Inside Business

For the business newspaper based in the United States, see Inside Business (newspaper).

Inside Business
GenreBusiness and finance news
Presented byAlan Kohler
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons12
No. of episodes477
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkABC1
Release4 August 2002 (2002-08-04) –
1 December 2013 (2013-12-01)
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Inside Business is an Australian television program that was broadcast on ABC1. Making its debut on 4 August 2002,[1] it presented analysis of the financial world, including the Australian share market, business activities and the broader economy. The program aired at 9:30 am on Sunday mornings following Insiders, and was hosted by Alan Kohler. He also conducted interviews with members of the business community, profiled emerging businesses and entrepreneurs, and often presented his own commentary at the end of the program. Neheda Barakat was the show's founding executive producer between June 2002 and June 2004.[2] The show switched from reporting to a talk show format similar to Insiders on 5 February 2012.[3]

The show was criticized by fellow ABC network program Media Watch for providing uncritical promotion of a floral company on its profile segment, a claim which the program denied.[4] The issue is particularly pertinent as the ABC network carries no advertising. The show was also repeated on weekday mornings at 8:00 am on ABC2

The show was cancelled by the ABC as from the end of the 2013 season, after Kohler announced his retirement from the show due to his wish to lessen his workload.[5][6]

  1. ^ "1, 2, 3 from ABC". Gold Coast Bulletin. 2 July 2002. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  2. ^ O'Connor, Angela (22 February 2005). "ABC boss bullied me: producer". The Age. ProQuest 363693192. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  3. ^ Brook, Stephen (30 January 2012). "ABC staff fear switch for business program". The Australian. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  4. ^ "ABC Paints A Very Rosy Picture". Media Watch. Episode 2007:02. 5 March 2007. ABC TV. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007.
  5. ^ Bodey, Michael (30 September 2013). "ABC to pull plug on Inside Business". The Australian. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  6. ^ Bulter, Ben (30 September 2013). "'Ridiculous workload' – Alan Kohler ends ABC's Inside Business". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.