History
Seven News, previously known as Channel 7 News, Seven Eyewitness News, Seven National News and Seven Nightly News from 1987 to mid 2000, is one of Australia's longest-running television news services, along with Nine News on the rival Nine Network.
In 2003, former Nine Network news and current affairs chief Peter Meakin was appointed to Seven News.
Ratings have gradually increased since 2004. Seven News was the top rating news service nationally in both the 2005 and 2006 ratings seasons, partly attributed to the success of television game show Deal or No Deal, which provides it with a significant lead-in audience.
In 2007, Seven News beat National Nine News in ratings for the first time in the Melbourne market. During the year, they ranked highest nineteen weeks in a row compared to Nine's thirteen weeks. Previously, in 2006, Seven had ranked on top 16 weeks in while Nine had 24 weeks on top in Melbourne. In 2005, Seven only meet Nine during one week. Following the coverage of AFL player drug use, ratings went into decline, with The Age attributing the drop to AFL player spurred boycotts of the network for allegedly sharing confidential player health records.
During 2008, from weeknight to weeknight, Seven and Nine had similar ratings, often changing the most popular show from night to night. As of 2012, Seven News retains a national lead, although Nine has regained the lead for its 6pm bulletins in Sydney and Melbourne.
In November 2012, Peter Meakin resigned as director of news and current affairs of the Seven Network after nine years in the role, with Rob Raschke named as his successor.
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