The Feed (Australian TV series)
| Company type | Television program |
|---|---|
| Industry | News, Current affairs, Satire |
| Founded | May 20, 2013 |
| Headquarters | Australia |
Area served | Australia |
| Products | Television news and current affairs content |
| Website | www |
The Feed is an Australian television program focusing on news, current affairs, and satire, which was broadcast on SBS Viceland (previously SBS2) beginning 20 May 2013 until it transitioned exclusively to digital formats in May 2022.
Broadcast history
Developed under the guidance of former SBS Director of News and Current Affairs Paul Cutler, The Feed initially premiered as a concise 15-minute daily segment. Executive producer Nick Hayden led the production, with presenters such as Patrick Abboud, Marc Fennell, Jan Fran, and Andy Park contributing to the show. The program later extended its duration to a 30-minute daily slot, incorporating comprehensive reports, headline news, and satirical sketches. Several guest hosts appeared over time, including Lee Lin Chin, Dan Ilic, Kirsten Drysdale, Lawrence Leung, Michael Hing, and Mark Humphries. Andy Park departed in 2015 to join ABC's 7.30.
Throughout its run, co-presenters included Marc Fennell, Jan Fran, and Laura Murphy-Oates from NITV. In 2020, the series adjusted to a weekly schedule on SBS's primary channel, airing at 10:00 pm following established current affairs programs Insight and Dateline.
Faced with diminishing viewership numbers, SBS concluded the television broadcast of the series in June 2022 but maintained content production under The Feed brand for SBS On Demand and various social media outlets.
Awards
- The program received a Logie Award nomination in 2015 for Most Outstanding Public Affairs Report for the episode "Ice Towns".
- In 2016, Lee Lin Chin earned nominations for both Gold and Silver Logies for her contributions to this series and SBS World News.
- Producer Elise Potaka was honored with an Amnesty International Australia Media Award in 2017 for "Forced to Marry".
- Laura Murphy-Oates secured the Young Journalist of the Year Walkley Award in 2018.
- That same year, producer Una Butorac was recognized with the UN Day Media Award for the piece "Foul play: Are clubs killing community sport?".
- Jan Fran won a Walkley Award in 2019 for Best Commentary based on her "Frant" segments.
- In 2020, Marty Smiley, Jack Tullerners, and Pat Forrest received the Best Visual Storytelling Young Walkley Award; Ella Archibald-Binge attained the longform feature award for reporting on Australia's stolen wages scheme.