

The Media Club with Matt Deegan
Rethink Audio
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.Find out more at https://www.themediaclub.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 15, 2021 • 38min
#148 - Media Podcast Predictions 2021
It's our fifth annual predictions special! Join Olly Mann as he floats swiftly through the lockdown homes of our media pundits to discover what the year head might have in store for the UK media industry... and listen as they squirm for being unfairly held to account for predictions made in 2020.Featuring the predictions of Jake Kanter (Deadline), Faraz Osman (Gold Wala), media writer Maggie Brown, Ann Charles (Radio Tech Con), Matt Deegan (Folder Media) and Iain Dale (LBC).Produced by Matt Hill for PPM and Rethink Audio. Support the show at themediapodcast.com/donate Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 18, 2020 • 49min
#147 - The Audio Adventures of Harry & Meghan
Olly is joined by Matt Deegan (Folder Media) and Rebecca Messina (Immediate Media) to discuss the media news from the past fortnight. On today’s show: Spotify snaps up Harry and Meghan - we take a look at the former royals’ podcast strategy and another spendy year for the Swedish music giant; we look to the future of broadcasting, as OFCOM announces a new review of the TV landscape.Also on the programme, the Guardian reports record donations, the BBC invests in the comedy scene and, in the media quiz, we deck the halls with some news in brief.SHARE US AROUND: we’re not shy. Send this link to your media friends and let them have the inside track on the latest trends in our sector: https://podfollow.com/themediapodcastA PPM/Rethink Audio Production, produced by Matt Hill and Penny Bell. Support the show and keep us going all year round. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 4, 2020 • 53min
#146 - TV News Wars, Prison Radio success, Is Strictly Thrifty?
Who will launch first? The battle for TV news hots up as Rupert Murdoch’s News UK TV takes on Andrew Neil’s GB News.Our esteemed media panel this week are producer and director of Wakey! Deborah Coughlin, Hot Pod writer and journalist Caroline Crampton and chief content officer at Somethin’ Else, Steve Ackerman.They discuss: Facebook announcing a big payday for UK news publishers - but is it too little, too late? Plus, we find out why Prison Radio is the darling of awards worldwide, what needs to be done to tackle disabilty discrimination in our industry... and in the media quiz... you'll find out why Olly is not the most gifted mimic.SHARE US AROUND: we’re not shy. Send this link to your media friends and let them have the inside track on the latest trends in our sector: https://podfollow.com/themediapodcastA PPM/Rethink Audio Production, produced by Matt Hill and Penny Bell. Support the show and keep us going all year round. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 20, 2020 • 56min
#145 - BBC Revisits Diana’s Panorama Interview; Graham Norton Swaps Radio 2 for Virgin; Piers Morgan’s Ministerial Drought Ends
Olly Mann is joined by journalist and Channel 4 historian Maggie Brown, planning director at Edelman and host of Democratically 2020, Karin Robinson and broadcast consultant and director of RadioTechCon, Ann Charles.This week: Will some long-lost paperwork clear the BBC of claims it coerced Princess Diana into giving that Panorama interview?Graham Norton jumps along the dial to Virgin Radio as other notable names hang up their headphones at Radio 2.Spotify’s multi million dollar podcasting splurge continues. And we count the cost of overworked freelancers.Plus Piers Morgan welcomes back cabinet ministers to Good Morning Britain in his own unique way.And, in the Media Podcast Quiz, it’s congratulations to the winners at the virtual Edinburgh TV festival Awards.Nominees for the Press Gazette British Journalism Awards 2020 have been announced. The winners will be revealed at a virtual awards event on the afternoon of 9th December – sign up to attend for free.The Media Podcast is a PPM Production. Produced by Peter Price. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 6, 2020 • 51min
#144 - USA Elections; Johnny Depp vs The Sun; BBC Social Media Guidelines vs Pride; The Legacy of Robert Fisk
Olly Mann is joined by professor emeritus of journalism at City University, Lis Howell and entertainment director of Heat magazine and host of the PilotTV podcast, Boyd Hilton.This week: As news channels roll into a third day of USA election coverage, we ask which broadcasters won the hearts and minds of our panelists.As The Sun successfully defends its Johnny Depp defamation case, what does News Group Newspapers’ victory mean for tabloid journalism?Plus, the legacy of legendary print journalist Robert Fisk, there’s confusion over the BBC’s new social media guidelines and in the Media Podcast Quiz, Christmas has come early.The Media Podcast is a PPM Production. Produced by Peter Price. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 23, 2020 • 58min
#143 - Quibi Calls It Quits; Telegraph Sub-Editors Return Home; Far-Right Tattoos Sink Woodworking Format
Olly Mann is joined by radio consultant and director of Creative Media Partners Paul Robinson, editor of Newsweek International Alex Hudson and former Press Association, HuffPost UK and ITV News executive and now the founder of Bird Lime Media, Dawn Kelly.This week: Is the Daily Telegraph correcting a glaring error by bringing its sub-editors back in house?Jeffrey Katzenberg throws in the towel on Quibi and ITV sets its sights streaming (again).Plus, as Twitter fans spot some far-right tattoos that programme makers missed, is it the chop for Sky History’s new woodworking format?And in the Media Podcast Quiz, we pay tribute to the veteran regional news presenters bidding farewell to the BBC.The Media Podcast is a PPM Production. Produced by Peter Price. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 9, 2020 • 42min
#142 - Channel Four Sale, GB News Plans, BBC’s Oxbridge Problem, Local Newspapers Linked To Election Turnout
Olly Mann is joined by co-host of ‘Fortunately...’ and Woman’s Hour, Jane Garvey, international editor of Deadline, Jake Kanter and print journalist at Hello magazine, Elizabeth Carr-Ellis.On today’s show: Is the government about to sell off Channel 4? Does the BBC have an Oxbridge problem? And can the lure of Andrew Neil entice viewers to news channel newbie GB News?Plus, we explore the link between local newspaper circulation and voter turnout. And the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have turned down the chance to play the Media Podcast Quiz, because they’ve signed to Netflix.The Media Podcast is a PPM Production. Produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 25, 2020 • 1h
#141 - Sir Harold Evans; Radio 1 Dance; Apple News Today; Edinburgh TV Festival 2020
Olly Mann is joined by head of communications at ITN and former editor of Broadcast magazine Lisa Campbell, founder of production house Gold Wala Faraz Osman and Creative Director of Folder Media Matt Deegan. On today’s show, Ofcom approves Radio 1 Dance to stream on BBC Sounds but commercial rivals are unhappy. Could Apple News’ podcast of print articles help save the world’s biggest newspapers? And in what state is arts and culture journalism as The Guide closes amid losses of £25m at The Guardian. Plus, the big themes from the virtual Edinburgh International Television Festival 2020. And in The Media Podcast Quiz we celebrate the winners of the ‘Pand-Emmys’ - the first major industry awards show since the start of the pandemic.The Media Podcast is a PPM Production. Produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 10, 2020 • 55min
#140 - Times Radio Goes On Air; Media Job Losses; Facebook Boycott
Olly Mann presents news, analysis and gossip from the creative media industries, with magazine journalist and blogger Elizabeth Carr-Ellis, creative director of Folder Media, Matt Deegan and editor of Newsweek International, Alex Hudson.This week: Times Radio takes to the air; hundreds of media jobs are lost; millions of dollars are poured into the podcast market; And Facebook is facing a boycott from a third of big brands.Plus in our final Media Podcast Quiz of the season we celebrate the productions that have been Made In Dagenham.The Media Podcast is a PPM Production. Produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 26, 2020 • 50min
#139 - Daily Mail Outshines The Sun; Journalists And Political Unrest; TV Diversity Boost;
Olly Mann is joined by planning director at Edelman and host of Democratically 2020, Karin Robinson; director of Creative Media Partners, Paul Robinson; and senior lecturer in sports journalism at the University of East London, Dekan Apajee.On today’s show: Who’s splashing £30m to boost diversity but asking staff to volunteer for redundancy? The Daily Mail outshines the Sun as Britain’s biggest selling paper, and is the risk to journalists covering civil unrest on the rise?Plus, we discover why, if you want to be famous, you probably work in advertising…And in the media quiz, we’ll be “making our mind up” about a Eurovision collaboration between Magic and Netflix.The Media Podcast is a PPM Production. Produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.