The Media Club with Matt Deegan

Host Matt brings you the gossip and backstage chatter LIVE from the 2023 Audio & Radio Industry Awards Nominations!Fresh from Radio Days Prague, Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry (Freelance Audio and Digital Producer) and Paul Des (Greatest Hits Radio Presenter & Exec Producer Content Works), share their highlights and insights from this year's conference.Straight from the nomination reveal, the main in charge Sam Bailey (Radio Academy Director) and Liam Fisher (Head of TalkSport) reflect on the nominees and what to expect from the upcoming Awards night.PLUS: Paul Smith (Media Consultant, previously Head of Editorial Standards BBC Radio) reflects on the newly drafted Media Bill and ponders whether there's untapped opportunity in the future of BBC Local Radio.And Jon Holmes (The Skewer) and Charlotte Mason (Head of Audio, Insanity Group) are wranglied into joining a podcast-y Media Quiz!A Rethink Audio Production, produced by Matt Hill with support from Phoebe Adler-Ryan.Hear more from 'bite-sized' Media Podcast interviews with experts on our Patreon.And from the 31 March, you'll be able to book your tickets for the ARIAs Ceremony 2023 on May 2nd here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week a telly special, coming to you this week from The London Podcast Studios.TV Critics Scott Bryan (Must Watch Podcast) and Boyd Hilton (Pilot TV Podcast, Heat Mag) unpack the TV BAFTA nominations and assess reports of a streamer slowdown.Also up for discussion, a new Peaky Blinders movie studio is set to create more than 700 jobs in Birmingham and bring in more than 30 million pounds in revenue.Plus, AI-Ghostwriting raises questions for the Writer's Guild Association in Hollywood. As writers, Scott and Boyd give their take on how ChatGPT may (or may not) disrupt the media.Also on the programme: in this week’s deep dive, author and journalist James Ball explains why TikTok anxiety is taking hold in the US and closer to home.And finally, we cover some new launches in the media quiz!A Rethink Audio Production, produced by Matt Hill with support from Phoebe Adler-Ryan and Annalise Freimarck.Hear more from James about the politics behind the TikTok shutdown on our Patreon.And pre-order James' upcoming book The Other Pandemic: How QAnon Contaminated the World here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a special episode, we're joined by a panel of independent experts to examine where next for the BBC, as it undertakes another review into impartiality in the wake of Lineker and pressure from the Government.Dr Graham Majin (Lecturer Bournemouth University, Author Truthophobia) gives us the historical context - Is impartiality dying? Or just evolving?Roger Bolton (ex-Feedback, host of Roger Bolton's Beeb Watch) explains why leaked Whats App messages showing political pressure on BBC journalists from Downing Street is particularly concerning.And Faraz Osman (Gold Wala Productions) fires a round of quick-fire impartiality questions, from how to cover Brexit to whether politicians should be allowed to host on TV.PLUS the BBC faces its biggest strikes in a decade: change might be inevitable, but could it have been handled differently?Also on the programme: We speak to Freya Parr, writer for BBC Music Magazine, to find out the latest on the BBC Singers, faced with closure in its 99th year. You can hear more from Freya about the contribution of the BBC Singers and controversy around on our Patreon.A Rethink Audio Production, produced by Phoebe Adler-Ryan with support from Matt Hill.Hear more from Freya about the contribution of the BBC Singers and that open letter on our Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Matt Deegan is joined by Karin Robinson (Edelman), Bernard Achampong (Founder We Are Unedited), Pat Younge (Former BBC Chief Creative Officer, Unedited Exec) and Maxine Watson (MD, Black Ruby Pictures, Unedited Creative Exec) to tackle the week's media headlines.The Lineker-BBC impartiality debate causes a stir, but is it just a storm in a teacup?International Women's Day produces a new study on gender representation in the media - is a more nuanced wave of media analysis emerging?Plus, Spotify has a new look! But will the redesign capture our eyes and ears?Also on the programme: Bernard, Patrick and Maxine take us through Unedited's pilot podcast season launching on Monday March 13th. You can listen to the pilots for free at https://shows.acast.com/unedited-pilot-season-2023.AND in the Media Quiz, cutting edge shows coming to audiences across tv, radio and podcasts.A Rethink Audio Production, produced by Matt Hill with support from Phoebe Adler-Ryan.Hear more of the Unedited team discussing the company reboot and expanding into IP creation on our Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we’re at the all-you-can-eat media buffet that is The Future Of Audio Europe.Matt Deegan is joined by the editor of The Media Leader Omar Oakes, Goodstuff Communications’ Sam Austin and George Butler, head of commercial marketing at radio group Bauer.Plus, Matt gets his networking mic out and chats with Demi Abiola (Investment Business Director, mSix&Partners), Radio Centre’s CEO Matt Payton and Jason Brownlee, founder of Colourtext.And, of course, there’s a Media Quiz… in which we welcome the return of Name That Headline.A Rethink Audio production, produced by Matt Hill. Get well soon Phoebe!Matt Deegan’s blog is full of audio insight and everyone important reads it. Sign up for weekly posts here.AND support the show and get extended interviews and more bonus treats - patreon.com/mediapodThanks to The Future Of Audio Europe, powered by The Media Leader, for being such gracious hosts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ofcom assesses complaints against the press in the case of Nicola Bulley - Jamie East, creator of The Smart 7 news podcast, unpacks how this story descended into true crime fervour.Is China’s relationship with Disney warming up? Globe-trotter Paul Robinson (& TV & Radio consultant) brings us the latest schmoozing and gossip from Hollywood.Also in the programme, Zuck also wants us to buy blue ticks on Facebook and Insta - but what's their real value?AND our ex-film critic & tv exec battle it out in a tv-deal media quiz!Plus: A new era of newsroom fashion. Could a relaxed dress-code improve the BBC's new news offering?A Rethink Audio Production, produced by Phoebe Adler-Ryan with support from Matt Hill.Looking for even more media news? Check out our archive of interviews including Adam Bowie on RAJARs, Luba Kassova on Missing Perspectives in media and Richard McKerrow with the latest from Love Productions on our Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

UK Film & TV Giants prepare to fight tax changes - TV producer Steven D Wright explains why it matters and just how critical a tax shake-up could be for the industry.Pay transparency - embarrassing or an equaliser? Radio Techconn's Ann Charles gives a compelling take on why more media companies should disclose salary ranges. Also on the programme: CEO of Love Productions Richard McKerrow joins us to discuss his brand new series for Channel 4: The Piano. Plus he shares an update on how the search for Matt Lucas' replacement on Bake Off is going...AND it's a World Radio Day themed Media Quiz looking at the past, present and future.A Rethink Audio Production, produced by Phoebe Adler-Ryan with support from Matt Hill.Hear more of Richard McKerrow discussing - including how he first heard Nadine Dorries had made dispariging remarks about Love Productions' Tower Block to the DCMS select committee - on our Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Deegan is joined by Maggie Brown (media commentator & Channel 4 historian) and Alex Farber (Times media correspondent) to examine the latest media shake-ups across the industry.The UK Culture Ministry goes from DCMS back to CMS, and receives its twelfth Secretary in as many years as Lucy Frazer replaces Michelle Donelan.Also on the programme: the panel discuss BBC Chair Richard Sharp's select committee grilling - is another role change imminent?And over the pond, Bob Iger plans to cut 7,000 jobs at Disney and implement a major restructure. Our guests reflect on whether changes are also coming to the UK.PLUS: Faraz Osman (MD Gold Wala) records live from GrowthLab - the brand new event for growing your indie. Exploring the halls of Canary Wharf, he asks the big brains behind telly what's new and how they're weathering the chilly economic climate. We hear from: Victoria Powell (IndieLab), Sam Barcroft (Creatorville), Jasmine Joseph & Paul Heaney (Bossanova), plus Matt Campion (Spirit Studios).Find out more about the event: https://weareindielab.co.uk/growthlabAND it's a telly content-themed Media Quiz looking at the reboots and finales causing a stir.A Rethink Audio Production, produced by Phoebe Adler-Ryan with support from Matt Hill.And hear more of Faraz Osman at GrowthLab on our Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Deegan is joined by Scott Bryan (TV Critic, Must Watch) and Charlotte Tobitt (Press Gazette) to wade through the latest in media news.An internal review finds the Beeb’s coverage of financial topics is putting ‘impartiality at risk’. Should the BBC be teaching economics? Is the media just full of Arts students? Where does the buck stop?Next, Matt asks his guests for their reactions to AI in the Buzzfeed newsroom, and what they make of The News Movement's push to be leaders in the vertical-video news market.Plus, are subscribers streaming away? Data shows the first annual decline ever as Brits cut back. Charlotte, Matt and Scott share which two subscriptions are their Must-Keeps.AND it's a radio-themed Media Quiz looking at changes to the airwaves.Also in the programme: Adam Bowie dissects the latest Radio Joint Audience Research figures (aka RAJARs), including why Boom Radio's booming.A Rethink Audio Production, produced by Phoebe Adler-Ryan with support from Matt Hill.And hear more of Adam and Matt's take on the RAJARs on our Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Deegan records live from Campaign's Advertising Audio and Radio Summit. Joined by Michaela Hallam (Fresh Air Production) and Gideon Spanier (Editor in Chief, Campaign) - we find out why the audio advertising opportunity is bigger than ever. Our guests help us unpack this week's headlines including Ken Bruce's departure from the BBC, DMG Media's restructure AND they pledge to undertake the first media quiz of 2023.Plus, James Ball and Franz Wild of The Bureau of Investigative Journalism explain the significance of a new bill tackling ‘Slapps’ in parliament this week. Find TBIJ's full coverage on the story here: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/projects/the-enablersAlso in the programme: Editor of PodPod Adam Shepherd, unpacks the new venture and gives his take on City University's brand new MA in Podcasting.A Rethink Audio Production, produced by Matt Hill with support from Phoebe Adler-Ryan.And hear more from James Ball and Franz Wild on kleptocracy and high profile cases involving SLAPPs...on our Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.