The Media Show

BBC Radio 4
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Feb 14, 2018 • 40min

Trinity Mirror CEO Simon Fox on buying the Express, Star and OK

Trinity Mirror CEO Simon Fox on taking over the Express, Star and OK magazine.Times deputy editor Emma Tucker on how it put together its Oxfam abuse scoop and how the newspaper's business model accommodates investigative journalism.Sports lawyer Simon Leaf from Mishcon de Reya on Sky and BT Sport bidding billions of pounds for the right to show Premier League games. The price is down on the last round, but will Facebook, Amazon or Netflix swoop for one of the two remaining packages of matches?Executive Producer Simon Ford on how Channel 4's 24 Hours in Police Custody secured access to some of policing's most sensitive areas.Presenter: Amol Rajan Producer: Paul Waters.
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Feb 7, 2018 • 35min

Matt Hancock's manifesto

The government has ordered a review of how it could help Britain's newspaper industry. Amol Rajan is joined by Matt Hancock, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Henry Faure Walker, Newsquest CEO, Emma Youle, investigations journalist at Archant, Kate Russell, technology journalist, and Alon Aviram, co-founder of The Bristol Cable.Presenter: Amol Rajan Producer: Richard Hooper Assistant producer: Eleanor Kifvel.
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Jan 31, 2018 • 46min

BBC's problem with pay

The BBC has admitted to overpaying some male journalists compared to their female colleagues. How will it fix the problem and is it endemic in the media?Amol Rajan is joined by Peter Salmon, Endemol Shine's Chief Creative Officer, Jonathan Munro, BBC Head of Newsgathering, Professor Lis Howell of City University, Steve Anderson, former ITV controller of News and Current Affairs and Jane Martinson, former head of media at The Guardian.An extended interview with Peter Salmon about his career is included in the podcast edition of this programme.Presenter: Amol Rajan Producer: Richard Hooper.
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Jan 24, 2018 • 43min

Murdoch fights back

Rupert Murdoch has proposed that Facebook pay a "carriage fee" to publishers in exchange for distributing their news articles. Amol Rajan is joined by the former Culture Minister John Whittingdale, Krishnan Guru-Murthy of Channel 4 News, Eleanor Mills of The Sunday Times, Mark Di Stefano of BuzzFeed, and Brian Fung of the Washington Post.The podcast version of this programme contains an extended interview with Krishnan Guru-Murthy.Presenter: Amol Rajan Producer: Richard Hooper.
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Jan 17, 2018 • 28min

Facebook's algorithm change and why you should care

Facebook has announced it will change how its news feed works. Posts from friends and family will take priority over content from media companies. Adweek has called it "the digital equivalent of a nuclear bomb on the media industry". Andrea Catherwood is joined by Niall McGarry founder of JOE Media and Piers North, Trinity Mirror's Head of Digital.Also in the programme, Emma Scott, CEO of Beano Studios on 80 years of The Beano, and Professor Brian Cathcart, founder of Hacked Off and Gary Shipton, Deputy Editor in Chief at Johnston Press discuss calls for further press regulation.Presenter: Andrea Catherwood Producer: Richard Hooper Assistant producer: Eleanor Kifvel.
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Jan 10, 2018 • 33min

When journalists burn their sources

What can journalism learn from Fire and Fury, Michael Wolff's blockbuster account of life inside President Trump's White House? How does a reporter persuade the rich and powerful to let them into their world - and when they've got what they wanted, is it ever OK to burn their sources on the way out? Also, why the tech giants are now taking the digital detox trend very seriously.Andrea Catherwood is joined by Polly Curtis, HuffPost UK editor in chief, Maija Palmer, social media journalist at The Financial Times, Camilla Long of The Sunday Times, Patrick Forbes, documentary maker, and lawyer and writer Arwa Mahdawi.Producer: Richard Hooper.
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Jan 3, 2018 • 28min

The battle for Christmas

Christmas has traditionally been a big event for broadcasters. But this year, how did British TV channels perform in the age of Netflix and Amazon? Also in the programme, a look-ahead to some of the big media stories coming up in 2018 including the government's decision on moving Channel 4.Julian Worricker is joined by Justin Sampson, Chief Executive of BARB, Clare Enders, founder of Enders Analysis, Nick North, BBC Director of Audiences, Cat Lewis, CEO of Nine Lives Media, and John Fairley, former managing director of Yorkshire Tyne Tees Television.Presenter: Julian Worricker Producer: Richard Hooper and Paul WatersPicture shows Brendan O'Carroll in Mrs Brown's Boys, one of Christmas Day's most watched shows.
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Dec 27, 2017 • 28min

Who wants to be a TV format millionaire?

British TV producers are responsible for some of the world's most popular shows. What is the secret to creating a hit format? Amol Rajan gets advice from Richard Osman, creative director of Endemol UK, Karen Smith, co-devisor of Strictly Come Dancing and Paul Smith who was part of the team behind Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Robin Hilton is a partner at the law firm Sheridans and John McVay is Chief Executive of Pact.Presenter: Amol Rajan Producer: Richard Hooper Assistant producer: Eleanor KifvelPicture shows Richard Osman and Amol Rajan.
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Dec 20, 2017 • 40min

Peston's Brexit confession and BBC religious coverage

Robert Peston found fame for his string of scoops during the financial crisis of 2007. In his new book WTF he admits to how he voted in the EU referendum but insists his impartiality as ITV Political Editor has not been compromised.The BBC has announced substantial changes to the way it covers religion and says it should do more to reflect non-Christian life. Stephen Pollard is editor of The Jewish Chronicle, Aaqil Ahmed is the former head of religion at the BBC, Nisha Parti is producer of The Boy with the Topknot, and Justin Brierley presents on Premier Christian Radio.Presenter: Amol Rajan Producer: Richard Hooper
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Dec 13, 2017 • 33min

End of the Age of Murdoch?

Walt Disney is rumoured to be finalising a $60bn takeover of the entertainment assets of 21st Century Fox. Brian Wieser is an analyst for Pivotal Research Group and Matthew Garrahan is the FT's global media editor.The publicist Max Clifford has died - what is left of the culture of celebrity journalism that he did so much to create? Rosie Nixon is editor in chief of HELLO! and Camilla Wright is the co-founder and editor of Popbitch.Buzzfeed has announced job cuts in the UK. James Ball was a special correspondent for Buzzfeed.Presenter: Amol Rajan Producer: Richard Hooper.

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