{"podcast":{"title":"McKnight Tonight & Media McKnight","slug":"mcknight-tonight-media-mcknight-487884","podcast_index_feed_id":487884,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/ed608b29-f161-4537-a1e2-ff7a9e7590c3","website_url":"https://tvblackbox.com.au/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/610bd83274807530e0971fff/1752364482468-6e26c436-7e4d-4506-94ad-2fb6213400c9.jpeg","author":"Robert McKnight","episode_count":303,"summary":"McKnight Tonight brings you a hot take on news events every Monday, Wednesday & Thursday at 9pm AEST at youtube.com/@mcknighttonight . Media McKnight delvs into the world of media every Tuesday night at 9pm AEST. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/tv-blackbox . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T22:19:52.576793+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mcknight-tonight-media-mcknight-487884"},"episode":{"title":"MAFS producer reveals the truth about the 'villain' edit | Media McKnight","slug":"mafs-producer-reveals-the-truth-about-the-villain-edit-media-mcknight","published_at":"2026-02-10T20:40:43+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mcknight-tonight-media-mcknight-487884/mafs-producer-reveals-the-truth-about-the-villain-edit-media-mcknight","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mcknight-tonight-media-mcknight-487884","url":"https://shows.acast.com/tv-blackbox/episodes/mafs-producer-reveals-the-truth-about-the-villain-edit-media","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/tv-blackbox/e/698b97ccd4ce946316022306/media.mp3","summary":"A new season of Married at First Sight is delivering huge ratings for Nine — but with success comes renewed scrutiny. In this episode of Media McKnight, Rob McKnight examines the reality behind reality TV, drawing on a detailed conversation with former MAFS post-producer Alex Fennell. Also in this edition: - Nine pays to interview the Bondi hero - but will they get value for money? - Why podcasts need to evolve with new trends - The Nightly under fire over sexist headline - A reporter and camo have a bust-up caught on tape - We look at the Future of Television as the medium turns 100 - AM radio under the spotlight in a new podcast - Stop the whining - a weather presenter misses out on a gig and it makes news #MediaMcKnight #MAFS #MarriedAtFirstSight #AustralianTV #RealityTV #TVRatings #VillainEdit #NineNetwork #AusMedia Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/tv-blackbox . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"A new season of Married at First Sight is delivering huge ratings for Nine — but with success comes renewed scrutiny. In this episode of Media McKnight, R…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1820,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mcknight-tonight-media-mcknight-487884/episodes/mafs-producer-reveals-the-truth-about-the-villain-edit-media-mcknight/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mcknight-tonight-media-mcknight-487884/mafs-producer-reveals-the-truth-about-the-villain-edit-media-mcknight.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}