S05E03 Have we just witnessed the death of television‪?‬ TV Blackbox & McKnight Tonight

There’s been good news and bad news in the world of TV this week.
 
THE GOOD:
Seven has posted a profit despite a soft advertising market, 10 has been given millions of dollars by the Government and Beau Ryan is apparently making mega-bucks
 
THE BAD:
TV ratings are dire despite the fact the official ratings survey has just begun, a TV producer is on indefinite leave and does anyone actually understand the News Media bargaining code?
 
In this episode:
·     2.04 – Did we just witness the death of free-to-air TV?
·     8.45 – Serious charges laid against a TODAY show producer
·     14.47 – Beau Ryan’s massive payday at Channel 10 – Fact or fiction?
·     23.18 – Some good news as Seven announces profits for the second half od 2020
·     26.05 – A new twist in the News Media Bargaining code
·     Australian Survivor gets a bucketload of money from the Australian Government for shooting in Australia… even though they were going to shoot in Australia anyway
·     39.11 – Hatches & Dispatches
·     41.20 – Singer Normie Rowe reveals how PTSD played its part in that infamous fight with Ron Casey on the Midday Show
·     46.40 – TV Bingebox
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