SBS Proposes Zaky Mallah's Own Show

[icyfroth]

A written proposal for the SBS show The Feed, obtained by The Weekend Australian, had been drawn up and filming was scheduled to begin as early as this Wednesday.

SBS managing director Michael Ebeid last night confirmed that the proposal for the show with Mallah was being considered.

“There is a proposal floating around but no filming confirmed yet,” Mr Ebeid said. “And yes I am aware they are throwing around a few ideas.”

Filming of Mallah and his co-star Kim Vuga — who recently starred in SBS’s Go Back to Where You Came From — was due to begin next week.

Under the proposal, the two would have been taken to a mosque, Mallah’s parents’ house, the courthouse in Sydney’s west where a female genital mutilation trial is due to be held and — in the words of producer John MacFarlane — “a restaurant in the eastern suburbs (of Sydney) or inner west, home turf of Green party lefties.”

However Finance Minister Matthias Cormann told Sky News today that he had spoken to Mr Ebeid and “any suggestion there was ever any proposal for Zaky Mallah to have his own show is completely wrong”.

A proposal from a freelance journalist “had not gone through the proper editorial processes of SBS yet in any way, shape or form, so I am very confident based on the comments from SBS managing director Michael Ebeid that this will not go ahead in any way, shape or form,” Senator Cormann said

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SBS stirring up the public for ratings.

[myoclon1cjerk]

Apparently budget constraints mean that Zaky won't have his own show.Negotiations are still underway however for a Tonight Show hosted by Chuck Manson.

[i-need-a-martini]

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@icyfroth wrote:

There was a written proposal. It was under consideration.

That on it's own give reason for concern. That it could even be considered. Obviously wiser heads have come and knocked it on the head. For now.

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Oh come on icy, you know better than that.

I could write a proposal for any garbage and submit it to a producer of any  TV show of any station. They probably get 100s every day. It turns out it was never "under consideration". In fact it had never even made it to first base.

But regardless, by 2.30pm all the news outlets (including The Australian) were publishing the real story and it was clear that The Weekender had misquoted SBS sources.

And it's also clear how wrong the story was - filming was supposed to start Wednesday?? And yet that blonde chick (the right winged nutcase who was supposed to be his 'co-star') says that she had told 'them' that "it was wrong" and "she wasn't interested". Who were they going to film with then? The whole story makes no sense.

[icyfroth]

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@tezza2844 wrote:

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@i-need-a-martini wrote:

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@djlukjilly wrote:

Didn't SBS learn anything from the Q&A insult?

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Did you not read my comment above before displaying your gullibility?

A freelancer comes up with an idea for a segment on The Feed (not even a whole show) that he is going to put to SBS but doesn't even get to the point of pitching it to the execs before one of the participants runs to News Corp to 'dob' SBS in.

And suddenly the news headline is "SBS to give terrorist own show" appears which gets picked up the The Australian.

The Weekender backtracked pretty quickly when they realised the truth.

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There are some people who can be fooled some of the time,

there are a lot of people that can be fooled a lot of the time

 then there are the people who can be fooled all of the time

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Then there are ppl who are just fools

[icyfroth]

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@i-need-a-martini wrote:

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@icyfroth wrote:

There was a written proposal. It was under consideration.

That on it's own give reason for concern. That it could even be considered. Obviously wiser heads have come and knocked it on the head. For now.

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Oh come on icy, you know better than that.

I could write a proposal for any garbage and submit it to a producer of any  TV show of any station. They probably get 100s every day. It turns out it was never "under consideration". In fact it had never even made it to first base.

But regardless, by 2.30pm all the news outlets (including The Australian) were publishing the real story and it was clear that The Weekender had misquoted SBS sources.

And it's also clear how wrong the story was - filming was supposed to start Wednesday?? And yet that blonde chick (the right winged nutcase who was supposed to be his 'co-star') says that she had told 'them' that "it was wrong" and "she wasn't interested". Who were they going to film with then? The whole story makes no sense.

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I believe it's called "testing the waters". 

Denials are easily made.

And who wouldn't switch on to that show if it were actually made? I know I would.

[moonflyte]

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@icyfroth wrote:

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

SBS PROPOSES ZAKY MALLAH'S OWN SHOW.

A FREELANCE JOURNALIST PROPOSES TO SBS. A SHOW FEATURING ZAKY MALLAH - THE PROPOSAL IS ULTIMATELY NOT TAKEN UP

Spot the difference.

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A FREELANCE JOURNALIST PROPOSES TO SBS. A SHOW FEATURING ZAKY MALLAH - THE PROPOSAL IS ULTIMATELY NOT TAKEN UP

but  was under consideration.

Spot the difference.

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100% Correct icy and the Re tweeting bom covering tweets from SBS  are ludicrous but taken as genuine by some on here to score a cheap point and take the opportunity to insult a members post.

It was under consideration, they tried to go under the radar so as to get it on air.

[moonflyte]

I agree, but it's OK to insult by calling Ms Vuka a right winged nut case but all silent on Malak?  or is he the darling of the left like Assange and Hicks

[tezza2844]

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@icyfroth wrote:

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@tezza2844 wrote:

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@i-need-a-martini wrote:

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@djlukjilly wrote:

Didn't SBS learn anything from the Q&A insult?

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Did you not read my comment above before displaying your gullibility?

A freelancer comes up with an idea for a segment on The Feed (not even a whole show) that he is going to put to SBS but doesn't even get to the point of pitching it to the execs before one of the participants runs to News Corp to 'dob' SBS in.

And suddenly the news headline is "SBS to give terrorist own show" appears which gets picked up the The Australian.

The Weekender backtracked pretty quickly when they realised the truth.

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There are some people who can be fooled some of the time,

there are a lot of people that can be fooled a lot of the time

 then there are the people who can be fooled all of the time

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Then there are ppl who are just fools

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I thought I'd never see the day when you admitted to this.

[underbat]

Hello, all. Just want to remind you that interpersonal dispute is not allowed. Friendiness is very important. Thanks.

[icyfroth]

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@i-need-a-martini wrote:

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@icyfroth wrote:

There was a written proposal. It was under consideration.

That on it's own give reason for concern. That it could even be considered. Obviously wiser heads have come and knocked it on the head. For now.

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Oh come on icy, you know better than that.

I could write a proposal for any garbage and submit it to a producer of any  TV show of any station. They probably get 100s every day. It turns out it was never "under consideration". In fact it had never even made it to first base.

But regardless, by 2.30pm all the news outlets (including The Australian) were publishing the real story and it was clear that The Weekender had misquoted SBS sources.

And it's also clear how wrong the story was - filming was supposed to start Wednesday?? And yet that blonde chick (the right winged nutcase who was supposed to be his 'co-star') says that she had told 'them' that "it was wrong" and "she wasn't interested". Who were they going to film with then? The whole story makes no sense.

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Sorry, I forgot the Australian is subscriber only. Here are the bits that make it clear that it was under consideration:

Earlier this year SBS was the focus of controversy over its documentary Struggle Street, which was made by a freelance team. Its critics accused it of “poverty porn” while its supporters said it highlighted those struggling to make ends meet.

Planning for the show has been surrounded by intrigue. When Ms Vuga asked whether Mr Ebeid knew of the proposal to use ­Mallah, MacFarlane replied: “The only thing I should say, Kim, is keep this under wraps because we want to make it happen — we’d rather just get it on TV without him (Mr Ebeid) finding out.”

MacFarlane added: “He’ll know eventually.”

A freelance producer, MacFarlane said of the program’s executive producer, Nick Hayden: “He’s willing to kind of like put his neck on the line and just approve it now, so it’s all kind of ready to go, which is amazing.”

MacFarlane added: “It’s the executive producer’s call, (his view is) I’m willing to back this. If there is trouble it’s not going to be me, it’s going to be him. I feel pretty safe.” He said SBS was prepared to pay Mallah to appear on the ­program.

In a written proposal for the show, obtained by The Weekend Australian, MacFarlane suggested SBS would film at “Zaky’s parents house”, “a restaurant in the eastern suburbs (of Sydney) or inner west, home turf of Green party lefties” and a “Cronulla cafe”.

Cronulla is the scene of the 2005 race riot in which mobs ­attacked Muslim youths.

MacFarlane first discussed the idea for the show with Ms Vuga some weeks ago. Of Mallah, Macfarlane said: “The Q&A thing, when you watch him, he seems like a bit of a drop-kick but he’s pretty sharp … He (Mallah) wants to be a media figure.”

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Perfect timing for a sensationalist piece on Islam.

Oh and...why do you think a high-up pollie like the Finance Minister, Mr Cormann would have become involved if it was just a runaway piece from the overzealous media?

[debra9275]

I haven't read it all, but here is a statement from Mathias Corman and Malcolm Turnbull

http://m.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/sbs-denies-reports-of-zaky-mallah-tv-show-20150815-gi...

SBS has denied reports that convicted criminal Zaky Mallah is being given his own show.

In a statement, the network said a freelance journalist pitched the idea to The Feed, SBS's youth news and current affairs program. The suggestion was that Mallah, whose appearance on ABC's Q&A program caused a political storm, could be involved in a story segment.

In a Tweet, SBS managing director Michael Ebeid said the reports were "rubbish". "I never said SBS was considering giving Mallah his own show," he said.

The Abbott Government also hosed down the reports. Finance Minister Mathias Cormann told Sky News on Saturday he was confident the proposal would not go ahead.

Mr Cormann said he and Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull spoke with SBS managing director Michael Ebeid on Saturday morning.

"Any suggestion there was ever any proposal for this convicted criminal and terrorist sympathiser to have his own show is completely wrong," he said.

who would want to watch something like that anyway??   I certainly wouldn't bother