Informit Media

All the news. All in one place.

TVNews is a database that lets you search and retrieve news stories and related current affairs programs broadcast by free-to-air networks - ABC, ABC2, SBS, TEN, 9 and 7. With daily content updates and an email alert service to help you track the stories that matter to you, TVNews is an essential educational resource that will benefit staff and students alike.

Please note: TVNews is only available to educational institutions which hold a Screenrights licence

Why subscribe to TVNews?

• Search the entire database - by subject, date or program title - find those brodcasts you missed plus related stories of interest
• Download new footage every day - records are updated daily
• Access archived news back to 2007 - download and save the full media file straight to your desktop in WMV/video format
• Pinpoint stories of interest instantly - thanks to powerful search tools
• Keep track of subjects and events of interest - via email alerts
• Watch extended coverage - selected current affairs programs include Lateline, 60 Minutes, A Current Affair and Compass
• Save time - no more recording or editing as TVNews takes you directly to the relevant news item
• Save money - access to TVNews is provided via the web which means no special software or hardware requirements

Program list Browse the program list by title or episode to find details of subject coverage, broadcasting station, broadcast dates and program/item duration.

TVNews search hints

• Watch the tutorial! TV News - Getting Started shows you how to search for news items, download the video and set up email alerts using TVNews

• Keep it simple – rather than limiting your search to specific fields (e.g. ‘Title’ or ‘Subject’), select ‘Any field’ to ensure that your search encompasses all index data, including synopsis
• Develop your search – use AND/OR/NOT with fields from the drop-down list box to add additional keywords to your search. For example, to find stories about the FIFA World Cup try entering 'Soccer OR Football OR FIFA 2010'
• Manage people/name searches – to ensure you don’t miss out on records that only index a person by surname, do an OR search, e.g. Barack OR Obama

Technical support for librarians and users

• Library set-up instructions and FAQs can be found via the Training and Support tab above.
• Informit Admin which allows librarians to manage their subscription settings and usage statistics.
• Search tips and other support tools for library users is provided via the help section of the Informit interface.

How to purchase
To request a quotes or a free trial for any Informit product you can follow the links above or contact the RMIT Publishing Sales Team directly who will be happy to help. t: +61 3 9925 8100 f: +61 3 9925 8134 e: sales@rmitpublishing.com.au

Contact RMIT Publishing
If you have any questions regarding your subscription please do get in touch. Our office hours are between 9.00am and 5.00pm Australian Standard Eastern Time.