The Feed (Australian TV series)
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| The Feed | |
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| Genre | News and satire program |
| Created by | Nick Hayden |
| Presented by |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 586 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lanneke Hargreaves |
| Producer | Mike Clay |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS Viceland |
| Release | 20 May 2013 – present |
The Feed is an Australian news, current affairs, and satire television series[1] that began airing on SBS Viceland on 20 May 2013 and plays Monday to Thursday evenings at 7.30pm.[2] A compilation show airs every Friday as the "Friday Feed" in the same timeslot of 7.30pm. It is currently presented by Marc Fennell and Jeanette Francis (Jan Fran), with reporting by Patrick Abboud and Laura Murphy-Oates, and satire from Mark Humphries and Michael Hing.[3]
Broadcast history
The Feed was created by producers Nick Hayden and Lanneke Hargreaves and season one began airing in 2013 with presenters Patrick Abboud,[4] Marc Fennell, Jeanette Francis and Andy Park with 15 minute episodes for the first year. The series episodes were extended for following seasons to a full half an hour segment,[5] with a mix of in-depth features, news headlines and comedy skits. Several guests presenters have appeared on The Feed including Lee Lin Chin,[6] Dan Ilic, Kirsten Drysdale, Lawrence Leung, Good Game's Michael Hing, Mark Humphries,[7] and others. Chris Leben serves as the head comedy writer for the series and is a co-creator on their comedy pilot, The Weekend Shift.[8] In 2015, Andy Park departed the show to become a reporter on ABC's 7.30 current affairs show. As of 2016, The Feed has been co-hosted on air by Marc Fennell[9] and Jeanette Francis. As of 2016 they have been joined by Laura Murphy-Oates from NITV.[10]
Awards
In 2015, The Feed was nominated for a Logie Award in the Most Outstanding Public Affairs Report category for their story "Ice Towns".[11] In 2016, Lee Lin Chin was nominated for the Gold and Silver Logie Awards[12] for her work on the series and on SBS World News.[13]
References
- ^ The Feed, 20 May 2013, retrieved 9 June 2016
- ^ "Latest News | TV | Weird News | The Feed | SBS". News. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "Marc Fennell". Marc Fennell. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Lee Lin Chin denies she was drunkenly carried from Logies after party". Mail Online. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "Mark Humphries". IMDb. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "24 Hours With... Chris Leben, head comedy writer for The Feed on SBS - Mumbrella". Mumbrella. 6 May 2016. 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".
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