S04E11 | Foxtel in trouble, Quotas out the window, and our NEIGHBOURS go back to work

Published: April 22, 2020, 5:04 a.m.

Rob's away so the mice kick it it into a whole other gear and land somewhere in the middle of a debacle. Oh well.

This week Molk's in charge, and he's joined by the usual list of rogues in Sarah Monahan, Benjamin Norris and Stephen Brook, with Jo Casamento added for good measure.


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:

  • 05:33 - Foxtel slashes staff numbers
  • 13:10 - Stan challenges Foxtel for their HBO deal
  • 21:02 - The Australian Government intend to make Google and Facebook pay for news content
  • 26:54 - Just when will Seven's new BIG BROTHER land on our screens?
  • 35:35 - NEIGHBOURS go back to work
  • 43:02 - Sarah lays down the latest Hatches and Dispatches
  • 46:15 - Brooky takes us on a deep dive into the Govt's media rescue package on this week's Big Issue
  • 1:01:53 - Benjamin opens up the TV Blackvault and out spills a whole bunch of the latest gossip

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