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Why star signs are now part of your nightly news bulletin
Manage episode 429382988 series 2664539
Australia's media sector has been rocked by mass sackings over the last month. The culling started at Seven and continued a week later at Nine. Many of those redundancies were in the respective newsrooms. Even nightly news hosts were let go.
Then Seven decided to shake up its flagship 6pm bulletins with a weekly Friday night comedy segment and daily horoscopes. The move had many in the industry shaking their heads in disbelief.
So what the heck is happening to nightly news? The Briefing's Executive Producer Dan Mullins has over 25 years' experience in radio and television. In today's deep dive, he sits down with Colin Vickery, a TV and entertainment expert with more than 30 years
experience.
Headlines:
CFMEU prepares to fight federal intervention
Biden calls for assault rifle ban as he returns to campaign trail
Andrew Forrest to cut 700 Fortescue jobs
Last night’s epic State of Origin decider
Follow The Briefing:
TikTok: @listnrnewsroom
Instagram: @listnrnewsroom @thebriefingpodcast
YouTube: @LiSTNRnewsroom
Facebook: @LiSTNR Newsroom
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapters
1. The Briefing Headlines July 18 (00:00:00)
2. The Briefing Topic (00:09:49)
1590 episodes
Manage episode 429382988 series 2664539
Australia's media sector has been rocked by mass sackings over the last month. The culling started at Seven and continued a week later at Nine. Many of those redundancies were in the respective newsrooms. Even nightly news hosts were let go.
Then Seven decided to shake up its flagship 6pm bulletins with a weekly Friday night comedy segment and daily horoscopes. The move had many in the industry shaking their heads in disbelief.
So what the heck is happening to nightly news? The Briefing's Executive Producer Dan Mullins has over 25 years' experience in radio and television. In today's deep dive, he sits down with Colin Vickery, a TV and entertainment expert with more than 30 years
experience.
Headlines:
CFMEU prepares to fight federal intervention
Biden calls for assault rifle ban as he returns to campaign trail
Andrew Forrest to cut 700 Fortescue jobs
Last night’s epic State of Origin decider
Follow The Briefing:
TikTok: @listnrnewsroom
Instagram: @listnrnewsroom @thebriefingpodcast
YouTube: @LiSTNRnewsroom
Facebook: @LiSTNR Newsroom
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapters
1. The Briefing Headlines July 18 (00:00:00)
2. The Briefing Topic (00:09:49)
1590 episodes
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