S03E09 Controversies, Court Action & Complaints

Summary: It's going to be a wild ride with a mega panel as media writer Stephen Brook joins us to share his opinions on the television industry. 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. On this episode: • ABC & News Corp launch legal action against the AFP • Questions raised over the legitimacy of 'The Voice' contestants Christchurch Terror tale • WIN TV axes local news • Aussie TV Show apologises for racist comments - but was it actually racist? • Amanda Keller takes aim at Tom Gleeson over his Gold Logie campaign • Sarah drops this week's HATCHES AND DISPATCHES. • The PROGRAMMING WRAP has some interesting insights from Molk • Dan delivers this week's BIG ISSUE: ITV bans all-male comedy writing teams • Rob, Dan, Sarah, Molk and Stephen share their current viewing obsessions. TV BlackBox is your weekly source of inside information across all facets of the Australian TV industry. Follow the @TVBB_podcast crew: @Rob_McKnight @DanMBennett @shrimptank @SteveMolk With special guest @ViscountBrooky Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tv_blackbox Find us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/TVBlackbox/ Visit our website: https://tvblackbox.com.au