WIN News to be cancelled?

papadoc said :

@canberraresident – So U Can use Kapital letters too MY Clever Old friend! Can’t say i’m overly Koncerned.

err no thanks, even the most powerful magnifying glaSs coUldn’t help me with that one poopaduCK, and besidEs, I’m not Gay, but thanks for cominG out on this very popular public Site.

What a fucking hero.

@papdoc – hmmmm, nope. After my time, I’d guess. I left WIN over eleven years ago.

@canberraresident – So U Can use Kapital letters too MY Clever Old friend! Can’t say i’m overly Koncerned.

papadoc said :

Sorry guys, had to mess with ya for April Fools. Stoked it made the radio though!

I tried to give it away…

RE: Post #10 There’s always something interesting going on in the Capital(s).

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*A*mazing! working where i do, a lot of press releases and intersting emails cross my path on the way up to the management upstairs. *P*ersonally, this one left me shocked and astounded. *R*ighto, prepare for the backlash:

“*I*n *L*ight of recent events, channel 9 has decided to cease broadcasting local news in the canberra and south coast regions. *F*urthermore, we will be filling the timeslot with “a current affair” until further notice. *O*ver the past months there has been a large dip in ratings which in turn, has forced our hand. *O*ur sincere apologies to those who relied on this service, but there will be alternatives in programming investigated in the not too distant future.”

*L*ots more text is attached to this and i’ll pdf it asap.

*S*orry!

-Papadoc
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LOL

Would have worked if the original post hadn’t of had a capital W before the capital A and P.

papadoc said :

@CanberraResident – Or is it just that you are pissed that u fell for it?

Err, yeah papadoc … I’m sooooo pissed … you got me real bad for all of 30 seconds when I read posts 13 and 14. The capital letters!!!! Why didn’t I see that? Mind you, I did smell a rat when I started reading your post, and his name was Papa Doc. See, I can use capital letters too?

You are too clever papadoc.

So you would know Andrew Richards then?

Ah, but, papadoc, it’s possible to do both 🙂 As long as you view regional television as just a temporary training ground.

I was the head cameraman at WIN here in Canberra when I left a fair few years back. I took up a position as an entry-level operator with the Broadcasting section at Parli House. So, from head cameraman to bottom rung sh!tkicker, and my salary went UP by $5000 a year 🙂 Pluse, better hours, better gear, etc.

And the fact that I did enjoy the work (with the exception of covering fatal accidents and the like), rather than the pay and conditions, is why I stuck with it as long as I did.

I know that everyone bags them out and I had a camera man friend who you probably worked with who didn’t rate it too much, but I like the industry. I’d prefer to get paid f**k all doing what I enjoy compared to now where I get paid good money doing a job I hate.

@papadoc – why the hell would you want to work at WIN!?!? It’s underpaid slave labour. And this is from someone who worked there for nearly five years 😛

Kinda like Neil Henry. I’m 100% committed to honouring my contract…

And anyway, we all know that WIN News will be perfectly safe until management puts out a statement saying that they are “100% committed to its local news services and staff”. The day that happens, expect it to be gone in two weeks 😉

@CanberraResident – Or is it just that you are pissed that u fell for it? Sorry to say, but I did put it over you guys. Look at the original post and see where the capital letters start & finish then you can see how I set it up.

@Gungahlin Al- I wish I worked for WIN, but I’m just a regular joe working in IT. And why would WIN want free airplay anyway?

It was just a bit of fun, sorry if I offended anybody.

(I’m still stoked it made the radio. Best one I’ve pulled off yet!)

Nah nah nah nah nah … you don’t fool me Papadoc … I think this little joke has back-fired on you. Why post your little “joke” after April Fool’s Day? And I won’t accept “just another way to mess with ya'”.

I truly believe you thought WIN news was being cancelled.

This is hilarious.

Actually, this is smelling more like papadoc works for Win, and it’s just been an elaborate way to get free airplay. If so, then that would be clever marketing, and therefore successful, I guess. Grudging respect where due…

Joke’s on papadoc.

True 😉

that makes you a fool right? 😉

Exactly. Just another way to mess with ya!

Ummm, it was posted on April 2.

WIN never put out a press release and all credit should be going to me.

Sorry guys, had to mess with ya for April Fools. Stoked it made the radio though!

I tried to give it away…

RE: Post #10 There’s always something interesting going on in the Capital(s).

……………………………………………………………………………..
*A*mazing! working where i do, a lot of press releases and intersting emails cross my path on the way up to the management upstairs. *P*ersonally, this one left me shocked and astounded. *R*ighto, prepare for the backlash:

“*I*n *L*ight of recent events, channel 9 has decided to cease broadcasting local news in the canberra and south coast regions. *F*urthermore, we will be filling the timeslot with “a current affair” until further notice. *O*ver the past months there has been a large dip in ratings which in turn, has forced our hand. *O*ur sincere apologies to those who relied on this service, but there will be alternatives in programming investigated in the not too distant future.”

*L*ots more text is attached to this and i’ll pdf it asap.

*S*orry!

-Papadoc
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LOL

Ha! I wonder if Papadoc knew it was an April Fool’s Day joke, or did he fall for it like so many others … Must admit … I fell for it too, until I read post #14.

Mind you, Good still reads the news like she’s reciting grandmas favourite pudding recipe …

ABC 666 just confirmed on air that this was an April Fools prank.

Duh, April Fools!

Bloke from Win TV just confirmed this on 666.

A shame, I remember when everyone but one channel pulled out of our local news. I believe our local news is the local news for the surrounding region, too, Jindy and teh like. But if it’s not Sydney, it doesn’t matter. Thank heavans the ABC resurrected local news a while back. WIN did have a very literate girl reporter working for them, although I hadn’t noticed her recently. She actually knew how English is meant to be used and didn’t use cliches and other clangers.

Hopefully an April Fools thing. I like WIN News – why the fudge would I want to watch Sydney news anyway?

At least there’s still the ABC – and RiotACT 😉

There’s always something interesting going on in the Capital(s).

This is an example of the Ray Martin Curse, Uncle Kerry is striking back from beyond the grave.

Someone should just cancel channel 9/win altogether. The world would be a better place. Okay? Cool. consider it done.

“large dip in ratings” If that’s true they btought iy on themselves but I’m surprised that this comes, apparently, from Channel 9 and Not Win TV. Something smells fishy….?

The item you saw, PapaDoc, it wouldn’t have been April 1, would it? Although WIN News and Current Affair are both all-year jokes anyway.

Well that would be a real shame. Win news has been very good for us of late, and a strong community supporter. And we’ve been getting quite good at YouTubing our stories on the tele and hooking them back into our website for further coverage.

If they cut the half hour week day service there will still be licensing conditions in place that mandate a minimum quota of local news content each week. Unfortunately it will probably follow the format that PRIME and SC10 currently use; short segments where they simply read out headlines at strange times during the day.

I believe the following DCITA (now DBCDE) licensing conditions may still apply:
http://archive.dcita.gov.au/2005/04/issue_8/local_content_on_regional_tv

I was involved in a submission to an ABA inquiry in early 2002 on this very issue:
http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/43532/20041016-0000/www.equalityparty.org/submissions/government/aba_tvnews.htm

The loss of yet another significant local & comprehensive news service would be a significant blow to the region. But perhaps this would open opportunities for RiotACT lift its journalistic game and become a serious player to fill an emerging information and news void?

Hurrah, finally, we’ll get the see all of the ODI cricket telecasts during the summer!

But no more Good eye candy. 🙁

I’ve been watching it more often since they shifted it to 6:30.
No interest in sidney news. One less reason to watch 9.