HSV is a television station in

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, Australia. It is part of the

Seven Network The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by Seven West Media Limited, and is one of five main free-to-air television networks in Australia ...

, one of the three main commercial television networks in Australia, its first and oldest station. It launched in time for the 1956 Summer Olympic Games in

. HSV-7 is the home of AFL coverage. The HSV building (also known as 'Broadcast Centre Melbourne') was the network's operations hub, where the Master Control Room was located, controlling all metropolitan and regional feeds. Programming lineup, advertisement output, feed switching, time zone monitoring and national transmission output was previously delivered there. All Seven Network owned and operated studios had their live signals relayed there: for instance,

ATN ATN is the Sydney flagship television station of the Seven Network in Australia. The licence, issued to a company named Amalgamated Television Services, a subsidiary of John Fairfax & Sons, was one of the first four licences (two in Sydney, two ...

's output was fed to HSV and then transmitted via satellite or fibre optics to towers around metropolitan Sydney. In 2019 this function was transferred to a new centre in Sydney as part of a joint venture with Nine Network. As with other Melbourne terrestrial stations, its original transmission tower was atop

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History

HSV-7 began test transmissions in July 1956, becoming the first 7 station in Australia and the first TV station in Melbourne. It began broadcasting on 4 November, soon after the

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started issuing television licences. In the opening ceremony, Eric Pearce declared : HSV-7 and rival station

GTV-9 GTV is a commercial television station in Melbourne, Australia, owned by the Nine Network. The station is currently based at studios at 717 Bourke Street, Docklands. History GTV-9 was amongst the first television stations to begin regular t ...

were formed in time to broadcast the

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, while Sydney stations

TCN-9 TCN is the flagship television station of the Nine Network in Australia. The station is currently located at 1 Denison Street, North Sydney. The licence, issued to a company named Television Corporation Ltd headed by Sir Frank Packer, was one o ...

and

ATN-7 ATN is the Sydney flagship television station of the Seven Network in Australia. The licence, issued to a company named Amalgamated Television Services, a subsidiary of John Fairfax & Sons, was one of the first four licences (two in Sydney, ...

in Sydney relayed the Melbourne coverage. HSV-7 was originally owned by

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, owners of '' The Herald'' and '' The Sun'' (now merged as the '' Herald Sun''). These two newspapers gave rise to the call sign ''HSV'' (the 'V' stands for

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, as is the normal protocol for television call signs to have the third letter indicate the state where the station is licensed, although for publicity purposes ''HSV'' was said to stand for ''Herald Sun Vision'' just as sister station ATN became the ''Australian Television Network'' rather than New South Wales). In March 1960, the station converted an old cinema in

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into the southern hemisphere's first fully remote studio, equipped with RCA TRT video tape recorders, camera cranes and AV mixing equipment. It featured a larger stage and backstage rooms, and audience capacity for up to 600. It was called the Channel 7 Teletheatre and connected to the station's main Dorcas Street studios in South Melbourne by multiple microwave links. The teletheatre opened with a major live show featuring the US entertainer

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and his band and the British comedian

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, among others. Many popular children's shows and variety programs (e.g.

Sunnyside Up ''Sunnyside-Up'' was a black and white weekly variety program produced at HSV-7 Melbourne, during the late 1950s until the mid 1960s. Surviving Kinescope episodes sometimes presented the title in three words as “Sunny Side Up“ and with a ...

and ''The Happy Show'') originated there in front of live audiences. This station commissioned many of Australian TV's earliest and longest-running courtroom and police procedural dramatic series such as Crawford's ''

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'' and '' Homicide.'' One of the longest-serving station and general managers during the transformative years into international satellite links and color transmissions was Ron Casey. By the late 1960s, Channel 7 was demonstrating PAL color TV to crowds visiting the annual

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. The station began to identify as ''Channel Seven'' in the late 1960s, and in the early 1970s used the national

logos. It followed the network's on-air presentation and programming. In 1979, Fairfax bought a substantial share of HSV-7 after many failed bids for the entire station. In December 1986, the station was purchased by

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. In February 1987 HSV-7 was sold back to Fairfax, along with

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station BTQ-7. As a result of the payback, HSV's unique faces – '' World of Sport'',

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and its Hello Melbourne campaign, Australia's contribution to Frank Gari's Hello News campaigns were all ended. By 1987 its rights to Australian rules football telecasts were taken by ABC's state station

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. Walden later moved to Ten ( ATV-10) as a result of this. In late 1987, the government introduced cross-media ownership laws which forced Fairfax to choose between its print and broadcast operations. It chose print, and HSV-7 was sold to Christopher Skase's

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, which already owned Seven stations in Sydney,

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and

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. Skase pledged to revitalize the channel and its programs, and to return it to its prior success among Melbourne viewers. In 1990, Qintex was sent into damage control after Skase escaped extradition proceedings, and the Seven Network became a discrete company. Entrepreneur

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bought the network in 1995. On 10 December 2013, HSV-7 terminated its analogue signal as part of the switchover to digital transmission.

Headquarters

HSV production studios and headquarters were originally located at the Dorcas Street Studios in

South Melbourne South Melbourne is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km south of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Port Phillip local government area. South Melbourne recorded a population of 11,548 at ...

. HSV remained there until March 2002 when news, current affairs and sport shows were moved to a new headquarters at Docklands and its studio closed. The Seven Network then hired studio facilities for its Melbourne-based entertainment, drama and reality programmes.

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and Global Television (Australia) is home to shows such as '' Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series)'' and the quiz show ''

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.'' HSV headquarters, known on-air as Broadcast Centre Melbourne or BCM, are located near the

Marvel Stadium Docklands Stadium, also currently known by naming rights sponsorship as Marvel Stadium, is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment stadium in the Melbourne Docklands, Docklands area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Construction started in O ...

in Docklands. On 11 March 2002, the first ''

Seven News Melbourne ''7NEWS'' is the television news service of the Seven Network and, as of 2021, the highest-rating in Australia. National bulletins are presented from Seven's high definition studios in Martin Place, Sydney, while flagship 6pm bulletins are p ...

'' bulletin, presented by Peter Mitchell, was first broadcast from the new HSV building. The centre consists of three studios: a theatre studio, a production studio and a news studio that opens onto the newsroom. The building is used as the transmission control centre for Seven's owned-and-operated stations in

, Sydney,

and regional areas of

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. Approximately 200 full-time employees work in the building with an additional 100 part-timers. In 2005, BCM experienced a power failure that resulted in a blackout across the Seven Network, as well as all regional affiliates. HSV studios produces ''

'' and are becoming the network's main play-out centre for sports broadcasting. While broadcasting on air, national news programs often refer to HSV as 'News Centre', while 'Sports Central' (or 'Footy Central' for AFL broadcasts) is commonly used for sports programs.

Programming

Locally-produced programs by or with HSV-7 Melbourne:

HSV Studios

* ''

'' (1956–present) * '' Seven Afternoon News Melbourne'' (2015–present) * '' AFL Game Day'' (2008–2020) * ''

Talking Footy ''Talking Footy'' was an Australian rules football television program on the Seven Network broadcast from 1994 to 2004 and 2013–2020. The show was hosted mainly by Bruce McAvaney and Luke Darcy in both runs of the show. Original format (1 ...

'' (1994–2002, 2013–2020) * '' Footy Flashbacks'' (2010–2017) * ''

The Front Bar ''The Front Bar'' (formerly ''Friday Front Bar'') is an Australian Football League-based talk show that airs on the Seven Network. The show is hosted by journalist Andy Maher and comedians Mick Molloy and Sam Pang. Hosts * Regular ** Andy ...

'' (2016–present) * '' House of Wellness'' (2017–present) * '' Saturday Afternoon Horse Racing'' (2013–present) * ''

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'' (1957–present)

Location

* '' Better Homes and Gardens'' (1995–present) * '' The Great Weekend'' (2019–present) * ''

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'' (2013–present) * ''

Highway Patrol A highway patrol, or state patrol is either a police unit created primarily for the purpose of overseeing and enforcing traffic safety compliance on roads and highways, or a detail within an existing local or regional police agency that is prima ...

'' (2007–present) * ''

Border Security Border control refers to measures taken by governments to monitor and regulate the movement of people, animals, and goods across land, air, and maritime borders. While border control is typically associated with international borders, it a ...

'' (2004–present) * '' Yummy Mummies'' (2017–present) * ''

Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries ''Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries'' (also stylised as ''Ms Fisher's MODern Murder Mysteries'') is an Australian television drama series which began screening on the Seven Network on 21 February 2019. The series is a spin-off of the drama s ...

'' (2019–present) * ''

The Doctor Blake Mysteries ''The Doctor Blake Mysteries'' (also ''The Blake Mysteries'') is an Australian television series that premiered on ABC TV on 1 February 2013 at 8:30 pm. The series stars Craig McLachlan in the lead role of Dr. Lucien Blake, who returns home t ...

'' (2013–2017 on ABC, 2018 on Seven) * ''

'' (1957–present) * ''

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Street Parade'' (2010–present) * ''

New Year's Eve Fireworks'' (2011–present) Seven Melbourne is also the official broadcaster for these major events in Melbourne. * Test Cricket coverage (2018–present) *

Women's Big Bash League The Women's Big Bash League (known as the WBBL and, for sponsorship reasons, the Weber WBBL) is the Australian women's domestic Twenty20 cricket competition. The WBBL replaced the Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup, which ran from the 2007–08 ...

coverage (2018–present) * Big Bash League coverage (2018–present) *

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coverage (1992–2008, 2016–present) * '' Australian Football League'' (1957–2001, 2007–present) excluding 1987 ** In 2020, most (if not all) matches were called from Seven Melbourne's studios, rather than at stadiums, due to safety concerns surrounding the

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. * ''

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...

'' (2015–present) *

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(2013–present)

Past programming

News and Current Affairs

* ''

Today Tonight ''Today Tonight'' is an Australian current affairs television program produced by the Seven Network. It aired from January 1995 to November 2019 in Adelaide and Perth. Editions in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne were previously produced befor ...

'' (HSV-7 1995–2006) (

2006–2012) (HSV-7 2013) * '' Seven 4.30 News'' (HSV-7 2003–2006) production moved to ATN-7 * '' Seven Afternoon News'' (2013) production moved to ATN-7 * ''

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at Five'' (1996) * ''Hinch'' (1987–1991) * ''

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'' (1982–1988) Local Late night news bulletin * ''

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'' (1958–1967) * '' Sunrise Weather'' (2008)

Entertainment

* '' Kinne'' (2014–2017) * ''

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'' (2017–2018) * '' Behave Yourself!'' (2017–2020) – ABC Studios Elsternwick * '' Melbourne Weekender'' (2006–2008) (2015–2020) * '' The Big Music Quiz'' (2016) * ''

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'' (1996–2016) * ''

Oz Lotto Oz Lotto is a national lottery game, owned by Tatts Group and administered by its lottery brand ' the Lott' in all Australian States with the exception of Western Australia, where the lottery is administered by Lotterywest. The draw takes plac ...

'' (1995–2016) * '' Dancing with the Stars'' (2004–2015) * '' Million Dollar Minute'' (2013–2015) * ''

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'' (2013) * '' Pictures of You (TV series)'' (2012) * '' Spit It Out (TV series)'' (2010–2011) * ''

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'' Australia (2010) * ''

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'' (2004–2009) * '' Double Take'' (2009) * '' Beat the Star (Australia)'' (2010) * ''

Thank God You're Here ''Thank God You're Here'' is an Australian television improvised comedy program created by Working Dog Productions, which premiered on Network Ten on 5 April 2006, and aired for the first three seasons and on Seven for the fourth season. Each ...

'' (2009) * '' The Rich List'' (2007–2009) * '' Battle of the Choirs'' (2008) * ''

Kath & Kim ''Kath & Kim,'' (also written as ''Kath and Kim'') is an Australian sitcom created by Jane Turner and Gina Riley, who portray the title characters of Kath Day-Knight, a cheery, middle-aged suburban mother, and Kim, her self-indulgent daughter ...

'' (2007) * '' Australia's Got Talent'' (2007–2012) * '' It Takes Two'' (2006–2008) * '' Where Are They Now?'' (2006–2008) * '' Great Comedy Classics'' (2006–2007) * '' The Master'' (2006) * ''The Support Unit 2005'' (2005) * ''Made in Melbourne Specials'' (2005, commemorating station's 50th anniversary) * ''

Let Loose Live ''Let Loose Live'', premiering on Sunday 29 May 2005, was an hour-long Australian live sketch comedy television programme loosely based on ''Saturday Night Live''. At least two-thirds of each episode's content was broadcast live, requiring a l ...

'' (2005) * '' Coxy's Big Break'' (2004–2015) * ''

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'' (2004) * ''

Deal or No Deal ''Deal or No Deal'' is the name of several closely related television game shows, the first of which (launching the format) was the Dutch '' Miljoenenjacht'' (''Hunt/Chase for Millions''). The centerpiece of this format is the final round (a. ...

'' (2003–2013) * ''

Big Bite ''Big Bite'' was an Australian sketch comedy television series which ran on the Seven Network from 8 May 2003 to 4 March 2004 in a prime time timeslot on Thursdays. Since the end of the series, episodes have been repeated on the Foxtel cable ch ...

'' (2003) (parts) * '' Greeks on the Roof'' (2003) * ''

The Weakest Link ''Weakest Link'' (also known as ''The Weakest Link'') is a television game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August 2000 and originally ended on 31 March 2012 when its host Anne Robinson completed her contract. ...

'' (2001–2002) * '' The Mole'' (2000–2005) * '' Something Stupid'' (1998) * ''

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'' (1997) * ''

Big Girl's Blouse ''Big Girl's Blouse'' was an Australian skit program that aired in the mid-1990s on the Seven Network. The show was created by Gina Riley, Jane Turner and Magda Szubanski who all went on to star in ''Kath & Kim''. There were four one-hour episo ...

'' (1994) * '' Man O Man'' (1994) * ''

Jimeoin James Eoin Stephen Paul McKeown (born 24 January 1966), better known as Jimeoin (pronounced "Jim Owen"), is an English-born Irish comedian and actor. Jimeoin rose to prominence in the early 1990s in Australia, where he had his own TV show and ...

'' (1994–1995) * '' Full Frontal'' (1993–1997) (parts) * ''Bligh'' (1992) * ''

Tonight Live With Steve Vizard ''Tonight Live with Steve Vizard'' was a nightly Australian comedy chat show broadcast on Seven Network in Australia, featuring live musical performances. Synopsis It was a one-hour live studio based show broadcast nationally 5 nights a week f ...

'' (1990–1993) * ''

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'' (1989–1992) (parts) * ''

Acropolis Now ''Acropolis Now'' was an Australian television sitcom set in a fictional Greek cafe, called the "Acropolis Cafe" in Melbourne that ran for 63 episodes broadcast from 9 August 1989 to 4 November 1992 on the Seven Network. It was created by Nick ...

'' (1989–1992) * ''

The D-Generation ''The D-Generation'' was a popular and influential Australian TV sketch comedy show, produced and broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) for two series, between 1986 and 1987. A further four specials were broadcast on the ...

'' (1988–1989) * ''The Eleventh Hour'' (1985) * '' The New Price Is Right'' (1981–1986) * '' Shirl's Neighbourhood'' (1979–1983) * ''Two on the Aisle'' (1971–1974) with

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and Jim Murphy * ''

The Penthouse Club ''The Penthouse Club'' was an Australian weekly variety program produced live to air from the studios of HSV-7 Melbourne from 10 October 1970. It was originally hosted by Michael Williamson (also a football commentator for HSV) and comedian Ma ...

'' (1970–1979) * ''

It's Academic ''It's Academic'' is the name for a number of televised academic student quiz shows for high school students through the United States and internationally. ''It's Academic'' programs have notably aired on NBC-owned WMAQ-TV Chicago, WRC-TV ( ...

'' (1970–1978) * ''TV Ringside'' (1966–1975) * ''SSB Club'' (1960s) * ''Video Village'' (1960s) with Danny Webb and Liz Harris * ''Fighting Words'' (1960s) * ''Review'' with Geoff Raymond (1960s) * ''

Romper Room ''Romper Room'' is an American children's television series that was franchised and syndicated from 1953 to 1994. The program targeted preschoolers (children five years of age or younger), and was created and produced by Bert Claster and his p ...

'' (1963–1988) * '' Time For Terry'' (1965) * '' Variety 7'' (1963–1964) * ''

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'' (1962) * '' Buy Word'' (1962) * ''Make a Wish'' (1962–1964) * ''

Make Mine Music ''Make Mine Music'' is a 1946 American animated musical anthology film produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures. It is the eighth Disney feature animated film, released on April 20, 1946. During World War II, much of Walt Disn ...

'' (1962) * '' What's the Meaning?'' (1962) * '' Hold Everything'' (1961) * '' Merry-Go-Round'' (1961) * ''

Lady for a Day ''Lady for a Day'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra. The screenplay by Robert Riskin is based on the 1929 short story "Madame La Gimp" by Damon Runyon. It was the first film for which Capra received an Acade ...

'' (1960–1962) * ''The Happy Show'' (1960–1969) with ''

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'' * '' Saturday Showcase'' (1960) * '' Tea for Two'' (1960) * '' Western Holiday'' (1960) * '' Bandwagon'' (1959–1960) * ''

Brenda's Time ''Brenda's Time'' is an Australian television series which aired in 1959 on Melbourne station HSV-7. It featured Brenda Marshall, a HSV personality of the period. It aired in a 15-minute time-slot, and appears to have been an interview ...

'' (1960) * ''

Club Seven ''Club Seven'' is an early United States television series, which aired from 12 August 1948 to 1951 on ABC. Some episodes were 30 minutes, while others were 15 minutes. Overview The series was a live television variety show set in a mock night ...

'' (1959–1961) * '' Don't Argue'' (1959) * '' Let's Make Clothes'' (1959) * '' What's On'' (1959) * '' At Your Request'' (1958–1959) * ''Brian and the Juniors'' (1958–1970) with Brian Naylor * '' Cool Cats Show'' (1958–1960) * '' Movie Guide'' (1958–1959) * '' Personal Column'' (1958–1959) * '' Tuesday Home Show'' (1958–1959) * '' Be My Guest'' (1957) * '' Blues, Studio One'' (1957) * '' Zig & Zag'' (1957–1969) * ''

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'' (1957–1958) * '' Beauty is My Business'' (1957–1958) * '' Let's Dance'' (1957) * '' Oxford Show'' (1957–1958) * ''Peters Fun Fair'' * ''

'' (1957–1964/1966) * '' Swallows Parade'' (1957) * ''

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'' (1957–1959) * '' Teenage Mailbag'' (1957–1958) with

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* '' Tivoli Party Time'' (1957) * '' The Late Show'' (1957–1959) with

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and

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* '' Fun with Charades'' (1956–1958) * ''

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'' (1956–1958) * '' The Isador Goodman Show'' (1956–1957) * ''

The Judy Jack Show ''The Judy Jack Show'' was one of the earliest Australian television series, and is notable as one of the first children's series produced in that country. The series debuted in 1956 on Melbourne station HSV-7, and continued into 1957. During t ...

'' (1956–1957) * '' Guest of the Week'' (1956–1957) * ''

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'' (1956–1959) * '' Stairway to the Stars'' (1956–1958) * '' Eric and Mary'' (1956)

Drama

* ''Winners & Losers'' (2011–2016) * ''City Homicide'' (2007–2011) * ''Blue Heelers'' (1994–2006) * ''Marshall Law'' (2002) * ''Last Man Standing (Australian TV series), Last Man Standing'' (2005) * ''Skirts (TV series), Skirts'' (1990) * ''The Power, The Passion'' (1989) * ''All the Rivers Run'' (1983, 1990) * ''Sons and Daughters (Australian TV series), Sons And Daughters'' (1982–1987) * ''Neighbours'' (1985) moved to Network 10 from 1986 and axed in 2022 * ''Skyways (TV series), Skyways'' (1979–1981) * ''Cop Shop'' (1977–1983) * ''Solo One'' (1976) * ''Ryan (TV series), Ryan'' (1972–1974) * ''Bluey (1976 TV series), Bluey'' (1976–1977) * '' Homicide'' (1964–1975) * ''

'' (1961–1964)

Sport

* ''Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival'' Horse Racing (2002–2018) * ''Melbourne Cup, The Emirates Melbourne Cup Carnival'' Horse Racing (2002–2018) * ''V8 Supercars'' ''Sandown 500'' Motor Racing (1985–1996) (2007–2014) * ''Santo, Sam and Ed's Sports Fever!'' (2012) * ''Rex Hunt's Footy Panel'' (1997–2003) * ''Sportsworld (Australian TV series), Sportsworld'' (1987–2003, production moved to Sydney) * ''World of Sport (Australian television show), World of Sport'' (1959–1987) * ''Live and Kicking (TV series), Live and Kicking'' (1998–1999) * ''The Game (Australian TV series), The Game'' (2000–2001) * ''Seven's Big League (AFL Football)'' (1978–1986) * ''Football Inquest'' (1960–1974) * ''The Footy Show (1950s TV series), The Footy Show'' (1957–1958) * ''John Coleman on Football'' (1957)

Seven News Melbourne

''Seven News Melbourne'' is directed by Shaun Menegola and presented by Peter Mitchell on weeknights and Mike Amor and Rebecca Maddern on weekends from HSV-7, Broadcast Centre Melbourne. Sport is presented by Tim Watson on weeknights and Abbey Gelmi on weekends. Weather is presented by Jane Bunn on weeknights and Melina Sarris on weekends. Peter Mitchell previously held the role of weekend presenter for then-titled ''Seven Nightly News'' between 1987 and 2000 when he replaced the short-lived presenting duo of David Johnston (newsreader), David Johnston and Anne Fulwood. Jennifer Keyte was appointed as main weeknight presenter in 1990, becoming Australia's first solo female primetime commercial news presenter. In a network reshuffle in 1996, Keyte terminated her employment after the

attempted to pair her with David Johnston, who went on to present solo for three years. She returned in 2003, assuming the role as weekend presenter, succeeding Jennifer Adams. In May 2018, Network Ten announced that Keyte would leave

to present ''Ten Eyewitness News Melbourne'' replacing Stephen Quartermain. In August 2018, it was announced that Mike Amor would move back to Australia after 17 years as United States Bureau Chief to replace Keyte as weekend presenter. Following decades of trailing ''Nine News Melbourne'', ''10 News First#Melbourne, 10 News First Melbourne'' (previously ''Ten Eyewitness News'', ''Ten News at Five'', ''Ten Evening News'' and ''Ten News: First at Five'') and ''ABC News (Australia), ABC News Victoria'' in the ratings, ''Seven News Melbourne'' won the ratings battle from February 2005. As of 2007, ''Seven News'' held the number one position. This was followed by a series of advertisements and promos which touted ''Seven News Melbourne'' as Melbourne's New #1 and Nine altering their promotions to simply say ''Melbourne's Best News'' – a throwback to the 1980s when ''Nine News, National Nine News Melbourne'' was beaten in the ratings by ATV-10's ''Ten News, Ten Eyewitness News''. But, it was replaced in 2009 when ''Nine News'' returned to win the Melbourne news ratings battle. In January 2022, it was announced that Rebecca Maddern would return to the

to present ''Seven News Melbourne'' on weekends with Mike Amor. Until 2022, during the AFL season, Peter Mitchell and the weeknight team presented from Sunday to Thursday and Mike Amor, Rebecca Maddern and the weekend team would present on Friday and Saturday nights. Afternoon news updates for Melbourne are presented by Amor or Maddern, while Mitchell presents weeknight updates. Amor presents weekend news updates. Blake Johnson is a fill-in news presenter with Tom Browne, Andrew McCormack and Nat Yoannidis as the fill-in sport presenters and Sonia Marinelli and Estelle Griepink as fill-in weather presenters. In August 2015, ''Seven News Melbourne'' began producing a local ''Seven Afternoon News'' bulletin replacing the national bulletin. Amor and Maddern present the bulletin on alternate days. In 2020, owing to the

, that bulletin temporary included news items from South Australia following the cancellation of the statewide afternoon bulletin from SAS-7 in Adelaide before the network reinstated it due to viewer opposition and the threat faced by the local ''Nine News'' team on Seven's news dominance.

Reporters

* Blake Johnson (Senior Reporter/Fill-in News Presenter) * Cameron Baud (Police Crime Reporter) * Sharnelle Vella (State Political Reporter) * Jayde Vincent (Court Reporter) * Georgia Main (Health Medical Reporter) * Nick McCallum (Senior Reporter) * Paul Dowsley (Senior Reporter) * Jackie Quist (Senior Reporter) * Melina Sarris (Senior Reporter and Weather Presenter) * Jodi Lee (Senior Reporter) * Estelle Griepink (Senior Reporter) * Sonia Marinelli (Senior Reporter/Fill-in Weather Presenter)

Sport Reporters

* Tom Browne (Chief AFL Reporter) * Andrew McCormack (Sport Reporter) * Laura Spurway (Sport Reporter) * Mitch Cleary (Sport Reporter) * Nat Yoannidis (Sport Reporter)

Sunrise & The Morning Show Correspondent

* Teegan Dolling (Sunrise (Australian TV program), ''Sunrise'' Correspondent) * Nathan Currie (Sunrise (Australian TV program), ''Sunrise'' Reporter)

Canberra Bureau

* Mark Riley (journalist), Mark Riley (Canberra Political Bureau Chief) * Rob Scott (Canberra Political Reporter)

Overseas Bureaus

* Ashlee Mullany (US Bureau Chief) * Tim Lester (Los Angeles Correspondent) * David Woiwod (Los Angeles Correspondent) * Hugh Whitfeld (Europe Bureau Chief) * Sarah Greenhalgh (Europe Correspondent)

Past Presenters

* Eric Pearce (1956–1957) – Weeknight Presenter * Brian Naylor (1964–1978) – Weeknight Presenter *

(1979–1987) – Weeknight Presenter * Greg Pearce (news presenter), Greg Pearce (1987) – Weeknight Presenter * David Johnston (newsreader), David Johnston (Late 1960s; 1996–2005)TV Week, 28 December 1968
– TelevisionAU – Weeknight Presenter & Seven News, ''Seven 4.30'' ''News'' Presenter * Anne Fulwood (1999–2000) – Weeknight Presenter * Sandy Roberts (1983–2013) – Sport Presenter *

(1964–1994) – Music Director & Presenter * Nicole Chvastek (1996–2002) – Presenter & Reporter * Jennifer Adams (1999–2003) – Weekend News Presenter * Rob Gell (2004–2008) – Weather Presenter * David Brown (meteorologist), David Brown (1995–2012; 2015) – Weather Presenter * Jill Singer (1995–1997) – ''

'' Presenter * Naomi Robson (1997–2006) – ''

'' Presenter * Helen Kapalos (2013) – ''

'' Presenter * Jacqueline Felgate (2012–2022) – Weekend Sport Presenter & Afternoon Presenter * Sean Sowerby - (2012-2021) Sport Presenter

Past Reporters

* Balibo Five, Greg Shackleton (mid 1970s) * Dean Felton * Heath O'Loughlin (2000–2006) * Dylan Howard (2005–2008) * Leith Mulligan (2008–2012) * Amy Parks (2009–2013) * Michael Felgate (2004–2012; 2014–2019) *Brendan Donohoe (1990–2020) *Jade Robran * Karen O'Sullivan (2004–2018) * Michael Scanlan (2012–2018) * Peter Beaton (1987–1995) *Laurel Irving (2008–2021) *Mark Stevens (2013–2021) * Alan Murrell

References

External links

* {{News Corp Australia News Corp Australia Seven Network Television channels and stations established in 1956 Television stations in Melbourne, HSV-7 1956 Summer Olympics