The focus has firmly been on the network’s Spotlight program (and its incredible expense bill). But it seems savings are being made elsewhere.
spend thousands of dollars on a corporate credit card, allegedly on sex workers, and not get fired?, turned up to a Federal Court in Sydney this past week armed with receipts, text messages, and an undercurrent of white-hot anger at his former colleagues., Auerbach detailed a drunken night out with Lehrmann in November 2022 that resulted in thousands – more than $10,000, he reckons – being spent using Seven’s card.In most workplaces, that’d be grounds for instant dismissal.
Over the past few days, there has been no shortage of current and former Seven journalists and producers willing to share their own tales of not even being able to get a coffee on the company dime. These are hard times, after all. Three of Seven’s C-suite executives flew economy class this week. There is a $60 million cost-cutting drive in progress, and many Seven employees have quietly been made redundant over the past six months.insisted that Pell was still on Seven’s books. “There is no change with Michael. He is employed by Seven,” he said.
But no more! Pell is officially out, as per two Seven insiders – and has been for some time. His social media accounts still list him as Seven’s senior vice president of entertainment content, North America, or something, but he is no longer working for the network. Not that it’s something Seven or Pell appear willing to confirm on the record. For about two weeks, we’ve been asking Shoebridge whether Pell is still employed by the network. There has been no response.
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