''PVO NewsDay'' (formerly titled ''PVO NewsHour'') is an Australian television news and commentary program which was broadcast 4 times weekly on
Sky News Australia. The program is hosted by
Peter van Onselen, whose initials in part represent the program's title. The program covers a range of news, politics, sport, weather, finance and entertainment, as well as commentary from van Onselen and other contributors. Occasionally, home viewers are invited on-air to provide opinions as part of a
panel discussion.
The program aired Monday through Thursday between midday and 4pm
Sydney time, with an hour break in the program at 1pm (previously a half-hour break only) for a separate but related program ''
To the Point'', which focuses on political news and is co-hosted by van Onselen and
Kristina Keneally. When
Parliament is sitting, ''PVO NewsDay'' does not return after ''To the Point'', as Sky News provides live coverage of Parliament question time, followed by an extended edition of ''
PM Agenda
''Agenda'' is the name given to a series of Australian television news and commentary programs, broadcast on Sky News Australia throughout the week. The ''Agenda'' series of bulletins serve as the channel's flagship program.
The series focuses ...
''.
The program was broadcast from the Sky News centre in the
Sydney
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suburb of
Macquarie Park.
Janine Perrett, Kristina Keneally and
Samantha Maiden have filled in for van Onselen.
History
The program began as an hour long
primetime
Prime time or the peak time is the block of broadcast programming taking place during the middle of the evening for a television show. It is mostly targeted towards adults (and sometimes families). It is used by the major television networks to ...
program titled ''PVO NewsHour'', which premiered on 20 January 2014. The program ended its primetime run on 28 May 2015 after van Onselen requested moving his program to a daytime slot to allow him to spend more time with his children. The daytime program, under the title of ''PVO NewsDay'' began on 1 June 2015.
''PVO NewsDay'' replaced live rolling news which was previously hosted by Ashley Gillan, who went on
maternity leave.
In November 2015,
Foxtel
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confirmed that ''PVO NewsDay'' would return for a second season in 2016. The program returned again in 2017.
''PVO NewsDay'' ended on 26 October 2017, with van Onselen becoming a contributing editor at Sky News and reviving weekly format ''
The Contrarians
''The Contrarians'' is an Australian television news and commentary program broadcast weekly on Sky News Australia throughout the week.
The series focuses on mainly political topics, with the program's host being joined by a panel of usually thr ...
''.
References
External links
Sky News Official site
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Sky News Australia
Australian non-fiction television series
English-language television shows
2014 Australian television series debuts
2017 Australian television series endings