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The Media Club with Matt Deegan
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 sect...
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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...
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' C...
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.
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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.
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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 e...
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 B...
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 Gro...
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 ne...
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 h...
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.
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Is The World Service In Crisis?
Tim Davie sends the Government a World Service ultimatum, as he claims funding runs out in seven weeks. Former Radio Academy CEO Paul Robinson tells u...
Scottish Media In Focus and a Rajars Special
We’re in Glasgow to see how broadcasters and indies are meeting the challenge of fragmentation - we speak to Bobby Hain and Graham Bryce about launchi...
Convergence Is King
We're joined by two execs that find their sectors converging on platforms like Spotify and YouTube. Steve Ackerman speaks to his three decades at Some...
Prince Harry In Court, BBC on YouTube, Channel 4 Studios
It’s Harry vs Daily Mail: but as both sides bring robust arguments, could this one get messy? Journalist and TV producer Steven D Wright gets the popc...
Goalhanger Breaks New Records, Superindies Plan Merger
Goalhanger hits quarter of a million paying listeners, we speak exclusively to their Chief Revenue Officer about their strategy, and what it means for...
Spotify’s Changes And What They Mean For You
Spotify announces big changes to its revenue machine and Global spends big on Gary Nevile’s network.... Lots of podcast upheaval, but are podcasts at...
$10bn And Counting
Is there any merit to Donald Trump’s case against the BBC? And can the corporation get it dismissed before the legal costs rack up? Charlotte Tobitt,...
Netflix Digs Deep For Warner As Paramount Fights Back
It’s the biggest media deal for a decade - or maybe not, if Paramount gets their way. How does this affect consumers, cinema goers... and all of us, r...
Friends Leaves Netflix, Just As Streamers Embrace ‘Windowing’
Is HBO Max doing the right thing pulling the sitcom everywhere but their own service? Or are consumers getting tired of chasing their favourite shows...
Another Telegraph Sale Twist - And Are There Too Many Studios?
The Mail agrees to buy the Telegraph: but where’s the money coming from? And will the Government wave it through? Private Eye’s Adam MacQueen, writer...
Disney’s AI Gamble, MediaCity & Substack Growth
What do the noises coming out of Disney+ tell us about the streamer’s plans for user generated AI? Matt Deegan is joined by Stuart Morgan, MD & Founde...
Should The BBC Pay Trump? (And 101 Other Questions)
It was one scandal too many for Tim Davie - where does his departure leave the BBC at this crucial time? And which talented exec would dare take on th...
Is The BBC Heading For Disaster?
The Sidemen’s manager thinks the Beeb is on the same path as the Titanic; just as others speak up for big changes in the next ten year plan. We ask is...
Disney’s Doctor Who Era Is Over, Zandland & Sora 2
What does it take to cut through as a documentary maker on YouTube? Filmmaker Ben Zand joins us to talk about his recent launch, Human.
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Tess & Claudia Wrongfoot The Media
Strictly Come Dancing's presenters are both leaving - who’s in the running to replace Tess & Claude at the BBC’s flagship show? And why was their anno...
What’s Hot At MIPCOM: Video Games, Anime & Being Friendly
Attention returns to the south of France as the TV industry is joined at their annual international bash by YouTube. Media writer Tara Conlan is not i...
Fellas Go Global, Guardian Pivots, Paddington Sues
Global splashes out on buying The Fellas Studios - what can these two very different media brands get from the deal?
Also on the pod: as the Gu...
British Podcast Awards 2025
We are back at the British Podcast Awards - one of the biggest nights in media as the worlds of radio, TV and journalism all have a stake in this stil...
Kimmel's Return, YouTuber Mortgages & Bedtime Stories
With Disney and ABC facing the wrath of viewers, why are the big media beasts struggling with the second Trump presidency? Broadcaster and audio criti...
LHF Ban, RTS Cambridge and FT Drama
Is the TV industry ready for the latest advertising ban? And why is radio set to profit from it? TV consultant Stephen Arnell joins us to explain more...
Are Journalists Now Influencers Too?
An online spat reveals a new truth about modern journalism. Alex Hudson, Editor-in-chief of Everything Popular is Wrong, takes a trip into Substack to...
Who’s Buying? Commissioners And Superindies In The Spotlight
Why are the superindies reluctant to spend on new ideas at the moment? Steven D Wright, journalist and TV producer tells us what’s going on.
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Was This The Bitchiest TV Festival Ever?
Is Netflix indulging in ‘TV Tourism?’ And what does it mean? Should Channel 4 have broadcast their Bonnie Blue documentary? And why is a newspaper edi...
Ofcom's Cristina Nicolotti Squires on PSB promience
Public service content should be findable on YouTube - so says media regulator Ofcom, in today's announcement of a public service media review.
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Wallace, BBC Studios Profits and Media's AI Future
Is the media industry too toxic for freelancers? Exec producer Rina Dayalji joins us to discuss the wider problems at the heart of the BBC’s Masterche...
Gay Times: Where Readers Become Investors
**SURVEY TIME** We need more info on our listeners and viewers to help improve the show. It takes 2mins and one lucky applicant will win a £50 John Le...
BBC Gaza Row & YouTubers And Podcasters Seek New Status
Why do YouTubers and podcasters want government recognition? Tim Burrowes of Unmade Media joins us to discuss the perils of securing a mortgage as a d...
Beyond Google Search: Finding Today's Consumers
Can big tech be tamed? As the competition regulator tries to tweak Google’s algorithm, Mail Online’s SEO chief Carly Steven explains what the impact h...
New BBC Chief, Cannes Lions and Netflix Goes Linear
Kate Philips is announced as the BBC’s all-powerful creative lead - Faraz Osman, founder of TV indie Gold Wala, takes a look at her in-tray.
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How Influencers Stole Broadcasters' Ad Money
How did social media stars, podcasters and YouTubers overtake traditional media in ad revenue? Michael Savage, media editor at the Guardian, shepherds...