Oops. Only on Nine? “Surely you wouldn’t tell a fib, Pete?”
Sandra Sully & Hugh Riminton gently let Peter Overton know a Nine News scoop aired an hour earlier on TEN.
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It was very nearly news presenters at ten paces yesterday after a tweet by Nine’s Peter Overton raised eyebrows over at TEN.
Overton had tweeted on an upcoming story about a quick-thinking young pilot being hailed as a hero for landing a light aircraft after fighting off a passenger who tried to grab the controls.
Nine had claimed audio of his mayday call could be heard “only on Nine News.”
But TEN’s Sandra Sully took issue with that point, replying that the audio “must sound just like the one we will air on #TenNews at 5” -a whole hour earlier.
TEN’s Hugh Riminton weighed into the debate with his former colleague. “Surely you wouldn’t tell a fib, Pete..?” he asked.
But before it descended into a flaming war, Overton conceded it was an “honest mistake” which Sully and Riminton cheerfully accepted.
Other Twitter users pointed out the audio had also been heard on radio yesterday.
The mayday call of a Bankstown pilot, warning ‘his passenger is about to take over’ the plane. Only on @9NewsSyd. pic.twitter.com/oDKThLCX4K
— Peter Overton (@PeterOverton) August 26, 2014
Peter….that must sound just like the one we will air on #TenNews at 5. That’s FIVE PM – an hour earlier. 🙂 @PeterOverton @9NewsSyd — Sandra Sully (@Sandra_Sully) August 26, 2014
“Only on” @9NewsSyd, @PeterOverton? Surely you wouldn’t tell a fib, Pete… Anyway, you can hear the mayday audio on @TenNewsSydney at 5pm.
— Hugh Riminton (@hughriminton) August 26, 2014
No worries Peter…thanks for the response. @PeterOverton @hughriminton — Sandra Sully (@Sandra_Sully) August 26, 2014
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7 Responses
When ever any of them claim ‘first on…’ I always take it with a pinch of salt, also the ‘Only on…’ 9 & 7 splash over the screen with some stories, I just turn to the next channel.
Peter Overton happens to be one of the nicest people I’ve encountered, and his response is commensurate with how very professional he is. Though, this “first on/only on/exclusive” rubbish is nauseating.
Yep, not a hanging offence and happily accepted by TEN folk.
Some time ago 7 had a First on Seven but item carried a TEN logo.
http://tvtonight.com.au/2013/01/first-on-nine-first-on-seven-or-just-first-with-a-watermark.html
“Nine News can reveal…” – now I’m reminded why I don’t watch commercial news anymore.
That ridiculous watermark across the centre of the screen. So childish.
@markninety – Only 137K difference between Nine and TEN in Sydney, and an hour earlier.
I prefer to see/hear it first on Channel Internet rather than wait until some time in the evening.
On a side note, I think Ten need to go back to the “Ten News” branding and forget the retro “eyewitness news” brand. All their newreaders and viewers say amd tweet “Ten News” so don’t confuse the issue.
But so many more people saw it First on Nine because very few people watch Ten News or Seven News in Sydney 😉