To The Point (TV program)
| To The Point | |
|---|---|
|
Peter van Onselen and Kristina Keneally on set. | |
| Genre | News, current affairs, commentary |
| Presented by |
Kristina Keneally Peter van Onselen |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sky News Australia |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Original release | 1 June 2015 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Lunchtime Agenda |
| Related shows | PVO NewsDay |
To The Point is an Australian television political commentary program broadcast 4 times weekly on Sky News Australia.[1] The program is hosted by Kristina Keneally and Peter van Onselen.[2] The program premiered on 1 June 2015 and covers a range of political news as well as commentary and analysis from Keneally and van Onselen, plus guest contributors.[3][4]
The program replaced Lunchtime Agenda in the 1:30pm AEST timeslot[5] and serves as a lead-in to Parliament Question time during parliamentary sitting weeks. The program airs in-between PVO NewsDay, which van Onselen hosts solo.
It is broadcast from the Sky News centre in the Sydney suburb of Macquarie Park. Laura Jayes has filled in as a guest co-host.[6]
For the 2016 election campaign, To The Point was extended to a one hour program[7] and from 16 May was moved to 1pm AEST.[8]
References
- ↑ Knox, David (19 May 2015). "More politics in SKY News revamp". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ↑ "SKY NEWS: new daytime and evening programming line-up". 20 May 2015. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ "Sky News expands roles of PVO and Stan Grant". MediaWeek. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ↑ "Sky News shakes up line up with Peter Van Onselen moving to daytime show". Mumbrella. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/lipporocks/status/604124533058977792
- ↑ "Sky News – To The Point, interview with Laura Jayes and Peter Van Onselen". The Hon Andrew Robb AO MP. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ↑ "KKeneally on Twitter". Twitter. 9 May 2016. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ↑ "KKeneally on Twitter". Twitter. 16 May 2016. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.