Reports have emerged that Seven has axed its nightly newsletter, The Latest.
Produced in Perth and presented by Jerrie Demasi and Tim McMillan, insiders say the show will be replaced by a news panel later this year.
Sources said television black box The network’s management made the decision after launching its new midday newsletter Seven News at Noon with Natarsha Belling earlier this month.
Inside sources told the industry blog on Wednesday that Seven had ditched The Latest after “reallocating” budgets towards the 6pm local news bulletins and extending the midday news to one hour.
Katrina Blowers, who was promoted to Queensland chief reporter for Seven in 2024, is rumored to host the new nightly news show, which will likely be based in Brisbane.
Seven did not confirm the story with TV Blackbox, but a spokesperson indicated that a nightly news slot would remain on the programme.
Insiders have revealed that the Seven network has axed its evening bulletin The Latest in favor of its new one-hour midday bulletin Seven News at Noon with Natarsha Belling. Belling (pictured) started hosting the new show earlier this month.

Katrina Blowers (pictured), who was promoted to Queensland chief reporter for Seven in 2024, is rumored to host the new nightly news show, which will likely be based in Brisbane, TV Blackbox reported on Wednesday.
“It would be wrong to suggest there won’t be a nightly news bulletin on Seven,” they said.
“We’re just considering our options as to what that might look like.”
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Seven management for comment.
Originally known as Seven Late News and launched in 1995, the evening newsletter helped launch the careers of Chris Bath, Anne Fulwood and Natalie Barr.
After being axed in 2003, the late news slot was relaunched and rebranded as The Latest in 2018 with media veteran Michael Usher and Angela Cox.
The show, based in Sydney, moved to Perth in 2024 as a “cost-cutting measure”, TV Blackbox reported.
It comes after youTwo Channel Seven stars have revealed how little they earn despite having high-profile roles.
Reporter Rosanna Kingsun and news anchor Samantha Heathwood spoke to Getahead on Instagram in videos posted this week and were asked about their salaries.

Inside sources told the industry blog on Wednesday that Seven had ditched The Latest after “reallocating” budgets towards local 6pm news bulletins and expanding the midday news from thirty minutes to an hour. Pictured: Presenters Jerrie Demasi and Tim McMillan
Rosanna said journalists at her level earn only $80,000 to $90,000 a year despite having 12 years of experience.
‘The salary surprises me. “I expected them to be paid much more than $90,000 a year,” one person wrote in the comments.
’80 to 90 that’s bullshit,’ read another blunt comment, while someone who saw the clip agreed.
‘It’s not enough! It should be at least 140! Is this amount greed or simply the high cost of living?’ someone else said.
“That’s very low, you can’t live off that if you have a family,” another surprised person chimed in.
Heathwood was asked the same question and although he was paid much more than his colleague, he still left viewers scratching their heads.
The news anchor said she earned “much less than $200,000” despite having been in the industry for more than 20 years.
“She deserves more than 200,000,” one person said in the comments, adding that Nine’s Today show host Karl Stefanovic gets much more.
‘I bet Karl doesn’t write, so how the hell does he deserve more than 1 million a year?’ they continued.
“It’s all about ratings and I really hope she hits the jackpot soon, whether through her writing or the ratings of her shows.”
Others shared their love for Heathwood with one person saying: ‘One of my favorite interviews you’ve all done.’ His passion for the race is evident!’
Another wrote: ‘Sam is one of the best news readers/reporters! She is very kind, attentive and gentle when interviewing you, even in difficult moments.’
Heathwood joined Channel Seven in 2021 after working as a regional news presenter for 9 News Queensland.
Samantha presented the 6pm Channel Nine news bulletins for both regional Queensland and Darwin.