# 🎬 MEDIA McKNIGHT | Tropfest Livestream FAIL | SCA CEO Axed | Nine’s Darwin Fire Sale | BAFTA Chaos

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Podcast: [McKnight Tonight & Media McKnight](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mcknight-tonight-media-mcknight-487884)
Published: 2026-02-25T22:31:31+00:00
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## Resource

Tropfest is back — but was the livestream a disaster? Southern Cross Media sacks its CEO hours before financial results. Nine sells Darwin for pocket change. And the BAFTAs are overshadowed by an ugly on-stage outburst. In this explosive episode of Media McKnight, Rob McKnight breaks down: 🎥 Why the Tropfest 2026 livestream failed to deliver as a television spectacle 📉 Southern Cross Media dumping CEO Jeff Howard amid falling profits 📺 Nine’s worrying revenue slide and the $500k sale of Darwin 🤖 The growing AI content licensing trend 🎭 The BAFTA Awards controversy involving activist John Davidson 🔥 Why Australian television needs bold ideas — not more “diminishing returns” With 30+ years in TV and radio, Rob gives you the insider analysis the industry won’t. 🔴 WATCH MEDIA McKNIGHT New episodes weekly. 📺 McKnight Tonight streams Monday, Wednesday & Thursday at 9pm (AEDT). 🎙 Media McKnight every Tuesday. Subscribe and hit the bell so you don’t miss out. #MediaMcKnight #Tropfest #AustralianTV #NineNetwork #SouthernCrossMedia #BAFTA #tvindustry Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/tv-blackbox . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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