The Feed was an Australian news, current affairs and satire television series that began airing on SBS Viceland on 20 May 2013 and continued through several series and with several changes of presenters.
| The Feed | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | News and satire program |
| Presented by | Marc Fennell Alice Matthews Alex Lee |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 9 |
| No. of episodes | 600 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Mike Clay |
| Producer | Una Butorac |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS |
| Release | 20 May 2013 – 28 June 2022 |
Broadcast history
editThe 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, Jan Fran, and Andy Park.[citation needed]
The series episodes were extended for following seasons to a full half-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,[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
The Feed was then co-hosted at various times by Marc Fennell,[4] Jan Fran, Laura Murphy-Oates (from NITV),[5] and others for some years.
In 2020 The Feed moved to a weekly format, and switched to the SBS main channel, airing at 10pm, and following veteran current affairs programs Insight at 8.30pm and Dateline at 9.30pm.[6]
In May 2022, SBS announced it would end the series due to declining audience figures, with its final episode airing on 28 June. Content under the Feed brand would continue to be made for SBS On Demand and social media.[7][8]
Awards
edit- In 2015, The Feed was nominated for a Logie Award in the Most Outstanding Public Affairs Report category for their story "Ice Towns".[9]
- In 2016, Lee Lin Chin was nominated for the Gold and Silver Logie Awards[10] for her work on the series and on SBS World News.[11]
- In 2017 producer Elise Potaka won an Amnesty International Australia Media Award for her story "Forced to Marry"[12]
- In July 2018 reporter Laura Murphy-Oates won the Young Journalist of the Year Walkley Award.[13]
- In November 2018 the UN Day Media Award was won by producer Una Butorac for her story "Foul play: Are clubs killing community sport?".[14]
- In 2019 Jan Fran won the 2019 Walkley Award for Best Commentary for her "Frant" segments.[15]
- In 2020 Marty Smiley, Jack Tullerners and Pat Forrest won the Best Visual Storytelling Young Walkley award for their feature on the Christian Democratic Party, while Ella Archibald-Binge was awarded the longform feature prize for her piece on Australia's stolen wages scheme.[16]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Moran, Robert (23 February 2020). "Viceland's The Feed graduates to SBS' main channel". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ Quinn, Karl (25 May 2022). "SBS dumps youth-focused current affairs show The Feed". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "SBS announces The Feed will become digital only". Mediaweek. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ 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".
- ^ "Winners of the 2017 Amnesty International Australia Media Awards announced". Amnesty International Australia. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "SBS journalist Laura Murphy-Oates claims three Walkley Award honours". SBS News. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "2018 UN Day Media Award WINNERS". UNAA Victoria. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Spotlight on: Jan Fran". The Walkley Foundation. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "The Feed picks up Young Journalist awards at mid-year Walkleys". The Feed. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.