{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62a9df5d445c110012662d03/6adbf6f5f38f36c234609567?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Sarah Thornton and Amelia Fisk (Big Brother)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62a9df5d445c110012662d03/1792800455161-050fed1a-26a3-45d9-90f4-81babf7161e2.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Big Brother is back for 2026 — but who really controls television’s biggest live social experiment?</strong></p><p><br></p><p>In this TV Central: One on One podcast, Aaron Ryan goes behind the scenes with Sarah Thornton, Head of Unscripted at Paramount Australia, and Amelia Fisk, Director of Content at Endemol Shine Australia.</p><p><br></p><p>Sarah and Amelia reveal:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Why the 2026 housemates are being kept secret until viewers meet them on screen</li><li>How Paramount and Endemol Shine divide responsibility for the format</li><li>What the team learned from Big Brother’s 2025 return</li><li>How live nominations, live evictions, audience voting and the 24-hour stream will work</li><li>Why planned tasks can be abandoned when the real story inside the house is stronger</li><li>How the production balances an “unfiltered” experiment with moderation, compliance and duty of care</li><li>How the move to Screen Queensland Studios in Hemmant is creating 92 local opportunities</li><li>The one thing the producers will be watching most closely on premiere night</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Big Brother Australia</em> premieres Monday, 26 October at 7.30pm on 10. The series airs six nights a week, with live nominations, live evictions and 24-hour streaming on 10.</p><p><br></p><p>For the latest television news, streaming information, ratings, cinema reviews and podcasts, head to <a href=\"https://www.tvcentral.com.au/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TV Central</a>.</p>","author_name":"Aaron Ryan"}