Australian TV News

It seems like Aussies learnt something from South Asian news channels (especially Pakistan) about how to label an exclusive footage.

This practice is also common in Russia and parts of Latin America (to prevent unauthorized use by competing broadcasters, of course). Australia is somewhat surprising to me, however, since it's a First World country with an effcient judicial system. One would think that legal enforcement would be sufficient to prevent such video piracy.

Very funny clip from Ten News doing the rounds in newsrooms at the moment ... apologies if it's been posted before:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8Bc7eRTdWY&feature=player_embedded

Awkward.

I know the Seven News re-vamp new look happened a fair few weeks ago... but I have only just found this absolutly AWESOME page here on TV Forum dedicated just for Australian TV News - ooohh, I am going to have so much fun looking at all the videos'/pics and reminiscing!! Thanks heaps TVF! xo

http://offthebench.nbcsports.com/2011/02/17/belinda-heggen-explains-her-low-blow-to-mark-aiston/

ATN 7 Sydney - 7 News Welcome Ian Ross Promo 2003

D**n! Because of quality, I thought Ian Ross was returning this year , until I noticed 7 "news" in all lowercase Gill Sans, and then "2003" in your post!

Ten News at Five Melbourne with Mal Walden, Helen Kapalos.



Congratulations Mal! 50 Years in the business, Part 1. (Funny! 0:40..)



"Don't go anywhere - including you..." I love Wendy Kingston!

ABC News star reporter and crew reported missing in a helicopter crash. Now on BBC News website.

MediaSpy is reporting that they are dead:

http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2011/08/19/abc-news-team-killed-in-helicopter-crash/

It's a absolute tragedy, all 3 had a long history with the ABC, with Paul Lockyer regarded as one of the Australia's most respectable journalist, the cameraman John Bean had a 22 year career filming dozens of ABC TV productions and the pilot, Gary Ticehurst was legendary among media pilots, having flown over 14,000 hours in helicopters.