S04E13 | Goodbye Pete Evans, Hello Big Brother, and A chat with Peter Helliar

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05/05/20 • 56 min

We're a day late but not a dollar short!

There is so much to talk about in this edition of the podcast we almost have to race through the topics to fit everything in!

Each week the TV Blackbox team take you behind the scenes, wade through the PR spin and launch into the reality that is the Australian television business.

In this episode:

5.13 - Seven refuses to stand by Pete Evans
8.45 - Is TV WEEK set for the chopping block?
12.49 - The 4 four contestants of BIG BROTHER revealed!
17.23 - Does the ABC need more funding or is there still fat to be trimmed?
22.40 - FOXTEL announces a big new partnership
26.49 - Hatches & Dispatches
31.20 - Programming Wrap (10 beats 7, ABC News Breakfast beats TODAY)
41.41 - Peter Helliar interview
54.30 - TV Blackvault

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We're a day late but not a dollar short!

There is so much to talk about in this edition of the podcast we almost have to race through the topics to fit everything in!

Each week the TV Blackbox team take you behind the scenes, wade through the PR spin and launch into the reality that is the Australian television business.

In this episode:

5.13 - Seven refuses to stand by Pete Evans
8.45 - Is TV WEEK set for the chopping block?
12.49 - The 4 four contestants of BIG BROTHER revealed!
17.23 - Does the ABC need more funding or is there still fat to be trimmed?
22.40 - FOXTEL announces a big new partnership
26.49 - Hatches & Dispatches
31.20 - Programming Wrap (10 beats 7, ABC News Breakfast beats TODAY)
41.41 - Peter Helliar interview
54.30 - TV Blackvault

Follow the @TVBB_podcast crew:

Find us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/TVBlackbox/

Visit our website: https://tvblackbox.com.au

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/tv-blackbox.

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Previous Episode

S04E12 | Big Exclusives, big launches, & big trouble

The gang's all here for another rip-roaring edition of the TV Blackbox podcast.

And while things might seem quiet it turns out there's more going on in the world of television than you might expect!

Each week the TV Blackbox team take you behind the scenes, wade through the PR spin and launch into the reality that is the Australian television business.

In this episode:

3.43 - EXCLUSIVE | Celebrity Gogglebox
6.11 - Pete Evans cops a huge fine
11.13 - The excitement is building for the new series of BIG BROTHER as Seven launches its most telling promo yet
19.15 - FOXTEL launches 'Binge'... but will consumers buy it?
23.08 - ABC throwing money at the production sector
26.22 - The ABC leaked e-mail making news
28.33 - Hatches & Dispatches
30.54 - The Big Issue
45.40 - TV Blackvault

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Next Episode

S04E13 | Seven stirs the pot, Nine's leadership rumours & 10's big sell

It's a weird week in the television world with lay-offs, leadership rumours and the such... but there is some good news for the industry too!

People are going back to work! The Block is filming, Neighbours is back, MasterChef Australia is pushing on, and production companies around the world are looking again at Australia as an opportunity to get filming again... but should they?

Each week the TV Blackbox team take you behind the scenes, wade through the PR spin and launch into the reality that is the Australian television business.

In this episode:

3.40 - Is Hugh Marks on the way out?
10.53 - Both Seven & Nine lay off staff
20.24 - The deal that could just save FOXTEL
24.24 - Aussie productions leading the way worldwide amid the COVID-19 crisis... and that could bring more productions to Australia
27.55 - Hatches & Dispatches
32.50 - Molk breaks down 10's big sizzle reel and pitch to advertisers
42.00 - Ben opens the TV Blackvault

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