“Zero stars!” The Feed slams Margaret Pomeranz over SBS campaign.
SBS show hits back at former presenter campaigning to "save SBS" as it faces grim cuts.
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SBS 2 news programme The Feed has taken direct aim at Margaret Pomeranz, Quentin Dempster and the Save our SBS lobby.
After the Senate rejected a proposal to increase primetime advertising, the broadcaster is now assessing cuts and jobs to make up a $28.5m hole.
In campaigning against the move, ex-SBS presenter Margaret Pomeranz and Dempster led a petition of 62,000 signatures against the changes. Pomeranz questioned the broadcaster’s spend of $50m in current ad revenue, a big increase from the $10m it received when she worked there from 1986 until 2004.
But The Feed presenter Marc Fennell hit back at those claiming to want to “save” SBS and highlighted 2015 realities.
“Firstly it’s called inflation. Secondly I’m not sure I particularly want to take advice from a TV presenter who’s never run a company before,” he said.
“Sure, Margaret has had a long TV career spanning many decades and is financially set.
“But the staff of SBS -today- aren’t. And we’re the ones who’ll have to pay.”
Pomeranz and Dempster featured heavily in last night’s ‘Douche of the Week’ segment.
“Thanks, Margaret! Zero stars.”
Ouch.
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16 Responses
The fact remains Tony Abbott lied to the Australian people .he said no cuts to SBS and no cuts to ABC .thats a fact .another broken promise prime minister. I would rather more adds and keep original content than no adds and no local content If the govt is going to renege on its promise and cut funding.
And a huge thank you to Margaret & Quentin!
I would prefer to listen to what Margaret Pomaranz had to say, then what “youngling” Marc Fennell says. It is called respect.
I’ve got a lot of respect for both. It’s just in this case I agree with Fennell’s pos’n and disagree with Pomeranz’s.
SBS should probably do with SBS2 what the ABC is doing with ABC2 and drop all original programming. It’s not worth it for the money they’re spending on the Feed. Not enough eyeballs.
It’s $28.5m over a 4 year funding deal.
So Pomeranz and Dempter should be able to use their positions to promote their political agenda and nobody can criticise them?
He does have a point tho’. Yet again in this so-called democracy of ours, the wishes of the majority of people are being ignored.
What majority? I think the majority of viewers want no ads at all.
But that’s just my guess!
Well, of course most people would say that they wanted no ads on any network ever but they’d still want to see fantastic programs that presumably would be bought with generous govt funding or cowrie shells or something. However, when asked whether they preferred there to be a few minutes more advertising in primetime (and less at other times) or for SBS to spend less on programs, the majority (72%, I think) picked more ads in primetime.
I’d rather the government keep their “no cuts to SBS” promises instead of opening the floodgates to more ads on SBS.
‘To take advice from a TV presenter who’s never run a company before’ … I think if the Feed did its research it would find that the Pomeranz family have run a quite successful business for more than 50 years. also credited as Australian Cinema pioneers… what bloody cheek that idiot Fennel has
And my second cousin once ran a Milk Bar. What on earth does someone’s family have to do with anything? The point they’re making is she’s not particularly qualified to talk about funding models.
He does make a good point. However I don’t think that trash talking TV royalty is the best way to go about making it.
Why does he have to dump on SBS’s legacy to make his point? Disrespectful.
Criticised by that august organ ‘The Feed’?-what a joke!
SBS2 what a waste of space, seriously, cut SBS2 and there is the money saved!