Nine CEO Mike Sneesby is questioned as journalists go on strike

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Nine Entertainment boss Mike Sneesby will step down as the company's CEO and as a director on the Nine Board by the end of September - after tensions boiled over following Nine boss Mike Sneesby carrying the Olympic torch throughout negotiations.

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00:00Tensions boiling over after Nine boss Mike Sneesby carried the Olympic torch throughout negotiations.

00:067 News spoke with Mr Sneesby in Paris.

00:09It's not really the time to have a chat.

00:12Pretty straight forward though, should you have carried the torch yesterday?

00:16Is it inappropriate you're staying in a boutique hotel when you've just sacked staff?

00:19At some stage guys.

00:21What about today, because your staff are going on strike today.

00:23Why don't you just stop and have a chat to us now?

00:26Because I'm meeting my family.

00:28You're a boss of a media business, here for work, or are you here on a holiday with your family?

00:35After 11th hour, offer of initial pay rise of 3.5% increase was rejected overnight.

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