PVO NewsDay
| Company type | Television program |
|---|---|
| Industry | News broadcasting |
| Founded | January 20, 2014 |
| Headquarters | Sydney , Australia |
Area served | Australia |
Key people | Peter van Onselen (presenter) |
| Products | News and analysis program |
PVO NewsDay (initially known as PVO NewsHour) was a news and analysis program from Australia, airing four times per week on Sky News Australia. The show was presented by Peter van Onselen, whose initials influenced the program's name. It delivered coverage across news, politics, sports, weather, finance, and entertainment, with insights provided by van Onselen alongside various guest commentators. Occasionally, the broadcast featured interactive panel discussions involving viewers.
Scheduled Monday through Thursday from midday until 4pm Sydney time, the program took a one-hour pause at 1pm to air To the Point, a political news segment co-hosted by van Onselen and Kristina Keneally. When Parliament was in session, PVO NewsDay would break after To the Point to offer live Question Time coverage, followed by an extended edition of PM Agenda.
Produced at Sky News’ Sydney facility in Macquarie Park, the show was occasionally hosted by stand-ins such as Janine Perrett, Kristina Keneally, and Samantha Maiden during van Onselen’s absences.
History
The program debuted on 20 January 2014 as PVO NewsHour, a one-hour primetime broadcast. Its primetime run concluded on 28 May 2015 when van Onselen requested a shift to daytime hours to allocate more time to family commitments. Subsequently, the daytime format titled PVO NewsDay premiered on 1 June 2015, taking over from live rolling news previously anchored by Ashley Gillan.
In November 2015, Foxtel announced that PVO NewsDay would be renewed for a second season in 2016, with the show continuing through 2017. The final episode aired on 26 October 2017 as van Onselen moved into a contributing editor position at Sky News and relaunched the weekly program The Contrarians.