Following on from reports that its nightly News will extend to 90 minutes, TEN has employed Hugh Riminton as its senior political correspondent in Canberra.
He will work alongside Network TEN Canberra bureau chief Paul Bongiorno.
TEN News chief Jim Carroll made the surprise announcement to staff last night in an email.
Riminton, who has spent the past five years working for CNN as a newsreader and correspondent in Hong Kong, is best known for his work on the Nine Network for 16 years, including as the newsreader on Nightline.
For CNN he covered all the major stories in the region, reporting from the scene of the 2004 tsunami and the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, as well as reporting extensively from Pakistan and Iraq.
His work has been honoured with numerous awards including a Walkley and a Logie.
Source: news.com.au, Mediaweek
hugh is a labour party lackie i wish him and all ten news staff the worst in news
There was a Rumour Awhile ago that TEN were planning a new program, to be hosted by Kathryn Robinson & Hugh Riminton.
Maybe this is going to eventuate!
I think Hugh is great but why would u jump onto a sinking boat!!
Where are they getting his wages from? Oh thats right they are canning the Simpsons repeat…. Now if they just Canned the wasted 24 hour sport channel and bring back TenHD we might be gettin somewhere.
Great to have Hugh back where he belongs. In Oz. As for “The 7 or so viewers comprising 10’s entire News audience…” – note that TEN News always beats Deal or No Deal, usually by about 150,000. TEN has the best foreign sources. Pity they are let down a bit in regional NSW with their affiliate not having any regional newsrooms anymore. Still, they have the most extensine news service, and the only Late News program. Great TEN. Oh, gotta go, time for TEN News. LOL.
completely agree with Sam and DAN
Yeah! Mother f’kin news in HD
Smart move by ten Hugh is great 9 should have got him to do Sydney news rather than peter it could have boosted the ratings lets face it it couldn’t have done any worse than peter
why dont they make it 2 hours then most of australia could avoid TT and ACA……
90 minute bulliten could actually result in a better program. What makes lateline (ABC1) the best news program on TV is the area it allows for free-flowing discussion on a subject with an interview. Now Ten could have a more serious interview(s) in the bulliten.
The 7 or so viewers comprising 10′s entire News audience will be rapt..
Sounds like TEN are taking this TV business seriously.. about time too. Good move for a longer news, it could be the right thing to get them going in the evenings and it shows that TEN is trying to shake up the TV norms… not cancelling shows (moving timeslots, but not cancelling), the launch of 24 Hour sport and a rejig to their news. I like their style
Wow, sounds like Ten are getting serious about news & current affairs (not that TT & ACA are serious alternatives). I’ve always admired Hugh, and what a memorable last name
Ahh I’d forgotten about Hugh. I like his journalistic style, but c’mon, Paul Bongiorno should surely be Cheif Political editor…
Hugh is a Great Bloke …will add much needed starch to the TEN News effort good move