S9 E22 (ft. Eddie McGuire) - You'll Never Get a Story Sitting on Your Couch

Special guest host Eddie McGuire replaces Hutchy on this week's show and joins Damo to discuss the always-changing landscape of the television and media industry, AFL broadcast rights, and where he positioned himself in the Channel 9 Olympics publicity shoot. In this episode: 1:34 - 30th anniversary of The Footy Show 4:02 - Evolving media sensitivities of the modern day 7:49 - What has happened to the press conference? 12:11 - The standard of umpiring 17:26 - A historical look at the TV networks and AFL broadcast rights 23:30 - What does the future of the TV industry look like? 32:22 - AFL on TV from 2025 onwards 37:56 - Frame Me In 41:43 - Eddie's position in Channel 9's Olympic photoshoot 43:38 - The treatment BT is getting from News Ltd Hosts: Craig Hutchison: twitter.com/craighutchy Damian Barrett: twitter.com/barrettdamian Follow and contact us: Twitter: twitter.com/SoundingBoardEp Facebook: facebook.com/SoundingBoardEp Email: [email protected] The Sounding Board is proudly supported by DrinkWise - if you're choosing to drink, choose to drink wise.