Eddie McGuire meets with Seven weeks after slamming the network on live TV

Eddie McGuire has reportedly taken a meeting with Seven’s news boss Anthony De Ceglie, as rumours fly that McGuire will defect to the network in order to host a late night talk show.

According to the Australian Financial Review, the meeting happened last week while De Ceglie was in Melbourne to deliver a speech to the Press Club, where he called for the Albanese government to abolish the “archaic” broadcast spectrum fees the networks pay.

He also explained the “no dickheads policy” he plans to bring to Seven’s beleaguered newsrooms, inspired by Ryan Stokes’ ten-point leadership philosophy.

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