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| Schapelle Corby media deal: Seven network believed to have bought rights | Schapelle Corby media deal: Seven network believed to have bought rights |
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| The Seven network appears to have secured the coveted exclusive media deal with Schapelle Corby who was confronted by a large and aggressive media scrum when she was released on bail on Monday. | The Seven network appears to have secured the coveted exclusive media deal with Schapelle Corby who was confronted by a large and aggressive media scrum when she was released on bail on Monday. |
| Sources say Seven is almost certainly the chosen network after veteran broadcaster Mike Willesee suddenly appeared at Bali’s Kerobokan prison with members of the Corby family. Willesee is an occasional reporter on Seven’s Sunday Night. | Sources say Seven is almost certainly the chosen network after veteran broadcaster Mike Willesee suddenly appeared at Bali’s Kerobokan prison with members of the Corby family. Willesee is an occasional reporter on Seven’s Sunday Night. |
| Seven News has already screened exclusive footage of Schapelle’s mother Rosleigh Rose inside her Queensland home celebrating her daughter’s release with champagne. Seven was the only network inside the family home interviewing friends and family. | Seven News has already screened exclusive footage of Schapelle’s mother Rosleigh Rose inside her Queensland home celebrating her daughter’s release with champagne. Seven was the only network inside the family home interviewing friends and family. |
| Industry sources say there was no auction, but the asking price from the family was in excess of $2m and may have gone as high as $3m. | Industry sources say there was no auction, but the asking price from the family was in excess of $2m and may have gone as high as $3m. |
| When Schapelle emerged and was bundled into a waiting prison van with tinted windows she was completely covered from head to toe with scarves and a hat and no one got photos of her face. | When Schapelle emerged and was bundled into a waiting prison van with tinted windows she was completely covered from head to toe with scarves and a hat and no one got photos of her face. |
| Seven would be trying to protect the value of their investment by keeping her appearance under wraps. | Seven would be trying to protect the value of their investment by keeping her appearance under wraps. |
| The deal marks a dramatic reversal of an acrimonious relationship between Mercedes Corby and the Seven network. | The deal marks a dramatic reversal of an acrimonious relationship between Mercedes Corby and the Seven network. |
| In 2008 Schapelle’s sister won a defamation action against Channel Seven for a series of reports on Today Tonight and Seven News with a former family friend Jodie Power. | In 2008 Schapelle’s sister won a defamation action against Channel Seven for a series of reports on Today Tonight and Seven News with a former family friend Jodie Power. |
| Mercedes claimed she was defamed in Seven’s interviews with her former best friend. Broadcast in 2007, the interviews falsely portrayed her as a drug dealer and smuggler. | Mercedes claimed she was defamed in Seven’s interviews with her former best friend. Broadcast in 2007, the interviews falsely portrayed her as a drug dealer and smuggler. |
| Six years later, Seven’s negotiators are believed to have got over the line by arguing that all the people involved with original case have left the network: CEO David Leckie, news chief Peter Meakin and host Anna Coren. | Six years later, Seven’s negotiators are believed to have got over the line by arguing that all the people involved with original case have left the network: CEO David Leckie, news chief Peter Meakin and host Anna Coren. |
| Indonesia has no proceeds-of-crime legislation so Corby is free to be paid for her interview. However, she needs to be careful not to breach her parole or offend authorities by what she says. | Indonesia has no proceeds-of-crime legislation so Corby is free to be paid for her interview. However, she needs to be careful not to breach her parole or offend authorities by what she says. |
| Seven has declined to confirm it has secured the interview. |