"These decisions will protect our core business and ensure that our company remains strong and successful and is positioned for growth as the economy recovers. Note that the national weekend news bulletin will remain the same. The Project is not affected.There will also be some changes to the presentation of Studio 10. Includes local business, sport, weather plus access to the ABC’s state, national & world news. It was the bombshell announcement this week, that 10 News Brisbane presenters would be axed to make way for a centralised news bulletin. "All media companies have been looking at their cost base over the past five to 10 years to find savings and we’re no different. Ros Childs, ABC News at Noon; Alex Cullen, Today News & Sport Presenter; Jodie Speers, Seven Early News; Jo Hall, Nine News Presenter; Natalie Barr, Sunrise News Presenter; Ann Sanders, Seven Morning News; Davina Smith, Nine Morning News & Nine Afternoon News; Amber Sherlock, Nine News Now; Jayne Azzopardi, Weekend Today News Presenter Narelda Jacobs Studio 10 and 10 News First Presenter 10 News First bulletins will remain locally produced and will continue to employ local reporters, news crews and operations staff in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. "The changes we’re making are not just a result of COVID-19," the Network 10 source said. Causing a tsunami of phone calls, texts, WhatsApp messages and sympathy on social media was the shock announcement that 10 News First’s Brisbane-based bulletin will cease next month with the 5pm bulletin to be streamed from Sydney and presented by Sandra Sully and Matt Burke. Please select the editions you would like to sign up toHigh-profile presenter Kerri-Anne Kennerley is expected to be among those who will lose their jobs.Network 10 is axing local bulletins in Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth under a major restructure of its news operations.High-profile presenters Kerri-Anne Kennerley and Natarsha Belling are expected to lose their jobs, along with weathermen Tim Bailey and Mike Larkin.The network's morning program Studio 10 will be shaken up under the cost-cutting program.National weekend bulletins and panel show The Project will not be affected.Weekday news bulletins will be centralised in Sydney and Melbourne from 14 September under the restructure.The Brisbane and Perth bulletins will be anchored in Sydney, while Melbourne will present the Adelaide news.Presenters, journalists and operations staff will all be targeted under the widespread cuts. The weekday 5.00pm to 6.30pm 10 News First bulletins will be centralised in Sydney and Melbourne.
It comes amid a slew of cuts across the network, in what’s been described as one of the company’s biggest shake-ups following CBS’ merge with media giant Viacom.
Despite losing Kennerley and Belling, morning show Studio 10 will continue to air weekdays from 8am to midday. They are exceptionally gifted people. “They are exceptionally gifted people. Here's what it means for the property market.EXCLUSIVE: During her time on The Bachelor, Areeba was brimming with confidence, but she hasn't always been like thatThe best dad jokes of all time released in time for Father's Day 2020Americans' perceptions of race relations falls to 19-year low'Catastrophic' fire weather conditions in the NT spark fresh calls for gamba grass actionMiley Cyrus reveals childhood dirt-bike accident involving dad Billy Ray left her with a brain injuryWealthy heiress' collection including 500 pairs of shoes is soldGoal kicking yips emerge to threaten AFL premiership tiltNew Chinese-built trains arrive in Sydney amid manufacturing spat'My life's work': Venezuelan union leader vows to defend workers after pardonKalkarindji meatworks leaves rotting meat near Wave Hill Walk Off track, upsetting family of Vincent Lingiari "These painful changes reflect the state of the media industry in recent years and the need for all media companies to achieve new efficiencies," said 10’s director of news content, Ross Dagan.From Monday, September 14, newsreader Sandra Sully will present a 90-minute bulletin at 5pm to viewers in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth while Jennifer Keyte will anchor a combined Melbourne and Adelaide bulletin. High-profile Network 10 presenters Kerri-Anne Kennerley, Natarsha Belling, Tim Bailey and Mike Larkan are among those who have lost their jobs as part of a cost-cutting drive inside the broadcaster's news division.Ten announced the changes – which will result in its Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide news bulletins being anchored from Sydney and Melbourne – in an all-staff email shortly before 1pm on Tuesday. Those due to leave the network include Studio 10 co-hosts Kerri-Anne Kennerley and Natarsha Belling, Brisbane newsreader Georgina Lewis and weather presenter Josh Holt, Adelaide newsreader Rebecca Morse, weather presenter Kate Freebairn and sports anchor Will Goodings, Perth newsreader Monika Kos and weather presenter Michael Schultz, Sydney weather presenter Tim Bailey and Melbourne weather presenter Mike Larkan. "The end result of these cuts is that viewers will simply seek their news and information somewhere else," he said.Download our free app on the App Store or Google Play for the latest headlines and breaking news alerts.We love feedback: help us improve by rating the app and sharing your suggestions at Sign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.Please select the editions you would like to sign up toFollow SBS News to join in the conversation and never miss the latest live updates.Watch SBS World News live daily at 6:30pm on TV and SBS acknowledges the traditional owners of country throughout Australia. A graduate of the University of New England, Georgina also spent a year of her studies at the University of Nebraska, USA. Now … "While our viewers in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth will see some on-air changes, we will continue to produce local news and employ local reporters, camera operators and production staff in those cities," Mr Dagan said.The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance is concerned the sackings will strip newsrooms and deprive audiences of local news.MEAA spokesman Adam Portelli said centralising the news bulletins showed enormous disrespect to viewers.