{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/ed608b29-f161-4537-a1e2-ff7a9e7590c3/a6586003-1d0d-40de-953b-6985d165be46?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"S04E11 | Foxtel in trouble, Quotas out the window, and our NEIGHBOURS go back to work","description":"<p><strong>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.</strong></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode:</p><ul><li>05:33 - Foxtel slashes staff numbers</li><li>13:10 - Stan challenges Foxtel for their HBO deal</li><li>21:02 - The Australian Government intend to make Google and Facebook pay for news content</li><li>26:54 - Just when will Seven's new BIG BROTHER land on our screens?</li><li>35:35 - NEIGHBOURS go back to work</li><li>43:02 - Sarah lays down the latest <em>Hatches and Dispatches</em></li><li>46:15 - Brooky takes us on a deep dive into the Govt's media rescue package on this week's <em>Big Issue</em></li><li>1:01:53 - Benjamin opens up the <em>TV Blackvault</em> and out spills a whole bunch of the latest gossip</li><li><br></li></ul><p>Follow the <a href=\"https://twitter.com/TVBB_podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@TVBB_podcast</a> crew:</p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/jocasamento1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@jocasamento1</a></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/shrimptank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@shrimptank</a></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/viscountbrooky\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@viscountbrooky</a></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/BenjaminJNorris\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@BenjaminJNorris</a></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/SteveMolk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@SteveMolk</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Twitter: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/tv_blackbox\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://twitter.com/tv_blackbox</a></p><p>Find us on Facebook: <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/TVBlackbox/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://facebook.com/TVBlackbox/</a></p><p>Visit our website: <a href=\"https://tvblackbox.com.au/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://tvblackbox.com.au</a></p> <p>Support this show <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"payment\" href=\"http://supporter.acast.com/tv-blackbox\">http://supporter.acast.com/tv-blackbox</a>.</p> ","author_name":"Robert McKnight"}