The Media Club with Matt Deegan
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- Nov 13, 2026
About the podcast
Media news from the UK, looking at television production, streaming, radio, audio, journalism, the internet, publishers and more. Each week expert analysts and media practitioners join the host, media consultant Matt Deegan, to talk about the top media stories and work out what it means for the sector and the people in it.
Recent experts have included Broadcast's Rebecca Cooney and Chris Curtis, The Guardian's Michael Savage, Deadline's Jake Kanter, the Press Gazette's Charlotte Tobitt, Ankler's Manori Ravindran, plus writers Tara Conlan, Scott Bryan, Jane Martinson, Jim Waterson and Boyd Hilton. Our industry practitioners have included Expectation's Peter Fincham, Gold Wala's Faraz Osman, Multitude's Will Wood, Nest's Derek Drennan, BBC Radio 3's Sam Jackson, Persephonica's Dino Sofos, City AM's Christian May, ITN's Lisa Campbell and Daily Mail's Jamie East.
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Episodes 401
Will Christmas Be A Silent Night For Broadcasters?
ITV's ad revenue slides, and £30m of savings follow. So what's left under the tree? TV critic Scott Bryan on the shows broadcasters are pinning their hopes on this Christmas.Also on the show: AI actors, AI …
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ITV's ad revenue slides, and £30m of savings follow. So what's left under the tree? TV critic Scott Bryan on the shows broadcasters are pinning their hopes on this Christmas.
Also on the show: AI actors, AI reality shows and the whole of the BFI Southbank. Broadcast's Chris Curtis on what he learned at the AI Creative Summit.
All that plus: Google gives the newsbrands the cold shoulder, Trump's BBC case clears a big hurdle... and, in The Audio Network Media Quiz, we swipe through the week's most inspirational carousels.
The Audio Network Media Quiz is sponsored by Audio Network. Alex (who is a real person) selects the music to score each episode, and she and her team can do it for you too at audionetwork.com
We record at Podshop Studios - for 25% off your first booking, use the code MEDIACLUB at podshoponline.co.uk/services/podcast-studio
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
ITV cuts £30m as ad revenue falls
Most UK news sites less visible on Google this year
AI Creative Summit takes over the BFI Southbank
Scott’s Review Of Rise of the Rockstar Chef
Walliams Named As PPT by Guardian & ITN - and shows being deleted by broadcasters
Is There A Third Celebrity Injunction?
Maya Jama leaves Love Island for Netflix
I'm A Celebrity 2026 line-up confirmed
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Unhappily Ever After: MAFS Axed
Channel 4 calls time on Married at First Sight - even though its own review said the show could carry on. Broadcast consultant Paul Robinson on what it means for reality TV.Also on the show: a "famous man" …
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Channel 4 calls time on Married at First Sight - even though its own review said the show could carry on. Broadcast consultant Paul Robinson on what it means for reality TV.
Also on the show: a "famous man" loses his High Court bid to stop the Guardian and ITN publishing allegations against him. Professor Jane Martinson on a landmark ruling for press freedom.
All that plus: do broadcasters need creators more than creators need them? The BBC goes looking for another £300 million... and, in The Audio Network Media Quiz, we get misty-eyed over the Christmas adverts.
The Audio Network Media Quiz is sponsored by Audio Network. Alex (who is a real person) selects the music to score each episode, and she and her team can do it for you too at audionetwork.com
We record at Podshop Studios - for 25% off your first booking, use the code MEDIACLUB at podshoponline.co.uk/services/podcast-studio
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
Channel 4 ends Married at First Sight UK after external review
Famous man loses injunction fight against the Guardian and ITN
Broadcasters need creators "more than creators need them"
BBC deputy DG on the next round of savings - and the Trump lawsuit
City Financial News: Budget 2026 live coverage
CMA to investigate ITV/Sky deal
Creative Cities Comes To Glasgow
Complaints As Arday Reporter Gets Nomination
Channel 4 Gambles With Viewers
Diary Of A CEO tops YouTube Podcast chart
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The Horror Of Subscriptions & Ghostwatch Revisited
How many subscription services do we need? Podcast exec Steve Ackerman, tells us why paywalls need a overhaul. Also on the show: Channel 4 moves in with Disney+... and hires The Cube's showrunner to make its …
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How many subscription services do we need? Podcast exec Steve Ackerman, tells us why paywalls need a overhaul.
Also on the show: Channel 4 moves in with Disney+... and hires The Cube's showrunner to make its own hits. CMG Productions co-CEO and Channel 4 alumna Claire McArdle on what it means for broadcasters, indies... and your remote control.
All that plus: the Telegraph's AI-powered future costs up to 100 jobs, it's RAJAR week and Adam Bowie talks us through the radio numbers, Steve explains why your favourite podcast has no idea who you are... and, in The Audio Network Media Quiz, it's Halloween - so we turn the lights down low for three spine-chilling media tales.
The Media Quiz is sponsored by Audio Network. Alex (who is a real person) selects the music for us to score each episode and she and her team can do it for you too at audionetwork.com
We record at Podshop Studios - for 25% off your first booking, use the code MEDIACLUB at podshoponline.co.uk/services/podcast-studio
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
BBC to merge TV and audio commissioners across three genres
Channel 4 and Disney+ strike landmark UK deal
Channel 4 hires Adam Adler as Creative Director of its in-house studio
Telegraph cuts up to 100 jobs in 'AI-powered' overhaul
Allison Pearson said to be negotiating exit from the Telegraph
Adam Bowie’s review of RAJAR Q3 2026
SupaPass appoints Steve Ackerman as non-executive director
Ghostwatch: The Night That Terrified Britain on 5
Why colourful collaborations can be a route to success
BBC pays £400,000 to former Storyville commissioner Lucie Kon
The TV Festival sets Manchester dates and venues
British Journalism Awards 2026 shortlist revealed
Celeb seeking injunction against Guardian and ITN
Spreaker and the podcast copycats
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Newsrooms In Flux
While BBC News loses another 100 roles, CNN comes knocking with a fiver-a-month UK subscription. Charlotte Tobitt from Press Gazette takes us through it.Also on the show: what’s actually working with AI in the …
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While BBC News loses another 100 roles, CNN comes knocking with a fiver-a-month UK subscription. Charlotte Tobitt from Press Gazette takes us through it.
Also on the show: what’s actually working with AI in the newsroom - and what’s a waste of budget? Fergus Bell and Tom Trewinnard, co-founders of news consultancy Fathm, bring us a field guide from the newsrooms they’ve worked inside.
All that plus: Spotify wants your superfans’ money, two Southwark courtrooms put the media in the spotlight... and, in The Audio Network Media Quiz, we warm up the valves on the wireless for a vintage parlour game.
The Media Quiz is sponsored by Audio Network. Alex selects the music for us to score each episode and she and her team can do it for you too at audionetwork.com
We record at Podshop Studios - for 25% off your first booking, use the code MEDIACLUB at podshoponline.co.uk
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
BBC to close BBC Three, BBC Scotland and Radio 4 Extra linear services
CNN launches All Access subscription and paywall in the UK
Spotify announces Spotify Partnerships
Court Hears Daily Mail Editor’s Voicemail from Tommy Robinson
“Media industry protects its own,” court hears in Russell Brand case
YouTuber Laments YouTube After Hacking
The Signal - Fathm’s weekly podcast
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Ben Frow Takes A Bow
After 14 years of Yorkshire vets, cruise ships and All Creatures Great and Small, Ben Frow is stepping down at 5. Broadcast's Heather Fallon on the end of an era - and who could possibly follow him.Also on the …
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After 14 years of Yorkshire vets, cruise ships and All Creatures Great and Small, Ben Frow is stepping down at 5. Broadcast's Heather Fallon on the end of an era - and who could possibly follow him.
Also on the show: new launches are down on broadcasters and streamers alike - and so are the bank balances of the people who make them. Indielab founder Victoria Powell on what small indies can do about it, and why the whole industry is heading to GrowthLab London at the Barbican.
All that plus: Marina Hyde goes Always On, the gossip from MIPCOM... and, in The Audio Network Media Quiz, we gather the suspects in the drawing room.
The Media Quiz is sponsored by Audio Network. Alex selects the music to score each episode - and the Audio Network team can do it for you too, at audionetwork.com
We record at Podshop Studios - for 25% off your first booking, use the code MEDIACLUB at podshoponline.co.uk/services/podcast-studio
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
Marina Hyde launches Always On with Goalhanger
Netflix and Disney+ new launches down in 2026
BBC asks court to make Trump sit for deposition
Fox's Rob Wade: "We're not here to flip a house"
Ian Hislop marks 40 years at Private Eye
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Should the BBC ‘Be More Elvis’?
The BBC's director general wants the corporation to have "a little less conversation, a little more action" - but with BBC Three reportedly heading for the exit, are the staff all shook up? Gold Wala's Faraz …
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The BBC's director general wants the corporation to have "a little less conversation, a little more action" - but with BBC Three reportedly heading for the exit, are the staff all shook up? Gold Wala's Faraz Osman on what Matt Brittin's digital revolution means for the people who make the programmes.
Also on the show: it's the first ever National Magazine Day. The Week Junior's editor Vanessa Harriss on why, in an age of endless screens, children are still reaching for paper.
All that plus: Channel 4 finds its new content chief, Warner Bros. wakes up as Skydance... and, in The Audio Network Media Quiz, we roll up the shutters on some abandoned lock-ups.
The Media Quiz is sponsored by Audio Network. Alex selects the music to score each episode - and the Audio Network team can do it for you too, at audionetwork.com
We record at Podshop Studios - for 25% off your first booking, use the code MEDIACLUB at podshoponline.co.uk/services/podcast-studio
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
BBC boss Matt Brittin sets out a Silicon Valley-style revolution
Brittin faces staff criticism over job cuts in junior ranks
BBC Three and BBC Scotland channels face closure
David Brindley set to be named Channel 4 content chief
Paramount completes Warner Bros. Discovery takeover to form Skydance
Guardian ends casual staff practice
Prof. Brian Cox trades radio for digital
Bidders revealed for Doctor Who
Goalhanger brings ad sales in house
Rachel Jupp becomes new BBC News chief
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Has Audio Ever Had It So Good?
Ten years on from Remainiacs, Podmasters co-founder Martin Bojtos says we're nowhere near peak podcast - and MIDiA Research's Laura Fisher on why Gen Z are turning to radio for music discovery.Also on the show …
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Ten years on from Remainiacs, Podmasters co-founder Martin Bojtos says we're nowhere near peak podcast - and MIDiA Research's Laura Fisher on why Gen Z are turning to radio for music discovery.
Also on the show: Dave Masterman on building Significant Productions with Elis James and John Robins, and the Audio Academy's Aradhna Tayal Leach on the key takeaways from the Audio Festival in London.
All that plus: we catch up with British Podcast Awards winners, Channel 4's hunt for a programme boss goes to a photo finish... and, in The Audio Network Media Quiz, we hand out some awards of our own.
The Media Quiz is sponsored by Audio Network. Alex (who is a real person) selects the music for us to score each episode and she and her team can do it for you too at audionetwork.com
Recorded live at the Audio Academy Festival — thank you to the Audio Academy for having us.
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
Podmasters: we're nowhere near peak podcast
MIDiA: Gen Z turn to radio for music discovery
Brindley and Murphy in two-horse race for C4 content boss
BBC deletes bare nails article
Radio in the car: shock new figures
Britten Thinks AI Dr Who 'Pretty Good'
Channel 4 Chief Accepts Shows Will Appear on iPlayer
Guardian to train journalists in content creation
Laura's recommendations for the club:
Cut for time, here's a few of Laura's excellent choices for the club. Go check them out!
@Wyatt Dixon is someone whose work I really like. He does content but also has a Substack, and he’s a photographer too. And I think he’s adding something really positive to the conversation around men and masculinity. Really is in the work he does a counterbalance to some of the worst parts of the manosphere.
Mimi has a great Substack focused on music journalism. What I really like is that she always connects the music back to lived experience, people and community. She gives the work context which makes her writing really engaging.
Radge Magazine is run by a woman based in Middlesbrough, and it has a really strong community focus. She talks openly about her working-class Northern upbringing and the political and social issues affecting her and her community. I like that she often makes those bigger issues really relatable - so what she says frequently is that a steak bake now costing £2.50 is radge. It’s a great example because it communicates something much bigger about the cost of living and how people experience it.
Vicky Spratt is a journalist who did a series called The Gen Z Story for Goalhanger’s The Rest Is Politics, which I thought was excellent. It explained some of the issues facing Gen Z today in a way that was accessible to a wider audience. She also produces some great content independently and regularly features in The i Paper.
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Trump TV, Talent Reboots & Who Loves The Ads?
Where do people actually want to see your adverts – and where would they rather you just didn't? Kantar's Global Media Director Gonca Bubani gives us an early look at Media Reactions 2026.Also on the show …
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Where do people actually want to see your adverts – and where would they rather you just didn't? Kantar's Global Media Director Gonca Bubani gives us an early look at Media Reactions 2026.
Also on the show: Strictly, Bake Off and the Grand Tour get a talent reboot. InterTalent MD Alex Segal – author of the Dealmakers Substack – on the stars refreshing old formats.
All that plus: Trump’s latest salvo against the press sees him launch a YouTube channel, Piers Morgan gets an apology from Earl Spencer, Andy Burnham declares war on disinformation, the BBC blows the final whistle on its sports bulletins... and, in the Audio Network Media Quiz, we learn how to get rich quick.
The Media Quiz is sponsored by Audio Network. Alex selects the music for us to score each episode and the team can do it for you too at:
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
White House launches Trump TV on YouTube
Burnham announces National Centre for Information Defence
BBC to axe sports bulletins on its news channel
Earl Spencer apologises to Piers Morgan
Kyle Sandilands to deliver an unforgettable keynote
Hearst returns to revenue growth
Global Player offers ad-free subscriptions
Disney+ Interupts Game For Ad Break
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When 1m readers isn’t enough: Metro seeks 'radical change'
Metro's editor-in-chief has quit and a familiar face is back to steady the ship. Alex Hudson, who spent years as deputy editor of Metro.co.uk, sizes up his old newsroom.Also on the show: Channel 4 and Channel 5 …
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Metro's editor-in-chief has quit and a familiar face is back to steady the ship. Alex Hudson, who spent years as deputy editor of Metro.co.uk, sizes up his old newsroom.
Also on the show: Channel 4 and Channel 5 make advertising history together, just days after Channel 4 confirmed a quarter of its workforce is going. TV and media journalist Tara Conlan on what the deal – and the cuts – mean for the wider industry.
All that plus: playwright Jack Thorne accuses fellow screenwriters of using AI to cheat, the BBC gets serious about Birmingham, Radio 2 goes shopping for a £300k visualised podcast, Emily Maitlis goes digging into Jeffrey Epstein's British circle, and Acast says the format wars are finally over... and, in the Audio Network Media Quiz, we go looking for good news at the pictures.
The Media Quiz is sponsored by Audio Network. Alex selects the music for us to score each episode and the team can do it for you too at:
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We record at Podshop Studios – for 25% off your first booking, use the code MEDIACLUB at:
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
Metro editor and executive editor exit amid radical change
Reach cuts 220 staff in reaction to AI Overview
Jack Thorne says fellow writers are using AI to cheat
Channel 4 and Paramount's 5 make advertising history
Emily Maitlis to host Global podcast on Epstein's British links
BBC launches partnership with Birmingham City University
Visualised Podcast Brief at R2
Acast releases Podcast Pulse 2026
Guardian grows revenue to record £282m
Newsquest grows profit as digital subscribers rise
Washington Post on track to break even after four years of losses
Tara’s Job Finding Platform, How Do You Do?
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Channel 4 to become Channel ¾
A quarter of Channel 4’s workforce will be gone by the end of the year in Priya Dogra’s grand vision. Broadcast's Rebecca Cooney on whether the broadcaster can afford it, and what happens to its promise to the …
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A quarter of Channel 4’s workforce will be gone by the end of the year in Priya Dogra’s grand vision. Broadcast's Rebecca Cooney on whether the broadcaster can afford it, and what happens to its promise to the nations and regions.
Also on the show: as advertisers pile back into audio, Bauer Media Advertising's Simon Kilby joins the club for the first time to tell us where the money's actually going.
All that plus: the independent production sector's cash reserves are wearing dangerously thin, Ofcom throws public broadcasters an olive branch on advertising rules... and in the Audio Network Media Quiz, some old favourites bow out while a flashy new arrival gets no takers.
The Media Quiz is sponsored by Audio Network. Alex selects the music for us to score each episode and she and her team can do it for you too at https://audionetwork.com
We record at Podshop Studios - for 25% off your first booking, use the code MEDIACLUB at https://www.podshoponline.co.uk/services/podcast-studio
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
Channel 4 Confirms Biggest Job Cuts In Its History
Priya Dogra Sets Out Her Rationale
Tiny Cash Buffers Leave Small UK TV Firms At Risk
Ofcom Sets Out Measures To Help Under-Pressure PSBs
BBC Staff Reject Improved Pay Offer As Strike Looms
Trump Administration Attacks UK Plan To Boost BBC On YouTube
Netflix Hikes UK Prices, Cheapest Plan Up A Third
STV Studios Reviews Its Labels
Zoe Ball Launches New Afternoon Show On GHR
Monty Don Steps Down From Gardeners' World
Tom Jones Fired From The Voice UK
Antiques Roadshow Repeat Overwhelms The Box
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Should YouTube Be Regulated?
We're in Edinburgh for the last installment of the Edinburgh International TV Festival before it moves to Manchester next year. But there's plenty of energy on show in this season finale, as YouTube's Pedro …
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We're in Edinburgh for the last installment of the Edinburgh International TV Festival before it moves to Manchester next year. But there's plenty of energy on show in this season finale, as YouTube's Pedro Pina delivers the Festival's keynote - the MacTaggart lecture - and unsurprisingly, was not keen on more regulation or of their platform.
Also on the show: where's innovation? Fenton Bailey - World Of Wonder - joined us for an in depth interview this week which you can see on YouTube. During the chat he had a very particular metaphor for the crisis in television... TV Critic Scott Bryan and indie chief Geoff Jein (Biscuit Jim) dissect the theory.
All that, plus conversations with award winners TwoFour, Banijay, Persephonica and Quay Street Productions - and, in the Audio Network Media Quiz - we rundown the big commission announcements of the week with Entertainment Exec Rina Dayalji and Broadcast Magazine's Chris Curtis.
The Media Quiz is sponsored by Audio Network. Alex selects the music for us to score each episode and she and her team can do it for you too at https://audionetwork.com
We record at Podshop Studios - for 25% off your first booking, use the code MEDIACLUB at podshoponline.co.uk
Chapters:
0:00 - Edinburgh TV Festival special
0:33 - YouTube’s Pedro Pina on regulation and public service prominence
6:42 - Fenton Bailey’s Titanic metaphor and TV’s innovation crisis
13:16 - Matt Brittin, the BBC and the future of public broadcasting
18:31 - Rethinking the BBC licence fee and Public Media 2028
25:52 - Audio Network on human-made music and AI
30:22 - Quay Street Productions' Nicola Shindler on drama, funding and what commissioners want
36:34 - Persephonica on podcasting, YouTube and Amol Rajan’s next move
43:20 - Banijay on global formats, creators and building the next big franchise
53:34 - TwoFour's David Clews on 'Educating...', Destination X and taking risks in TV
1:00:27 - Audio Network Media Quiz: Commission Impossible
1:06:46 - Festival takeaways: noisy TV, YouTube and an industry in flux
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Is The BBC In Jeopardy? Plus: Zeteo UK soft launch
The BBC's annual report lands with a sharp rise in licence fee dodgers and a stark warning from new Director General Matt Brittin that the corporation is being held back by its own funding model. LBC's Iain …
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The BBC's annual report lands with a sharp rise in licence fee dodgers and a stark warning from new Director General Matt Brittin that the corporation is being held back by its own funding model. LBC's Iain Dale gives us his verdict on where Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy's plan to widen the licence fee to streamers goes next.
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Also on the show: a new name in British political journalism. Shehab Khan has left ITV News to become political editor of Zeteo UK, the British outpost of Mehdi Hasan's insurgent US operation. He tells us why.
All that plus: as AI learns to remix the news into whatever shape you fancy, we ask what's left for journalists to do... Banijay and All3Media complete their merger to create an £8billion giant, and Edinburgh says goodbye to its TV Festival... and in the Audio Network Media Quiz, an annual tradition returns, as we play Play Your BBC Salaries Right.
The Media Quiz is sponsored by Audio Network. Alex selects the music for us to score each episode and she and her team can do it for you too at https://audionetwork.com
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
BBC Annual Report: licence payers fall fastest in years
Nandy floats a streaming levy for BBC funding
Zeteo UK unveiled with Shehab Khan as political editor
Claude's 'liquid content' a serious challenge for news media
Banijay and All3Media complete $8bn merger
Edinburgh TV Festival's last schedule before Manchester move
Iain Dale's memoir Have I Said Too Much? published
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The Mail's Big Win, Sky's Bigger Buy
A High Court judge throws out Prince Harry’s privacy case against the Daily Mail's publisher, on every count. Guardian media editor Michael Savage sifts through the wreckage.Also on the show: Sky agrees a …
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A High Court judge throws out Prince Harry’s privacy case against the Daily Mail's publisher, on every count. Guardian media editor Michael Savage sifts through the wreckage.
Also on the show: Sky agrees a £1.6bn deal to buy ITV's channels and ITVX - reshaping British broadcasting overnight.
Clive Dickens of The Meliora Company joins us for our now traditional, biannual AI roundup... and, in the Audio Network Media Quiz, we're heading back to Saturday mornings.
The Media Quiz is sponsored by Audio Network. Alex selects the music for us to score each episode and she and her team can do it for you too at https://audionetwork.com
We record at Podshop Studios - for 25% off your first booking, use the code MEDIACLUB at https://www.podshoponline.co.uk/services/podcast-studio
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
Prince Harry loses privacy case against the Daily Mail
Paul Dacre's reaction to the verdict
Sky agrees £1.6bn takeover of ITV's broadcasting arm
What the Sky/ITV deal means for ITV News
Is ITV Studios next in line for a takeover?
Axel Springer promises AI transformation at Telegraph
England's World Cup win breaks BBC viewing records
Ludwig recommissioned for series three
Matt Brittin to make Edinburgh TV Festival debut
BBC told to review acquisitions after Scooby-Doo criticism
Bluey gets its first audiobook collection
Channel 4 orders Taskmaster family spin-off
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Sky Commits To Coronation Street; Radio 4 Commits To TikTok
Sky puts its money where its mouth is, pledging billions to secure Coronation Street and Love Island as it closes in on a takeover of ITV's channels. But with Sky's own parent company announcing a split this …
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Sky puts its money where its mouth is, pledging billions to secure Coronation Street and Love Island as it closes in on a takeover of ITV's channels. But with Sky's own parent company announcing a split this week, what does it all mean for Sky News? TV critic and producer Steven D Wright weighs up the deal.
Also on the show: Radio 4's Today programme is being told to put TikTok before its own airwaves. Is the nation's most trusted news alarm clock about to lose its edge? And with the Guardian announcing dozens of new digital jobs of its own, freelance media journalist Tara Conlan - who writes for the Guardian amongst others - on an industry that can't stop chasing the feed.
All that plus: the Telegraph finally gets a permanent owner, the Culture Secretary takes aim at another media mega-merger... and, in the Audio Network Media Quiz, we open the boxes on the week's biggest deals.
The Media Quiz is sponsored by Audio Network. Alex (who is a real person) selects the music for us to score each episode and she and her team can do it for you too at https://audionetwork.com
We record at Podshop Studios - for 25% off your first booking, use the code MEDIACLUB at https://www.podshoponline.co.uk/services/podcast-studio
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
Sky's £2bn Pledge As It Preps ITV Takeover
Comcast To Split Off NBCUniversal And Sky
Today Programme Told To Prioritise TikTok Over Radio
Guardian To Create 55 New Digital Jobs
Trevor Nelson Takes A Break From Broadcasting
Zoe Ball Bags Daily Show On Greatest Hits Radio
Expectation Hires Mettlemouse's Katrina Grant
Mill Media Wins Costly Source Protection Battle
Telegraph Sale To Axel Springer Completes
Nandy Minded To Refer Paramount/WBD Deal
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Are Freeview's days numbered?
Are Freeview's days numbered? Sam Sharps, Chief Executive of The Connection Project, walks us through the Government's Media Green Paper.Also on the show: Fox is acquiring Roku for $22bn. Journalist Kate …
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Are Freeview's days numbered? Sam Sharps, Chief Executive of The Connection Project, walks us through the Government's Media Green Paper.
Also on the show: Fox is acquiring Roku for $22bn. Journalist Kate Bulkley on what Lachlan Murdoch is really buying.
All that plus: the Edinburgh TV Festival becomes the Manchester TV Festival, Sky edges closer to buying ITV’s channels… and, in The Audio Network Media Quiz, we head into the laboratory.
That’s all happening in this edition of The Media Club. Come on in!
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
Government green paper sets out plan to switch off terrestrial TV
DTT switch-off plans raise concerns for radio
Fox is buying Roku in a $22 billion deal
Edinburgh TV Festival to move to Greater Manchester
Time and Axios turn AI prominence into advertising revenue
BBC to test news channel on YouTube
Universal Ads launches in the UK
Kyle Sandilands reaches settlement with ARN
Piers Morgan backed by Liz Murdoch in $27m raise
UK couple reacquire Lake FM in New York
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Enter the Metrics: What Counts As A ‘Play’ These Days?
When is a play, not a play? Or a download not a download? As Spotify updates its analytics, we take a look at how YouTube, Apple and others define what we monetise.Elsewhere, the BBC outlines where the axe will …
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When is a play, not a play? Or a download not a download? As Spotify updates its analytics, we take a look at how YouTube, Apple and others define what we monetise.
Elsewhere, the BBC outlines where the axe will fall. Broadcast consultant Paul Robinson, a veteran of both the BBC and this podcast, tells us more.
Also on the podcast: who’s training the next generation of content makers? Prince Taylor, Executive Producer of Latent Pictures, on whether high-end TV training is actually in good shape.
All that plus: the Government bans social media for the under-sixteens - is this the moment kids’ platforms have been waiting for? And, in The Audio Network Media Quiz, three more media stories where reality is up for grabs.
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
BBC to cancel shows and review channels as it cuts content spend
UK social media ban raises digital advertising questions
BBC launches 3D World Cup experience
BBC made second Ashley Cain series despite alleged misconduct
Tech platforms overtake news outlets as global news source
Sara Cox sets BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show date
Roger Cook, investigative reporter, dies aged 83
The Traitors stage show to have 5 different plots
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The Doctor Will Not See You Now
The BBC puts Doctor Who out to tender - no Christmas special, no Russell T Davies, no Bad Wolf. Broadcast’s Insight Editor Rebecca Cooney on what’s really been going on behind the TARDIS doors.Also on the show …
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The BBC puts Doctor Who out to tender - no Christmas special, no Russell T Davies, no Bad Wolf. Broadcast’s Insight Editor Rebecca Cooney on what’s really been going on behind the TARDIS doors.
Also on the show: how do you explain the world to an eight-year-old? Vanessa Harriss, editor of The Week Junior, on the healthy business of children’s media - and why kids still want it in print.
All that plus: ITV, Channel 4 and Sky tell the BBC to stop paddling up Schitt’s Creek... Rhodri Talfan Davies lands the deputy DG job... and, in The Audio Network Media Quiz, everybody’s moving house.
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
BBC puts Doctor Who out to tender; Christmas special scrapped
ITV, C4 and Sky call for BBC to cut back on international acquisitions
Rhodri Talfan Davies named BBC Deputy Director-General
Goalhanger tops Sunday Times fastest-growing companies list
Tony Livesey to step back from BBC radio show
Mehdi Hasan launches Zeteo in the UK
Only Murders in the Building moves to London for series six
Karl Warner to relocate to LA for BBC Studios global creator role
Miss Me? leaves the BBC to go commercial
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Happy now? Google adds an AI Opt-Out
The CMA hands publishers a world-first opt-out from Google's AI Overviews; Alex Hudson tells us whether this is the breakthrough it looks like.Also on the show: Nutopia's Simon Willgoss on making the first …
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The CMA hands publishers a world-first opt-out from Google's AI Overviews; Alex Hudson tells us whether this is the breakthrough it looks like.
Also on the show: Nutopia's Simon Willgoss on making the first major World War II documentary series since The World At War 50 years ago - twenty episodes, one war, one very famous narrator.
All that plus: Jon Petrie exits the BBC for Hat Trick, Netflix gets careful about contributor welfare... and The Audio Network Media Quiz spots the elephant in the room.
The Media Quiz is sponsored by Audio Network. Alex selects the music to score each episode and she and the team can do it for you too at https://audionetwork.com
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
UK publishers win opt-out from Google AI Overviews
Netflix UK on Love Is Blind welfare and new commissioning priorities
Jon Petrie exits BBC Comedy for Hat Trick
YouTube overtakes Netflix in average daily viewing around the world
White House Correspondents' Dinner rescheduled
KSI leaves the Sidemen after 13 years
Lisa Nandy admits government got it wrong on AI copyright
Bauer Media Audio UK named Campaign Top 5 Best Places to Work
OpenAI confirms no ad revenue share with publishers
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The Pivot To Video: What Podcasts Can Learn From The Press
We're live at The Podcast Show to tackle the biggest question facing the sector: should podcasters pivot to video - and if so, how do you do it without repeating the mistakes of Fleet St? Charlotte Tobitt of …
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We're live at The Podcast Show to tackle the biggest question facing the sector: should podcasters pivot to video - and if so, how do you do it without repeating the mistakes of Fleet St? Charlotte Tobitt of Press Gazette, Guardian founder Jim Waterson and BBC Studios Audio's Thomas Curry were all there the first time around, and they're here to warn of what might be.
Also on the show: we're at the ARIA awards at the Roundhouse, where Trevor Nelson, Elizabeth Day, BBC Sounds and Mishal Husain are among the night's big winners.
All that plus: in The Audio Network Media Quiz, we play The Weakest Podcast Link.
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Does News Need More Personality?
Is traditional journalism losing the battle for attention - or are individual journalists actually winning it? Dino Sofos, founder of Persephonica, helped build the shows from BBC’s Newscast to Global’s The …
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Is traditional journalism losing the battle for attention - or are individual journalists actually winning it? Dino Sofos, founder of Persephonica, helped build the shows from BBC’s Newscast to Global’s The News Agents has some thoughts.
Also on the show: ITN CEO Rachel Corp steps down immediately - and her replacement is the man who had just quit to take another job. Broadcast Magazine's Heather Fallon on the shock at the heart of Britain's biggest commercial news operation.
All that plus: the Strictly hosting race produces a bombshell reveal, Tim Burrowes of Mumbrella on the Kyle and Jackie O fallout, Australian media, and what the B2B publishing world is talking about this week.
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
Broadcasters must react to threat from creator journalism - Deborah Turness
Prolific finance journalists facing questions over identities
ITN CEO Rachel Corp steps down immediately
Zoe Ball confirms she won't be hosting Strictly Come Dancing
Osman takes The Golden Elevators
Big Break returning to BBC daytime
BBC confirms Radio 4 Long Wave switch-off date
Netflix reveals $135bn content spend over past decade
BBC staff fear meagre pay rise after bosses forgo own increase
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Richard Bacon: Formats Geek
As the greats of the press descend on London for the Truth Tellers annual conference, Politico's Allison Hoffman talks to The Media Club about SLAPPS and the other obstacles to getting a story out there.Also on …
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As the greats of the press descend on London for the Truth Tellers annual conference, Politico's Allison Hoffman talks to The Media Club about SLAPPS and the other obstacles to getting a story out there.
Also on the show: broadcaster - and now formats geek - Richard Bacon on his new podcast, Why Are You More Successful Than Me? A question, of course, we will also be asking.
All that plus: a celebrated sports exec bids farewell to Channel 4 - and, in The Audio Network Media Quiz, we reveal some major plot twists.
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What The Media Club has been reading this week
Wall St Journal warns of waning press freedom
BBC News hit hardest by new cuts
C4's head of sport moves to Whisper
Letterman On Future Of Late Night
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Format Fever, Sky's Gamble, and The Creator Economy Grows Up
200 companies pitched for the BBC and NBC's next global format - and the winner is a partnership between Expectation and Plegazoid. CMG Productions' Claire McArdle, making her debut today, on what it takes to …
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200 companies pitched for the BBC and NBC's next global format - and the winner is a partnership between Expectation and Plegazoid. CMG Productions' Claire McArdle, making her debut today, on what it takes to design something that can travel.
Also on the show: Sky News is remaking itself as a premium, subscription-first newsroom by 2030. Gold Wala's Faraz Osman on whether that's a strategy or a euphemism.
All that plus: The Ankler leaves Substack. Patreon launches Quips. iHeartMedia and SiriusXM in merger talks. And The Audio Network Media Quiz - three stories that all end with something unexpected.
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
Expectation and Plegazoid win BBC-NBCU format tender
Sky News unveils premium video-first strategy
The Ankler leaves Substack for new platform
Patreon launches Quips and discovery network
iHeartMedia and SiriusXM in merger talks
Barclay Brothers settle with HSBC
Sophie Jones named new RTS CEO
Marvellous Miniature Workshop renewed for 20 episodes
Trump claims BBC used AI in Jan 6 edit
Allison Pearson cleared to sue Essex Police
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YouTube’s Audio Ads, Channel 4's Big Shake-Up
YouTube is officially an audio platform. Karin Robinson, Senior Director of Strategy at Edelman, on whether we all need to open our eyes.Also on the show: as the Warner Brothers deal is signed off by the …
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YouTube is officially an audio platform. Karin Robinson, Senior Director of Strategy at Edelman, on whether we all need to open our eyes.
Also on the show: as the Warner Brothers deal is signed off by the shareholders... STV Studios CEO David Mortimer on mergers, acquisitions and more in the TV sector.
All that plus: Channel 4 launches a root-and-branch review... and there’s The Audio Network Media Quiz, where we test our guests’ grasp of the week’s news... by dropping some big names.
The Media Quiz is sponsored by Audio Network. Ben selects the music to score each episode and he and the team can do it for you too at audionetwork.com
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
YouTube and SiriusXM partner on audio advertising
Sounds Profitable Audio Primes 2026 report
Channel 4 launches strategic review under Priya Dogra
Channel 4: runners and riders to replace Ian Katz
Sky News launches paywalled content
Standard website now run by Independent
Richard Bacon Interviews More Successful People
Journalist On The Hook For £14k After Investigation
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8 Out Of 10, Katz?
Ian Katz leaves Channel 4, and the BBC has announced up to 2,000 job cuts. Broadcast Magazine's Rebecca Cooney on a big week in TV.Also on the show: it’s a rare podcast to TV journey - except that the podcast …
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Ian Katz leaves Channel 4, and the BBC has announced up to 2,000 job cuts. Broadcast Magazine's Rebecca Cooney on a big week in TV.
Also on the show: it’s a rare podcast to TV journey - except that the podcast was never finished. TV director Simon Draper joins us to talk about his new documentary, and what it says about the jobs crisis still facing the TV industry.
All that plus: Gary Neville buys 'those bloody YouTubers'... Trump's libel campaign runs aground... and in the Audio Network Media Quiz, we rise above the politics.
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
Ian Katz leaves Channel 4 After 9 Years
BBC announces latest round of cuts
The BBC has launched it's first YouTube docs
Gary Neville’s buys 'those bloody YouTubers'
Trump’s Libel cases fall apart
ASA rules on Lidl and Iceland junk food ads
SNL UK announces new guest hosts
Boris Johnson heading to Ukraine for 5
Scott Mills' replacement to be a wildcard
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Sky’s £16m SNL Bet
SNL UK launches on Sky One as news emerges over the cost of production. Can the show defy the early critics? And what is Sky seeking to get from its extended run, beyond a repost from President Trump?Huw …
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SNL UK launches on Sky One as news emerges over the cost of production. Can the show defy the early critics? And what is Sky seeking to get from its extended run, beyond a repost from President Trump?
Huw Edwards attacks the Channel 5 drama about his downfall - but the show pulls 1.5 million viewers anyway. Alex Hudson joins us to ask whether any sympathy is owed.
Also: Matt Brittin becomes the BBC's 18th Director General - a Google man with no journalism experience. What does that mean for the corporation at the most critical moment in its history?
And in Part Two, we sit down with Tom Price, Content Distribution Director at Roku, who's just launched five new ITV Studios FAST channels in the UK - and has thoughts on whether human curation is dead.
All that plus: Edinburgh TV Festival picks its shortlist, Global Studios gets a new boss... and in the Audio Network Media Quiz, we visit the parallel universe where none of the news happened.
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
SNL Budget a rumoured £2m/episode
Huw Edwards' attacks Channel 4 drama
Donald Trump Reposts SNL UK Cold Open
Prince Harry case faces setback
Matt Brittin becomes new BBC DG
TV Festival 2027 venue shortlist announced
Craig Hunter to head up Global Studios
Ghosts Tops Adaptations Hitlist
Stephen Colbert to enter the Shires
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The Brittin's Empire - New DG Set To Be Announced
Matt Brittin is being lined up to replace Tim Davie at the BBC - but first, a speech, and a Culture Secretary with a parting gift. Media writer Kate Bulkley and Edelman's Karin Robinson decode a week in BBC …
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Matt Brittin is being lined up to replace Tim Davie at the BBC - but first, a speech, and a Culture Secretary with a parting gift. Media writer Kate Bulkley and Edelman's Karin Robinson decode a week in BBC politics.
Also on the show: a new Policing and Media Charter promises journalists they can pick up the phone again - and Reach takes the BBC to task over local news dominance in its charter consultation response.
All that plus: the BPG Award winners, the FCC's war on independent news - and in the Audio Network Media Quiz, it is time for the Weekend Update.
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
Lisa Nandy signals to BBC that permenant charter is within reach
Police to have dedicated contact for journalists
Reach accuses BBC of damaging local news
The FCC and its war against independent news
BBC Asks Court To Throw Out Trump Case - as Trump cries AI
New Partners Announced for Apple Podcast Video product
SNL UK launches this Saturday. Can it make a splash?
Disney takes a pass on the Buffy reboot
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Telegraph Deal Take #4... and are you World Cup Ready?
The Daily Telegraph has a new, new, new suitor - and it's Axel Springer, who has beaten the Daily Mail with a £575 million bid for Telegraph Media Group. Media historian Maggie Brown on what the new owners …
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The Daily Telegraph has a new, new, new suitor - and it's Axel Springer, who has beaten the Daily Mail with a £575 million bid for Telegraph Media Group. Media historian Maggie Brown on what the new owners inherit.
Also on the show: Banijay and All3Media announce an $8 billion mega-merger, creating the world's largest independent TV production group. Juan Delgado, CEO of Footballco, on what consolidation at this scale means for the industry.
All that plus: the BBC's podcast deal for indies takes its first steps, FIFA OKs ads in World Cup hydration breaks, and in the Audio Network Media Quiz - Long Lost Revenue.
The Media Quiz is sponsored by Audio Network. Alex (who is a real person) selects the music for us to score each episode and she and her team can do it for you too at https://audionetwork.com
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
Axel Springer to acquire Telegraph Media Group for £575m
Banijay and All3Media merge in $8bn deal
Elis James and John Robins podcast goes commercial under BBC Audio Release Policy
FIFA to allow World Cup hydration break ads for broadcasters
GB News losses narrow to £22m as revenue jumps 58%
Podimo hires ex-Netflix, BBC and Disney execs in video push
PodBean switches off dynamic ad insertion in Europe
Junk food ad ban criticised as ineffective by health experts
Mail on Sunday staff take the stand in Harry case
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Ginormo-indies, Netflix Loses WBD, BBC Fights Back
All3Media and Banijay have merged to create an eight-billion-dollar independent production giant - and there are whispers that ITV Studios could be next on the menu. Media writer Tara Conlan takes stock.Also …
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All3Media and Banijay have merged to create an eight-billion-dollar independent production giant - and there are whispers that ITV Studios could be next on the menu. Media writer Tara Conlan takes stock.
Also: Paramount Skydance beats Netflix in a marathon bidding war for Warner Bros Discovery. It's the biggest media merger in history - and the debt pile to match. Former Media Leader editor and now consultant Omar Oakes crunches the numbers.
All that plus: News Corp reveals its two-word AI strategy. The BBC publishes its charter wishlist. And in the Audio Network Media Quiz, we put your bluffing skills to the test.
The Media Quiz is sponsored by Audio Network. Alex selects the music for us to score each episode and she and her team can do it for you too at https://www.audionetwork.com
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
All3Media and Banijay to merge
ITV deal still in contention for Banijay too
Paramount beats Netflix for Warner Bros -
Newscorp's AI strategy: Woo & Sue
BBC’s Charter Renewal Strategy
WPP's Advertising Intelligence Framework report
Kyle & Jackie O's $100m contract terminated
Telegraph Censured Over Fictional Family
Journalists Replaced By Misleading AI writers
Epstein Podcast is made entirely by AI
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That BAFTA edit, Mip London & AI Updates
Just what went wrong on the BBC's BAFTA edit? And how did the afternoon unfold for audience members? Talent agent Alex Segal was in the room when it happened.Also on the show: the government moves to bring …
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Just what went wrong on the BBC's BAFTA edit? And how did the afternoon unfold for audience members? Talent agent Alex Segal was in the room when it happened.
Also on the show: the government moves to bring Netflix, Disney+ and Prime Video under Ofcom regulation for the first time; Goalhanger tells TV commissioners they’ve got young audiences wrong; the Paramount vs Netflix bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery ratchets up; ITV Studios launches Studio 55 at the London Screenings; Peter Wright gives evidence in the Harry phone-hacking trial; Clive Dickens reports from the AI front line… and in the Audio Network Media Quiz, we play Slate or Fake — London TV Screenings edition.
The Media Quiz is sponsored by Audio Network. Alex (who is a real person) selects the music for us to score each episode and she and her team can do it for you too at https://audionetwork.com
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
BAFTA's Tourette Incident Derails Awards Celebrations - and Alex's take
Streamers to come under Ofcom's jurisdiction
Goalhanger chief says TV commissioners giving up on young audiences
BBC Studios eyeing acquisitions,
Acast says it's conscious of ad load
Paramount raises WBD bid to $31 a share
ITV Studios launches Studio 55 at London Screenings
Doctor Foster returns for final series with Suranne Jones
Former Mail on Sunday editor gives evidence in Harry phone-hacking trial
Police media guidelines updated
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Apple Podcasts Pivots To Video, 1% Club Goes Global
Apple Podcasts finally joins the video revolution — but is it too late to the party? Entertainment journalist Jamie East has the remote.Also on the show: Sky wants ITV — but does the deal still have legs? …
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Apple Podcasts finally joins the video revolution — but is it too late to the party? Entertainment journalist Jamie East has the remote.
Also on the show: Sky wants ITV — but does the deal still have legs? Broadcast’s senior reporter Heather Fallon has been following every twist.
All that plus: The 1% Club conquers the world, the Broadcast Awards winners are in... and, in the Audio Network Media Quiz, we wage war on the media landscape.
The Media Quiz is sponsored by Audio Network. Alex selects the music for us to score each episode and she and her team can do it for you too at https://audionetwork.com
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
SKY-ITV talks reportedly slowing
1% Club reaches new sales heights
Nandy Launches CMA Probe Into Telegraph Deal
26% of UK Now Listen to Podcasts Weekly (RAJAR MIDAS)
WBD Gives Paramount Seven Days to Make Best Offer
BBC Considers Opening Up iPlayer
Channel 4 Brings YT Comedy Channel to Spotify
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