Election Night: SKY News

SKY News has now released its line-up for Election Night, and using two channels it is calling it the most comprehensive live broadcast ever staged for a Federal Election.

Both channels 601 and 602 will operate as separate broadcasts, and will simulcast during key moments as the result unfolds.

Political Editor David Speers will anchor the coverage from Sydney on Channel 601 and will be joined in studio by a panel of experts headed by former Prime Minister Bob Hawke. Peter Van Onselen will anchor coverage from the National Tally Room in Canberra  on Channel 602.

The SKY News Election Night panel includes:

· Bob Hawke, former Labor Prime Minister
· John Hewson, Former Opposition Leader
· Senator Eric Abetz, Liberal Senator for Tasmania
· Senator Penny Wong, Environment Minister
· Tony Burke, Sustainable Population Minister
· Fiona Nash, Nationals Senate Deputy Leader
· Bruce Hawker, Labor Strategist
· Grahame Morris, Liberal Adviser

Also providing coverage will be Chief Political Reporter Kieran Gilbert, Political Reporters Ashleigh Gillon and David Lipson, together with the Helen Dalley, and Peter Van Onselen. Reporters on assignment around the country includes; Michael Willesee, Celina Edmonds, Leigh Hatcher and Bridie Barry plus SKY News local correspondents in all major states.

SKY News Chief Executive, Angelos Frangopoulos, said “SKY News will deliver the most comprehensive and in-depth coverage of an election ever mounted by an Australian broadcaster, and this time we are also taking our coverage worldwide live in another breakthrough.

“SKY News is dedicated to leadership in political reporting and investment in innovation and journalism to give consumers ever-better quality and choices”.

SKY News Election Day coverage begins at 5.30am with First Edition. Later in the day, an exclusive exit poll conducted for SKY News by Auspoll will provide early pointers to the likely result.

The broadcast will include instant live updates from the campaign headquarters of both leaders. Ashleigh Gillon will be with Prime Minister Julia Gillard in Melbourne and Kieran Gilbert will be with Leader of the Opposition, Tony Abbott, in Sydney.

SKY News will also have reporters with live cameras in ten key electorates spanning across Australia from Townsville (Far North Queensland) in the North, Launceston (Tasmania) in the South, Bondi Junction (New South Wales) in the East and Perth (Western Australia) in the West.

For this Election, SKY News has developed a state-of-the-art program of digital graphics, assisting David Speers and the team to provide instant information and analysis and providing viewers with unrivalled explanatory displays.

The SKY News broadcast will be delivered live nationally on cable and satellite, as well as online and on mobile networks. In addition, the SKY News Election Day broadcast will be made available live to 98% of the globe through an exclusive 7-satellite network that SKY News has commissioned for the day.

SKY News Multiview provides unparalleled coverage with eight simultaneous split-screens of video and text choices, and two additional channels dedicated solely to each of the major parties with The Labor Channel and The Coalition Channel.

SKY News’ main election coverage will be streamed live on www.skynews.com.au and on News Limited websites.

SKY News is the only broadcaster to have covered every Federal, State and Territory election live and nationally for the past decade. Australia’s News Channels also provides Australia’s only public affairs channel A-PAC.

Australian Federal Election – Sky News Australia
Live Distribution
21st August 2010, 0700-1400 GMT:
www.skynews.com.au/worldwide
Streamed Live in High Resolution at: www.skynews.com.au

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Los Angeles: Hollywood Hub on 940.738 – NTSC
New York: Waterfront TX Circuit 4082 -NTSC
London: FL/PTC3 at BT Tower – PAL

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