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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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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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 still fledgling medium.
Ollie Peart is backstage once again to hear from winners including Carl Miller on Kill List season two and a potential TV adaptation and Pod Save The UK’s Coco Kahn on Crooked Media’s struggles with Trump 2.0.
Along the way Matt meets nominees to discuss changes at Audio Always, the UK’s first female-founded video podcast network HERA, and Rory Ketland Jones on his Parkinson’s podcast Movers And Shakers... with Jeremy Paxman.
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:
Daniel Ek Steps Back From Spotify To Spend More Time With His Drones)
Bill Murray’s Golf Show Commissioned
Trump Causing Satire Funding Issues, say Armando Iannucci
Observer Veterans Launch New Title
Diversity In TV Advertising Takes A Dip
Clickthrough Rate Increases When You Do A Deal With OpenAI, Report
HERA, The UK’s First Female-Founder Video Podcast
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With Disney and ABC facing the wrath of viewers, why are the big media beasts struggling with the second Trump presidency? Broadcaster and audio critic Miranda Sawyer looks back on another tumultuous week in talk shows.
Also on the pod: which brands and platforms do advertisers love right now and why? Media strategist Jane Ostler from Kantar joins us to reveal the latest Media Reactions data.
All that plus: MPs enter the chat as YouTubers demand a mortgage - but what about the other freelancers? And, in the Media Quiz, we ‘travelogue’ our way around three more curious stories from the week.
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
Jimmy Kimmel returns to TV after highly criticized suspension
UK’s YouTube and TikTok content creators deserve more rights, say MPs
Sky Studios Elstree Expansion Given Green Light
YouTube Pushes Back On Regulation
Wondery Suddenly Drops Ad Sales On Big UK Show
Matt Chorley Interviews Ed Davey On A Zip Line
Reach cuts (and Private Eye's take)
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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 about the Less Healthy Food restrictions.
Also on the show: the rise of fake journalists and PRs is on the rise. Charlotte Tobitt, UK editor of Press Gazette takes us down the rabbithole. All the news from the RTS Cambridge convention with media writer Kate Bulkley.... And the Financial Times launches a new film starring Stephen Fry; we speak to the FT’s Juliet Riddell about marrying journalism with fiction.
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
LHF Ad Ban is looming - and the loophole for radio and podcasters
Channel 4 Makes History By Taking First Ever Majority Stake In A Production Company
Recall Me, Maybe - new FT film starring Stephen Fry
Publisher of Delicious magazine ceases trading
Royal cleaner stories removed by Times and Sun after authenticity questions
Dubious PR agencies are bombarding journalists with fake content
Channel 4 to mark Trump’s UK visit with ‘longest uninterrupted reel of untruths’
Donald Trump files $15bn lawsuit against the New York Times
Channel 5 launches NFL Big Game Night
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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 investigate.
Also on the pod: Lachlan Murdoch wins the succession battle. TV critic and media writer Scott Bryan tells us who are the real winners and losers.
All that plus: why are streamers so reluctant to fund an antibullying body? The Observer staff face up to their new reality... and, in the Media Quiz, our guests take part in a branding exercise.
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
Lachlan takes control of News Corp
Culture Secretary Pressing Streamers on CIISA
Observer cuts pagination and casuals
Fridge Magnate Takes Channel 4 Job
AI Startup Plans 5000 Podcasts at $1/ep
Oh, the glamour! Scott’s NTA behind the scenes article
James Corden & Ruth Jones head to Apple TV
STV announces name of radio station
New York Times adds new subs tier
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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.
It’s about to get quieter in the audio sector too, with the cull at Wondery sending shockwaves through the burgeoning podcast sector. Chloe Straw, chief exec of trade body Audio UK, gives us the mood music - and which strategies could help your business.
All that plus: has Destination X been mistreated? Apple TV starts selling its shows to terrestrial broadcasters... and, in the Media Quiz, we fix up some old media properties..
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
The top 25 pods suggest video is coming for audio...
ITV Studios to launch Entertainment label
BBC Buys Apple TV+ Sitcom ‘Trying’
Has Destination X been mistreated?
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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 editor delivering the keynote at a room full of TV makers?
It’s our annual, Edinburgh International TV Festival special - with all the insight from the sessions... and gossip from the conference floor. Featuring Boyd Hilton, Rebecca Cooney, Jake Kanter, Faraz Osman, Heather Fallon and Jordan Laird.
Also on the programme: the new Last One Laughing line up is released. Leon Wilson from Banajay UK reveals the list… and what the future holds for Masterchef.
Plus, in the Media Quiz, we play The Weakest Format. Start the clock!
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:
Harding Warns Of BBC Independence Crisis
‘The Celebrity Traitors’ Gets Fall Release Date On BBC
Netflix Bristles at C4 'tourist' jibe
Last One Laughing line-up announced
Ben Frow takes swipe at Ian Katz
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Public service content should be findable on YouTube - so says media regulator Ofcom, in today's announcement of a public service media review.
Cristina Nicolotti Squires speaks to Matt Deegan about treating YouTube as a new form of EPG, the need for media literacy - and looks back at the challenges the regulator has faced this year with impartiality at GB News and BBC Radio's spin-off stations.
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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 Masterchef scandal.
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Also on the show: how will AI change the way we made and consume media? Meliora CEO Clive Dickens reveals the conversations happening behind closed doors.
Plus: the BBC’s annual report shows healthy profits for its commercial arm - but trouble brewing closer to home.
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
Freelancers unable to call out toxic behaviour
Torode also leaving Masterchef
BBC's revenues are up to highest ever
But licence fee payers down 300k
Millionaire Spin Off Comes To ITV
BBC's Highest Paid Journalists - the numbers are in
Adolescence Picks Up 13 Emmy Nominations
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When the ad money leaves, what do you do to keep your publication going? Tag Warner, CEO of the Gay Times, joins us to discuss their adventures in a readership share scheme.
Partly fuelling that is Google’s AI Overview: Charlotte Tobitt of Press Gazette takes us through the legal challenge publishers have just launched.
All that plus: Gregg Wallace isn’t giving up without a fight, are we heading for a world with just two public service broadcasters? And, in the Audio Network Media Quiz, Matt consults the Club’s crystal ball.
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
The Gay Times’ readers share scheme
Peter Bazelgette: only two PSBs will exist in a decade
Greg Wallace preempts BBC report
BBC Clause in Gaza Doc contract
Google AI Overview overview update
Giant Ball format in development
Avalon reboot Spitting Image for YouTube
First AI ad launched on Channel 4
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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 digital creator - as well as the latest from MADFest in London.
Also on the show: amid Glasto controversy and Channel 4 picking up a supposedly partial doc on Gaza... does the BBC need to reset its news coverage? Edelman’s Karin Robinson fills us in.
And, in the Audio Network Media Quiz, we try out another shiny floor format destined for primetime. Probably.
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
YouTube calls on government to recognise creators
Audio UK calls for recognition as a creative industry
Channel 4 broadcasts BBC’s cancelled Gaza Medics doc
Australian journalist wins unfair dismissal case over Gaza post
CBS pays $16m to settle with Trump
Paramount Layoffs Hit UK As MTV Axes ‘Gonzo’ & ‘Fresh Out’
Tony Blackburn slams Ofcom’s Radio 2 decision
Squid Games breaks more records
BBC to charge US audiences for news access
Pay TV decline to hit sports rights holders
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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 has been for her outlet.
Also on the show: are vertical dramas the next big thing? Caroline Frost, Radio Times TV Editor and Podcast Host, tells us if they’re a thumbs up... or is that a swipe right?
All that plus: discontent swells at a BBC meeting over Gaza coverage, the Washington Post upgrades the right to reply... and, in the Audio Network Media Quiz, we look at three brands that are breaking records.
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
BBC staff voice discontent over Gaza coverage
Politics Joe place new video series behind paywall
Washington Post launches From The Source
ITV Daytime Moves To A Surprising New Location
UK Adults Spend More Time On Phones Than TV
Radio Myths Busted On Indie Podcast
Journalist Develops TikTok app for reporters
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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.
Also on the show: TV advertising gets the self-service treatment... Rebecca Cooney, insight editor at Broadcast, tells us why broadcasters are targeting small businesses.
Plus, speaking of advertising: with the threat of AI ever present, how do creatives rate their chances of survival? Campaign’s UK editor Maisie McCabe is down the line from Cannes.
And, in the Audio Network Media Quiz, we give three more stories a comedy treatment.
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
Kate Phillips becomes BBC's top content chief
Edinburgh TV Festival’s Small Indie Bursary - apply now!
Jilly Cooper Bemused by Intimacy Coordinator role
New IT News Site May Be AI Generated
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How did social media stars, podcasters and YouTubers overtake traditional media in ad revenue? Michael Savage, media editor at the Guardian, shepherds us into the new era.
Also on the show: as The Standard announces a new partnership with Message Heard, we chat to the podcast outfit’s Jake Warren about the magic ingredients that turn print into podcast.
All that plus: Warner Brothers Discovery give more details of their split, whilst Netflix invests in Spain...
And, in the Audio Network Media Quiz, Matt becomes Professor Brian Cox. 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:
Influencers overtake traditional media in ad revenue
Warner Bros Discovery announce breakup plans
Netflix planning $1bn in Spanish programming
Guardian launches new secure messaging service
Disney nabs ITV’s unscripted chief
BFI claims 130,000 TV & Film scripts trained AI
Radio X creates ‘beer-proof parkas’
(00:00) - Hellos
(00:53) - Michael Savage's Media Club Invite
(02:03) - Jake Warren's Media Club Invite
(04:13) - Influencers Earning More than Broadcasters
(10:14) - YouTube and Podcasting
(11:41) - The Top 5 Companies Providing Ad Revenue
(12:55) - Warner Brothers Discovery Splitting Company
(18:40) - Netflix Announces $1b funding for Spanish Originals
(25:46) - The Guardian's Encrypted App
(28:20) - News Platforms and Podcasts
(35:52) - Should We Worry About AI?
(38:33) - The Audio Network Quiz
(45:45) - Goodbyes
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Do we need a Hypocratic oath for journalism? Journalist and Author Mick Wright has been into UK newsrooms to deduce whether there's an ethical line beyond, “don’t get sued.” Also on the show: the BBC sets out its stall for charter renewal. PR supremo Will Wood is here to take us through Tim Davey’s wishlist.
All that plus: the AI copyright bill suffers another setback, there’s more job cuts at Disney and Business Insider... And, in the Audio Network Media Quiz, we look at some life hacks... for media hacks. That’s all happening in this edition of The Media Club. Come on in!
Mic's book, Breaking: How the Media Works, When it Doesn't and Why it Matters: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Breaking-Media-Works-Doesnt-Matters/dp/1785121367
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
Lords fight back over copyright wavers for AI
Tim Davie outlines charter renewal wishlist
Job cuts round-up: Disney & Business Insider.
Adolescence reaches no.2 in Netflix most watched
The New European becomes The New World
Gerry Adams beats BBC in court
Clint Eastwood denies doing interview
(00:00) Welcome
(00:39) Mic on Ben Lowry
(02:17) Will on Rupert Majendie
(03:32) Tim Davie - BBC VC
(10:10) AI Data Bill
(16:34) Business Insider
(22:33) Podcast Discovery
(23:00) Podshop Studios
(23:54) News in brief
(24:48) New European
(27:10) Mic's Book - Breaking
(41:20) Audio Network Media Quiz
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Why indies shouldn’t fear Channel 4’s production arm - Derek Drennan, founder of Nest Productions talks to us about his business, and why IP isn’t the only game in town.
Also on the show: as the industry mourns the passing of Alan Yentob, former BBC exec Paul Robinson takes us back to his 90s heyday.
All that plus: the Telegraph is sold AGAIN - will that be that? And, in the Audio Network Media Quiz... we channel Jimmy Carr.
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:
Paul Robinson is open to offers
Will Channel 5 nab darts and snooker rights from ITV?
South London Press shuts after 160 years
Netflix launches original podcast from BBC Studios
Disney+ to stream UEFA Women’s Champions League
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Rumours abound after Channel 4 plans to invest in indies as part of its in-house production arm strategy - and that’s just as ITV slashes its budgets for daytime. Broadcast reporter Heather Fallon tells us what it all means.
Also on the programme: Gary Lineker is ‘sent off’ the BBC after a controversial social post. Did it all have to end like this? TV critic and media writer Scott Bryan looks at what the corporation could have done differently.
And, in the Audio Network Media Quiz, we play matchmaker.
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:What The Media Club has been reading this week:
STV plans expansion including a new radio station
Paul Foot winners - congratulations, Josh!
Channel 4 plans third party investment ahead of in-house launch - more gossip here - and their annual report
Lineker to leave BBC after MOTD this weekend
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We are LIVE at the ARIAS - the Radio Academy’s annual awards for the sector. We’ll be speaking to the big winners about the state of the industry and striving for excellence in a digital world - as well as Radio Academy chief Aradhna Tayal Leach.
Also on the programme: it’s RAJARs week - yes, the latest radio listening figures are out. Sam Jackson, controller at BBC Radio 3 is here to discuss the numbers, as well as his revolution at the station.
On the red carpet we speak to Angela Scanlon, Alastair Campbell, team Goalhanger, Jon Holmes, David Olusoga, Ken Bruce and many, many more.
And, in the Audio Network Media Quiz, we’re celebrating some other big winners of the week.
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:
Deadline’s deep dive into the rumoured ITV acquisition
Audible unveils plans to use AI voices to narrate audiobooks
Mail’s ‘Eliza’ brand ditches website ahead of AI asteroid
BBC to expand Local Journalism fund and grow content on YouTube & TikTok
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Former BBC1, ITV controller and Expectation chief Peter Fincham joins us to discuss his new podcast, Insiders, on the secrets of the TV industry. We’ll find out what he makes of this week’s headlines.
Also on the programme: as President Trump threatens tariffs on high end TV and Film, media writer Tara Conlan assesses the risks for the sector.
All that plus: we’re in Bradford for all the takeaways from the Creative Cities Convention.
And, in the Audio Network Media Quiz, we’re heading into the courtroom for the biggest verdicts of the week.
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
Trump film / HETV tariff threat already causing shocks -. but are we over some of the worst?
Swedish Podcast Conglomerate PodX Acquires Lemonada Media
Disney & Big Talk look to salvage Dick Turpin
Steve Wright memorial gathers A-List stars
BBC admits lapse in standards around coverage of Prince Harry interview
How The Assembly found a home on ITV
Alex Mahon’s debut novel: ‘The Rich Bitch Club’
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Politico’s senior executive editor, Kate Day, tells us what’s in store for the original newsletter publisher.
Also on the programme: Alex Mahon is set to leave Channel 4. Deadline’s senior investigations reporter Jake Kanter is here to divine what happens next.
All that plus: Baby Reindeer’s Richard Gadd talks to us about just what he sacrificed to get his story out there, as well as more interviews on the winner’s run at BAFTA’s TV Craft Awards featuring Reece Sheersmith and Steve Pemberton (Inside Number 9), Kate Oates and Ben Wadey (Eastenders) and Andy Devonshire (Taskmaster).
And, in the Media Quiz, we reveal what you could have won.
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
Piers Morgan on YouTube's success
Tara Conlan’s Spot The Difference on the BBC's latest workplace review
Jake Kanter’s piece on problematic staff being retained
Observer’s first week of relaunch
CNN’s Christiane Amanpour Joins Global
Mr Bates wins a BAFTA special award
Celebrity Traitors line up revealed
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In the club today: the curious case of fictional experts... is AI driving a credibility problem when sourcing talking heads? Media writer Maggie Brown and broadcaster Alex Zane discuss Press Gazette’s excellent scoop... as well the launch of Alex’s new podcast, The Savoy Originals.
Also on the programme: Ofcom puts the brakes on Radio 2’s spin-off. Phil Riley from Boom Radio assesses the damage.
All that plus: podcast festival Crossed Wires gets a new creative director. Owner Dino Sofos is here to reveal who it is... and, in the quiz, we enter the Frequency Funhouse.
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
Press Gazette's expose into fake commentators
Ofcom says no to Radio 2 spin-off
BBC advertising for new iPlayer roles...
AP To Be Allowed Back Into White House
Avalon take a stake in Adolescence producer
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