Channel 10 organises speed dating event for its employees

Channel 10 recently organized a speed dating event for its employees.

According to an email sent to TV station staff, the event took place on May 18 between 3 and 4 p.m.

While the TV station said the “spark speed dating” event was a good way for colleagues to get to know each other, it added that it wouldn’t stand in the way of love “blossoming” between staff .

The email read: ‘Just a friendly reminder this morning, if you would like to attend the Spark Speed ​​​​​​Dating event, please register before today closes.

‘And to answer the most frequently asked question: this event is a way to get to know your colleagues.

“But if love should blossom, who are we to stand in the way?”

It added: “Have you ever walked past a colleague and thought, ‘Who is that?’ Everyone walked through a department you didn’t even know existed?

“Are you just looking for an excuse to talk to Gareth Tomlin?

According to an email sent to TV station staff, the event took place on May 18 between 3 and 4 p.m.

‘Join Spark Speed ​​Dating! An opportunity to make some new connections and catch up with established contacts.’

However, in a public LinkedIn post, Channel 10’s parent company, Paramount, said it was a networking event.

The message read: “Forget about speed dating. Here at Paramount it’s all about Speed ​​Networking!

“As part of our recent internal Global Spark Summit, designed to equip, inspire and engage our employees around the world, Paramount ANZ held a Speed ​​Networking event where employees from a number of different departments took time to get to know their colleagues and make new connections.

“With only four minutes for each introduction, these Paramount staffers worked quickly to form unbreakable bonds and lifelong friendships with their new hires!”

However, in a public LinkedIn post, Channel 10’s parent company, Paramount, said it was a networking event

Photos of colleagues at the event were also posted to LinkedIn with banners reading “Spark Speed ​​Dating” in the background.

Daily Mail Australia has contacted Channel 10 for comment.

This comes after reports in June last year that the network boss promised to steer Channel 10’s programming in a more ‘awake’ direction to take advantage of its younger audience.

The network’s head of sales, Rod Prosser, said in a meeting with advertisers that Ten’s upcoming series of shows would prioritize “social justice, equality and inclusion” to meet the expectations of its “targeted” consumers, reported RT .

Although Channel 10 has a much smaller audience than its commercial rivals, Mr Prosser said its viewers are still valuable to brands because they have ‘more income’ and are ‘more socially progressive’ compared to Australians who watch Nine and Seven.

Channel 10 stayed true to its strategy of appealing to social justice-minded viewers last July by replacing Australian town names with traditional Aboriginal names in weather bulletins.

The network removed colonial place names in a Sunday night forecast to mark the start of NAIDOC week — a national event that celebrates the history and culture of indigenous peoples.

This comes after reports last June that the network boss promised to steer Channel 10’s programming in a more ‘awake’ direction to take advantage of its younger audience

Traditional names for cities across the country were changed on a map during the forecast and by weather presenter Amanda Jason.

“We are acutely aware of our ability to influence culture, which raises a number of questions about our responsibility,” Mr Prosser said.

How can we better promote and deploy social justice, equality and inclusion? How can we represent all Australians and their stories? How can we raise the conversation and not lower the bar? These are questions of integrity and integrity is important to us.’

While this “socially progressive” pitch may attract some like-minded brands, it was reported that industry insiders feared that a shift to the left could negatively impact 10 company results, as “waking up” can often lead to “bankruptcy.” go into the company. world.

Traditional names for cities across the country were changed on a map during the forecast and by weather presenter Amanda Jason