ABC NEWS will broadcast the first NSW 7PM News bulletin from the new ABC Parramatta studios on Sunday, December 8.
Calling it a “key milestone” for the Parramatta project, ABC said the bulletin will broadcast from Studio 91 in a historic first.
Presenting across the first week of broadcast will be Jeremy Fernandez and Nakari Thorpe, with ABC promising the NSW team will roll out a series of stories focused on western Sydney.
ABC Director, News Justin Stevens said the bulletin was a great moment for the ABC and audiences.
“ABC Parramatta locates our NSW newsroom within one of Australia’s largest, fastest growing and most diverse communities. It means we’re even more closely representing and connecting with our community,” he said.
“Putting to air the first 7PM bulletin is the result of a massive amount of work from teams across the ABC and represents an important technological step forward for the organisation.
“ABC Parramatta will serve as a model for the ABC in the future – a sophisticated technology facility that promotes new production practices with agile content sharing and distribution.”
The bulletin will be the ABC’s first full IP-only broadcast, utilising the new cloud-based video production and editing systems (GV AMPP).
The 7PM set features a Parramatta Square skyline and once its Augmented Reality elements are implemented will incorporate full perspective tracking – another first for the ABC.
The NSW 7PM team has joined colleagues from the NSW newsroom, ABC Radio Sydney and Product & Technology at the ABC Parramatta office. The start of the 7PM bulletin follows the recent launch of ABC Radio Sydney’s Mornings, Afternoons, Drive and Weekends programs from the Parramatta radio studios.
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