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Trump BANS Media From White House, Networks Fight Back | Nine's Upfront Fallout With Molk Donald Trump has banned CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House — and now other networks, including FOX, are boycotting the pool camera in solidarity. Rob breaks down the escalating war with the press, the launch of "Trump TV," and draws the line to Pauline Hanson's own history of banning outlets like the ABC and The Guardian. Plus, Steve Molk from TV Blackbox joins to unpack Channel 9's Upfront — the TODAY Show shake-up, the new shows, and what didn't make the cut. – Trump bans CNN, MSNOW & Politico from the White House – Networks boycott the pool camera in solidarity – Pauline Hanson's press ban parallel + One Nation/Channel 9 fallout – Nine's Upfront wrap with Steve Molk (TV Blackbox) #MediaMcKnight #Trump #WhiteHousePressBan #Channel9 #Upfront #PaulineHanson #AustralianMedia 📰 Media McKnight drops every Tuesday. Subscribe for more media analysis, interviews and opinion.
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ABC's Easter Cover-Up EXPOSED: The Texts They Didn't Want Found | Channel 10's Survivor Gamble | Why footage from parliament could soon be banned from social media | A lucklustre 70th birthday for TV Rob McKnight breaks down the biggest media stories of the week on Media McKnight. This week: Channel 10 gambles on a new timeslot for Australian Survivor 2027 as it goes head-to-head with the Australian Open and Married At First Sight. Plus, Media McKnight's exclusive FOI documents finally expose the ABC's Easter cover-up, including a text exchange between former News Director Justin Stevens and Head of Regional, Rural and Metro News Donna Field that proves the network changed its bulletin plans — and then lied about it. There's also outrage in Senate Estimates after the Defence department demanded censorship of committee footage, and a look at whether officials actually have a point about protecting witnesses on social media. And television turns 70 this week — so why doesn't the industry care? 🎯 Topics this week: Channel 10's Australian Survivor 2027 timeslot gamble EXCLUSIVE: ABC's Easter news cover-up — the texts that prove it Defence vs Senate Estimates: the fight over committee footage Television turns 70 — and no one's celebrating – Australian Survivor 2027 timeslot news – ABC Easter FOI cover-up exclusive – Defence footage censorship demand – TV turns 70 📰 Media McKnight drops every Tuesday. Subscribe for more media analysis, interviews and opinion. #MediaMcKnight #AustralianSurvivor #Channel10 #ABC #FOI #SenateEstimates #Defence #AustralianTV #TVTurns70 #MediaNews
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Metro radio ratings Survey 5 has landed, and Spencer Howson joins Rob McKnight to break down every capital city. KIIS Sydney breakfast keeps sliding since Kyle and Jackie O's exit, gold's Christian O'Connell is quietly holding both Sydney and Melbourne, 4BC's Jason Matthews posts a strong number, and 6PR delivers Perth's standout result for Tapped Radio. Plus: Tapped's traffic team gets axed in favour of the Australian Traffic Network, and a hint that change could be coming to ABC Brisbane breakfast.
00:00 – Survey 5 preview
00:42 – Sydney station shares
04:35 – Sydney breakfast numbers
06:41 – Melbourne station shares
07:59 – Melbourne breakfast numbers
10:31 – Tapped Media axes traffic team, outsources to ATN
14:14 – Brisbane station shares
15:25 – Brisbane breakfast — KIIS 973's slide continues
19:13 – Why did 4BC really dump Sophie & Dean?
23:45 – Adelaide station shares
24:17 – Adelaide breakfast numbers
25:50 – Perth station shares
26:53 – Perth breakfast — 6PR's big story
32:36 – Final thoughts: ABC Brisbane on notice, Tony Martin's sacking revisited
38:19 – Wrap
#RadioRatings #AustralianRadio #GfKSurvey5 #KIISFM #2GB #3AW #6PR #MediaMcKnight
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Seven's Bullying Tactics EXPOSED | ABC Caught Lying Over Secret Easter News Plan | Kyle Day 2 Verdict | Media McKnight Ep 54 Kyle Sandilands' day 2 was a big improvement — but the Mad Witches drama, an FOI inquiry that catches the ABC out in a lie about their secret Easter news plan, Amanda Rose's bombshell exit from Sunrise, and a growing Seven Network underpayment class action. Plus: where has all the local content gone on Australian TV? – Kyle Sandilands' Day 2 turnaround, Mayo's producing instincts, and the truth behind his Idol exit and the Mad Witches – Where did Australian TV go? A week of the TV guide shows how little local content survives primetime – Amanda Rose vs Sunrise: the exclusivity ultimatum, Seven's denial, and the Adero Law class action over underpayment claims – ABC's Easter news FOI saga: extension after extension, and the email trail exposing the spin 📰 Media McKnight drops every Tuesday. Subscribe for more media analysis, interviews and opinion. #MediaMcKnight #KyleSandilands #AustralianTV #Sunrise #Channel7 #ABC #FOI #AmandaRose #MediaNews
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Kyle Sandilands joins Rob McKnight for a wide-ranging chat ahead of the launch of his new streaming service, KSLive, this Monday.
Kyle reveals the new venture has already pulled in nearly $2 million in subscriptions before a single episode has aired — including a strange spike of signups out of the EU large enough that European tax authorities contacted his accountants to check the business was legitimate.
Rob puts it to Kyle directly: is he in denial about the collapse of his on-air partnership with Jackie O? Kyle admits he "just refused to believe it" even after seeing the paperwork, and opens up on what he says was a fifty-fifty relationship, the lawyers, the Zoom calls, and why he still says he'd "die for Jackie" despite it all.

Nearly $2 million in the bank before KSLive has even launched
EU tax authorities contact his accountants over a surge in overseas subscriptions
Admits he "refused to believe it" when told Jackie wanted to leave the show
Says he'd still "die for Jackie" despite the fallout
On staff taking down photos of him and Jackie — and why he put them back up
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