcDDzp5psPGUbJbgnOVTG1_aem_fCNjS_KyCLVxxWNE8n-e_w

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STV News’ very own John MacKay is leaving the presenter’s desk after 31 years to focus on his other ventures. https://news.stv.tv/scotland/john-mackay-to-step-down-as-stv-presenter-after-more-than-30-years

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Some very interesting news....ProSiebenSat.1 Media has endorsed a takeover bid made by Mediaset, owner of the Italian group of the same name and MediasetEspana (Telecinco). https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/german-broadcaster-backs-berlusconi-takeover-bid-1236338362/

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On 6/4/2025 at 7:13 PM, TheRolyPoly said:

Canada

 

After 20 years of delivering the morning news on CBC Newsworld/CBC News Network, Heather Hiscox has decided to retire. There'll be a cross-country road trip for CBC Morning Live during the summer before she finishes her run on November 6th, exactly 20 years after she began her run.

 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/heather-hiscox-leaving-cbc-news-1.7551841

 

 

 

Canada

 

Today, the trip ended at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre in Toronto.

 

Its been 20 years to the day Heather Hiscox started anchoring morning news for CBC Newsworld, now CBC News Network.

 

Today, it was her last and here's the entire broadcast in full via a live stream. Commercials are blocked out, obviously.

 

 

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New Zealand

 

Simon Dallow is stepping down from 1 News' flagship 6pm bulletin on the 28th of November after a 20-year run on that program.

 

Melissa Stokes will take over.

 

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More interesting news.... ITV is planning to sell their channels and streaming services to Sky in a deal worth 1.6 billion British pounds (the equivalent of $2 billion USD).

https://news.sky.com/story/itv-in-preliminary-talks-over-1-6bn-sale-of-media-and-entertainment-arm-to-sky-13465599

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BREAKING

 

BBC's Director General Tim Davie and the CEO of BBC News Deborah Turness are both OUT of their jobs.

 

This is due to a edit featuring a documentary on Trump for BBC's Panorama.

 

https://news.sky.com/story/tim-davie-resigns-as-bbcs-director-general-13467527

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I'm posting this from a broadcasting perspective, NOT a political one.

 

Israel has been allowed to participate in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest in 2026 in Austria.

 

As a result?

 

Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS (which like NOS is owned by NPO), Spain's RTVE, Ireland's RTE, and Slovenia's RTV won't participate NOR air the song contest this year.

 

https://news.sky.com/story/israel-allowed-to-take-part-in-eurovision-2026-as-at-least-two-countries-withdraw-13479330?fbclid=IwY2xjawOesTZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80MDk5NjI2MjMwODU2MDkAAR6Isk3z6BHrORJaakFRHidgm72NYsW-RPnRebKfylEVk8DrGRtpMzd_P3LHKg_aem_KbaQcPIPVptwhqXqjo052A