S05E15 Are Wednesday’s the new Thursday’s?

More job losses in the industry and more ethical questions raised about the conduct of two national broadcasters. Australian television is never dull, that’s for sure. It’s been a week where WIN has announced the axing of 6 local bulletins and the ABC has fired back at its critics as one of its reports attacks the credibility of a senior media professional. On the ratings front we’ve seen a unique situation develop that’s never been seen before. In this episode:·     3.23 – WIN TV axes 6 local news services·     8.28 – Amazon Prime Video invests in Australian content – but is it as good as it seems?·     12.41 – The BBC deals with the fallout of the investigation into unethical tactics used by journalist Martin Bashir·     19.21 – The ABC goes into attack mode over allegations of unethical journalism·     31.20 – Ratings debrief WEEK 21·     39.29 – Hatches and Dispatches·     41.44 – INTERVIEW: Lincoln Lewis·     52.38 – TV Bingebox Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/tv-blackbox. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/tv-blackbox. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.