In 2020, The Feed will join SBS from SBS VICELAND in a new studio format focused on issues-based reporting and presented by Australia’s most diverse television current affairs team.
Presented by Marc Fennell, Alice Matthews and Alex Lee , the multi Walkley Award-winning program will continue to break new ground with its compelling mix of current affairs and comedy, interviews and investigations.
Episode 1 – Feb 25th at 10pm: Squatting in Empty Homes
Squatting in empty homes: are they freeloaders scamming the system or victims of a housing market run red hot? Enter the world of illegal squatting. Plus: the Black Eyed Peas take Marc Fennell through their wild, unexpected journey of becoming one of the biggest, most influential music groups in history.
Such a nasty human considering all the stuff he’s said about others that went on the air during his career. Now someone says something a little OTT about him and he whinges about it being unfair
SBS has just filed its defence, denying the meanings claimed by Jones’ lawyers and pleading honest opinion; a truth defence; that other meanings in the broadcast which were more damaging to Jones are true; and finally that Jones’ reputation is so bad he couldn’t be damaged by SBS’ broadcast.
SBS also denied the meanings claimed by Jones, pleaded the defence of honest opinion, and asserted that Jones’ reputation was already so bad it could not be damaged by the broadcast.
A statement issued by Jones’ lawyers, Gillis Delaney, on Thursday, said the veteran broadcaster was pleased to announce the proceedings had resolved by agreement on a number of terms, including that the segment is permanently taken down, “avoiding the need for the delay and costs of any final hearing.”
The Feed takes a deep dive into the murky world of social media influencers. In a wild experiment, journalist Calliste Weitenberg and producer Elise Potaka build a fake influencer persona to see if they can cash in on what’s now a $15 billion dollar industry. Documenting the process over six months, the series examines the rise of a new frontier in advertising, where influencers are paid or given contra to spruik products. Everyone is out to make a buck, but at what cost?
