TV Blackbox & McKnight Tonight

Throughout the podcast, Mal Walden talks about:

• Life in lockdown
• Being sacked by Channel 7 just hours before going to air
• Public protests that followed the sacking
• Great story about Greg Pearce and his first taxi ride to Channel 7
• Thoughts on the recent cuts to the news division at 10
• The changing style of presenting over the years
• Thoughts on new owners of television and the link to cuts
• Is the newsreader the main reason for ratings performance?
• A number of bloopers over his career
• How his media career started
• What his longetivity is attributed to
• His new book Mal Walden's Crazy Crims
• Passion for writing
• Previous and future publications in writing

Mal's recent book is Mal Walden's Crazy Crims from Brolga Publishing and is available now

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Tonight Jules fell victim to the Big Brother intruder curse, but she joined TV Blackbox to talk strategy, mental health in the game, and whether the criticism against Estelle is unfair.

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Tully Smyth was the latest housemate to be sent packing from Big Brother, and she joined Rob McKnight to talk about her time on the show, including her tumultuous relationship with Drew and Tim.

Fans of Big Brother saw history repeat itself when Tully Smyth and Anthony Drew were reunited in the house, but things were a little different this time around.

The pair first met and fell in love on our screens in 2013, causing controversy at the time, with Tully having a girlfriend on the outside. But nine years later, their relationship could not be more different, as Tully spoke to Rob McKnight about Drew's ultimate betrayal in the game.

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Rob's on the red carpet and things are getting loose!

Honestly, you will hear things you won't hear in other red carpet interviews... including the long-awaited meeting between Anthony Callea and Rob McKnight (google it).

• 00.38 - Rebekah Elmaloglou
• 3.19 - Stefan Dennis
• 5.07 - Anthony Callea and husband Tim Campbell
• 7.07 - Jennifer Keyte
• 8.24 - Joh Griggs
• 11.13 - Shaynna Blaze
• 12.58 - James Tobin
• 14.24 - Shelly Craft
• 17.42 - Claudia Karvan
• 18.58 - Tim McDonald
• 20.43 - Rowena Wallace
• 22.07 - Sarah Harris
• 25.42 - James Taylor - Head of SBS
• 26.40 - Hamish Blake and Brickman
• 28.49 - Sophie Monk
• 30.16 - Joel Creasey
• 31.25 - Leigh Sales
• 33.08 - Reggie and Estelle from Big Brother
• 37.12 - Tony Armstrong
• 39.18 - Lachie GIll (Winner of The Voice)
• 40.44 - Ada Nicodemou
• 42.39 - Tom Gleeson
• 45.56 - Patti & Lauren Newton
• 47.50 - Sonia Kruger
• 49.18 - Eddie McGuire
• 51.44 - Sam Mac
• 53.22 - Roger Corser
• 55.28 - Andy Lee

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Also, the Super Bowl was massive in the US and here in Australia...but was it reasonable?

Rob, Robbo, and Molk return talking all things TV trends, trials, and tribulations (and we tried a new thing...but more on that later).

The huge news was the affidavit from Lisa Wilkinson proving she was pushed from THE PROJECT as her court case with Channel 10 started today, and it should send shivers down the spine of every executive and every piece of on-air talent around. In short – it confirms you’re only one speech/op-ed away from “having the full support of the network” and getting dumped.

In the US a class action is being brought against Amazon for introduction of ads to their Prime Video service. Fair, or crocodile teas? Almost as bas as the Australian sports betting companies wanting to eek out some free to air spectrum to run their own TV channels so you can see the games they can take your money for 24/7.

Did you know the AACTAs were on over the weekend? The ratings said you (and the rest of Australia) didn’t watch...why is that?

In smaller news to round things out: THE LATEST shits to Perth to save Seven money, Piers Morgan continues to be irrelevant (though will probably make some money out of Google now), and the Super Bowl delivers massive ratings in the US (and Australia) for two big reasons.

Also, we finish out with another meaty TV BINGEBOX segment sure to set your PVRs and catch-up services groaning with (mostly) great choices.

It’s a brand new TV BLACKBOX podcast, back just in time to ensure we’re topically-adjacent.

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