During yesterday’s ABC Futurecast, it was a blast from the past that got the biggest reaction.
At the invite-only innovation event in Ultimo attended by high-ups from the ABC, other media companies including News Corp, tech companies like TikTok and Meta, media consulting companies, and one nosey Crikey reporter, there was one moment that got chins wagging, laughs muffled and furtive looks around the room to see how everyone else was reacting.
It wasn’t freshly appointed ABC chair Kim Williams’ gripe during an interview about reporting on his comments, saying that his recent “mark[ing] of the [ABC’s] public scorecard … in a private forum … was shared very liberally”, wedged before his gratuitous naming dropping of George (Lucas, obviously) and how the Star Wars creator had frequently invited Williams personally onto set.
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