The first TV Website I looked into was CBC News Canada, and I was very impressed with their website. They have ads located on the top of the page, and subtly throughout the site, which draws attention to the ads, but doesn't detract from the news. They also have a sidebar with links to specific regions and territories of Canada and their respective news. They have many videos, however they're all located halfway down the page in one small sidebar, which could be greatly improved. However they do update stories as more details are revealed, keeping their news current. The headings are bold and grasping, and the blurbs provide a nice hook, giving the critical information just like we learned but also tempting the reader for more. Although the highlights on the page are about Canadian news, at the bottom of the sight there is worldwide news stories, including the Sochi Olympics.
CBC News Canada
The second was Sky News Australia, one of the main sources of online news for Australia. Their page is grabbing, with a headlines bar at the top for breaking news, and a huge slideshow of all their most recent news stories. Next to the slideshow is a sidebar with links to their top stories and videos. And under that is their top watched/most important video clips, which is placed very clearly in the viewers sight. Then, the site goes through several subgenres, shall we call them, of news, from "World" to "Sports" and so on. There are sidebars for "Latest News" and "Most Popular", as well as links to their online Sky News merch shop and one that will bring you directly to sign up for their daily newsletter. This site if FULL of links and videos and their writing is crisp, clean, and to the point, albeit the site does have a flair for the dramatic. Overall, I was much more impressed with Sky News
Sky News AU
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