Documents obtained by Guardian Australia on the agreement between Seven and immigration department reveal what the network gives up for access
• Read the agreement between Australian Border Force and Channel Seven Australian Border Force and immigration department officials occupy the final say over one of Australia’s most popular reality television shows and can expend any footage from the show for their own purposes for free.
For years the program Border Security: Australia’s Frontline has been one of the top-rating shows on television. The reality TV show follows customs and immigration officers on the frontline of border security as they defend the country against such perils as improperly packaged cashews, stowaway carrots and the occasional drug smuggler. It’s now up to 11 seasons and has a spinoff in Canada. Related: Border force strikes at Australia's airports cause 90-minute delays Related: US transgender activist 'pressured to seem on airport reality TV show' Related: Australia's treatment of asylum seekers was bound to lead to something like Border Force | Richard Flanagan Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com