The Feed (Australian TV series)
The Feed is an Australian news, current affairs, and satire television series that began airing on SBS Viceland on 20 May 2013 and has continued through several series and with several changes of presenters.
| The Feed | |
|---|---|
| Genre | News and satire program |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 586 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Mike Clay |
| Producer(s) | Claire Aird |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | SBS Viceland |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) 16:9 |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 20 May 2013 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Broadcast history
The Feed was created by SBS former Director of News and Current Affairs Paul Cutler who enlisted pop-culture journalist Patrick Abboud to help assemble a crew to produce a 15-minute daily show. Nick Hayden first executive producer when season one began airing in 2013, with presenters Patrick Abboud,[1] Marc Fennell, Jeanette Francis ("Jan Fran") and Andy Park.
The series episodes were extended for following seasons to a full half an hour segment daily,[2] with a mix of in-depth features, news headlines and comedy skits. Several guests presenters have appeared on The Feed including Lee Lin Chin, Dan Ilic, Kirsten Drysdale, Lawrence Leung, Good Game's Michael Hing, Mark Humphries,[3] and others. In 2015, Andy Park departed the show to become a reporter on ABC's 7.30 current affairs show.
Since then, The Feed has been co-hosted at various times by Marc Fennell,[4] Jan Fran, Laura Murphy-Oates (from NITV)[5] and others. As of 2019 it occupies an hour-long weekly slot.
Awards
In 2015, The Feed was nominated for a Logie Award in the Most Outstanding Public Affairs Report category for their story "Ice Towns".[6] In 2016, Lee Lin Chin was nominated for the Gold and Silver Logie Awards[7] for her work on the series and on SBS World News.[8]
References
- "Patrick Abboud's new chapter". www.starobserver.com.au. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- "TV previews, Monday February 8". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- "Mark Humphries". IMDb. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- "Someone's Chronicling The Outfits Marc Fennell Wears On The Feed". Pedestrian.TV. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- "SBS Viceland releases programming slate - AdNews". Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- The Feed, 20 May 2013, retrieved 9 June 2016
- "Logies 2016: Waleed Aly and Lee Lin Chin are ruffling feathers because they don't follow the rules". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- "Lee Lin Chin's 10-year-old date to the Logies said he was a winner on night of nights".