The Media Club with Matt Deegan

Media news and analysis, with Olly Mann and guests Rebecca Gillie (theweek.co.uk) and Maisie McCabe (Campaign Magazine).In this bumper 'back to school' edition, the panel cover Channel 4 joining Sky’s Adsmart scheme, the BBC and FAANG attempt to halt the spread of disinformation online, and we remember the halcyon days of extravagant press trips.PLUS, in the media quiz, we wave goodbye to some media stalwarts.A PPM production, produced by Rebecca Grizedale-Sherry. Please help support the show by taking out a voluntary subscription.#podstrike! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a special edition of the Media Business Podcast from this year’s Edinburgh Television Festival, podcast host and chief executive officer of Media Business Insight, Conor Dignam, looks at the best of the festival’s commissioning panels, to help indies get the right programme idea to the right people.Recorded over the course of the festival, the podcast features insights from Charlotte Moore (BBC1/pictured), Ben Frow (Channel 5), Georgia Brown (Amazon), Ian Katz (Channel 4) and Kevin Lygo (ITV). Each commissioner reveals what’s on their commissioning wish list, and casts a look back over the past year’s successes and failures. Also offering their insight into the current commissioning landscape are Alexandra Zeevalkink, managing editor and Hannah Bowler, senior media researcher from the Commissioner Index. The Media Business Podcast is produced by Media Business Insight, the publisher of Screen International and Broadcast. Please subscribe atscreendaily.com or broadcastnow.co.uk or wherever you get your podcasts.A PPM Production for Media Business Insight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Boyd Hilton presents a special edition of The Media Podcast from the 2019 Edinburgh TV Festival with guests Cat Lewis (CEO, Nine Lives Media) and Jim Waterson (media editor, The Guardian).The panel discuss the news and gossip from the annual TV shindig - including Dorothy Byrne’s powerful performance at the festival’s 44th MacTaggart Lecture. Plus: Will making shows available on iPlayer for longer help attract younger viewers; How The Athletic’s aims to rewrite football coverage with the help of deep pockets; And, as margins are squeezed, what are the rewards of making public service television in a global marketplace?And in the The Media Podcast Quiz can you spot the difference between real commissions announced at the festival and pitches we made up?The Media Podcast is a PPM Production. Produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Photo: Courtesy of Edinburgh TV Festival / Copyright Greg MacVean Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olly Mann is joined by managing director of Gold Wala, Faraz Osman and founder of the Don’t Skip podcast network Christina MooreThe BBC goes pop with a brand new controller, the tabloids are rocked by a big legal settlement, and there’s more drama with the tax status of on-air talent.Plus why you might be a celebrity without even knowing it (it’s all to do with your follower count) and can Channel 5 make money by going highbrow?And in the Media Podcast Quiz, dead formats get the kiss of life as we play In With The Old.We’ll be back in August with a special podcast from the Edinburgh TV Festival.The Media Podcast is a PPM Production. Produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Media insight and analysis with Olly Mann and guests Iain Dale (LBC), Karin Robinson (senior analyst at Edelman and host of the podcast “Primarily: 2020”) and Boyd Hilton (entertainment director at Heat magazine and host of PilotTV Podcast).On this week’s show: Can Facebook’s new currency save its relationship with media companies? How rewriting the gender balance in ITV comedy writing and why the televised lie detector has been permanently unplugged. Plus news of another delay to the government’s ‘porn block’ legislation and there’s precinct predictions in the Media Podcast quiz.The Media Podcast with Olly Mann is a PPM Production, produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this bonus episode of The Media Business Podcast we join Managing Editor of Broadcast’s Commissioner Index, Alexandra Zeevalkink, as she welcomes a panel of drama commissioners to the podcast.Listen in to discover the pitch preferences and individual programming strategies of Lee Mason (Channel 4), Huw Kennair-Jones (ITV) and Philippa Collie Cousins (UKTV).If you’re looking to get your drama show made by a broadcaster, then this podcast is for you!A PPM Production for Media Business Insight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olly Mann presents insight, analysis and gossip from the creative media industries recorded live at Podcast Day 2019. Olly’s guests this week are radio futurologist and editor of Podnews, James Cridland, and managing director of Somethin’ Else, Steve Ackerman.This week: The Obamas take up podcasting; Brexitcast transfers to TV; a change in Google’s search algorithm stems the flow of visitors to Mail Online by half; Youtube’s struggle to maintain order against homophobic vloggers PLUS, in the Media Podcast Quiz, we play Regulation For The Nation.The Media Podcast with Olly Mann is a PPM Production, produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Radiodays Europe: Podcast Day – the continent’s premier conference for the podcast industry – is taking place at Kings Place on Thursday 13th June 2019.Speakers include Brexitcast’s Katya Adler and Laura Keunsberg, George The Poet, Beef & Dairy’s Benjamin Partridge, plus representatives from Spotify, the BBC, NPR, The New Yorker.To celebrate, The Media Podcast is giving you the chance to win win free entry (worth €300) and the chance to witness Olly Mann recording the next edition of The Media Podcast at the event.ENTER NOW Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olly Mann and guests Jake Kanter (executive editor, Business Insider UK and Rebecca Gillie (TheWeek.co.uk) discuss the latest news from the creative broadcasting industries. This week: A judicial review into the treatment of two Northern Irish journalists has raised questions about what their arrest means for press freedom, ITV axes the Jeremy Kyle Show after the death of a contributor and a Broadcast survey highlights the struggle for minority-led companies to win commissions. Plus, how Chris Evans won a million, but lost eight.Also: In this week’s Media Podcast Quiz we play Top Of The Pods to discover if our guests can identify the latest developments in the podcasting universe.The Media Podcast with Olly Mann is a PPM Production, produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Screen International reports from the Cannes Film Festival in the second of our new Media Business Podcasts, brought to listeners monthly by Media Business Insight, the publisher of Screen International and Broadcast. In this special edition recorded on the ground at the Cannes Film Festival, which runs until May 25, Screen International editor Matt Muelleris joined by critics Wendy Ide and Jonathan Romney for a rundown of their highlights thus far at this year’s festival.In the second part of the episode, he speaks to key industry players about their own first-hand experiences of bringing films and talent to the world’s most iconic red carpet.Sharing their recollections of Cannes red carpets past and present are producer Rebecca O’Brien, who makes her 12th visit to Cannes alongside Ken Loach with his Competition contender Sorry We Missed You; Gabrielle Stewart, managing director of international sales company HanWay Films; publicity doyenne Liz Miller of Premier PR; and Lawrence Atkinson, CEO of public relations and communications group DDA.To subscribe to future episodes of MBI’s podcast, which will also feature episodes hosted by Screen’s sister magazine Broadcast, search for the Media Business Podcast, which is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and a host of podcast apps.A PPM Production, produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry for Media Business Insight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olly Mann presents your regular insight into the media industries with Channel 4 historian Maggie Brown and deputy editor of metro.co.uk, Alex Hudson.This week: The Guardian turns a profit for the first time in decades - so should other newspapers liberate their news from behind a paywall? Danny Baker gets his marching orders from the BBC; As Channel 4 opens its new HQ in Leeds, PACT launches an accelerator programme for independent production companies in the region; plus, could negative coverage of sensitive issues turn newsrooms into hostile environments? Plus, it’s a battle of legends in the Media Podcast Quiz.Please consider taking out a voluntary subscription to help fund and support the show: themediapodcast.com/donateA PPM Production, produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The Media Business Podcast, ALF Insight’s MD Fraser Murdoch is joined by partner and founder of agency start-up HMS16 Richard Hammond and Goodstuff’s co-founder Andrew Stephens to discuss how each wins new business at their respective advertising agencies. Given their different models, HMS16 a start-up and Goodstuff a network agency breakaway, this makes for a frank and compelling listen. In the second part of the episode, Fraser is joined by Adeline Bonnet, ALF’s head of content, who discusses her plan to launch an imminent new service, ALF Accelerators, which covers tomorrow’s big spenders in advertising. For more from ALF Insight, visit alfinsight.com A PPM Production for Media Business Insight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olly Mann presents insight, analysis and gossip from across the creative media industries with guests Faraz Osman (managing director of production company Gold Wala) and BBC Woman’s Hour presenter Jane Garvey.This week, will a cash injection bring children back to TV? Elsewhere, in the magazine industry, we discuss which face of 80s pop culture is getting a lift, Global’s billboard ambitions and the results of the second ever gender pay gap survey. All that and more - including the Media Podcast Quiz.Please consider taking out a voluntary subscription to help fund and support the show: themediapodcast.com/donateA PPM Production, produced by Matt Hill. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our European correspondent Paul Robinson reports from the recent Radiodays Europe conference, with full interviews with Radio 1 Breakfast show host Greg James about his first year at the helm, and the BBC Managing Editor Bob Shennan on refreshing breakfast on all their national music stations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olly Mann presents insight, analysis and gossip from the creative media industries - this week with guests Paul Robinson (director of Creative Media Partners) and Matt Deegan (managing director, Folder Media).This week, as the ink dries on the BBC’s biggest deal in history to take control of Dave and his sisters Gold and Eden, will a licensing agreement with Discovery be enough to fund a looming gap in the licence fee?Also, who should archive user-generated content - and does it matter if it disappears into the ether? Reality TV stars ask for more support from producers, and we preview the first slate of shows you (may) be watching on Apple TV+.Plus, as always, the Media Podcast quiz.Please consider taking out a voluntary subscription to help fund and support the show: themediapodcast.com/donateA PPM Production, produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Broadcast continues its 60th anniversary celebrations with a Media Business Podcast of its Broadcast Indie Survey Reveal event.Indie Survey editor Jesse Whittock introduces the top-line findings of this year’s survey, before Broadcast editor Chris Curtis presides over the ‘State of the Nation’ panel.He is joined by Naked Entertainment chief operating officer Susie Dark; Curve Media joint chief executive Camilla Lewis; Endemol Shine UK chief executive Richard Johnson and All3Media chief operating officer Sara Geater to discuss the health of the indie sector, and identify the opportunities and challenges facing production companies.The panel was recorded at London’s Southbank Centre in March.There will be further B60 Gamechangers panels throughout the year, and new episodes of the Media Business Podcast will be released monthly. The latter is produced by Media Business Insight, the publisher of Screen International and Broadcast.Please subscribe at screedaily.com or broadcastnow.co.uk or wherever you get your podcasts.A PPM Production for Media Business Insight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jim Waterson (Media Editor, The Guardian) & Caroline Crampton (writer, Hot Pod & The Listener) join Olly Mann to debate the week's UK media news.They discuss how an unlikely alliance is forming to try and change the way Google, Facebook and others dominate the media market, as well as the new research showing the divide between podcast audiences in the US and UK.Also on the programme, the panel chat about how Disney is edging closer to completing its deal for Fox... plus Global and Bauer announce big changes to commercial radio with a flurry of press releases.AND in the media quiz, it’s the return of our favourite game: Famous Last Words.You can sign up for Caroline's new newsletter, The Listener, at thelistener.emailA PPM Production, produced by Matt Hill. Help keep the show on the air by taking out a voluntary subscription. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Broadcast kicks off its 60th anniversary celebrations with a Media Business Podcast of its Gamechangers session, featuring Stephen Lambert and Sir Peter Bazalgette.Recorded at The Soho Hotel in February, the Studio Lambert founder and ITV chairman shared a stage to discuss their varied careers, the health or drama and non-scripted programming, and the current challenges and opportunities facing broadcasters and producers.There will be further B60 Gamechangers panels throughout the year, and new episodes of the Media Business Podcast will be released monthly. The latter is produced by Media Business Insight, the publisher of Screen International and Broadcast. Please subscribe to the Media Business Podcast now to never miss an episode.A PPM Production for Media Business Insight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are the BBC’s politics programmes still cutting the mustard, can Snapchat beat Netflix at their own game? Plus, the government-backed plan to save local newspapers, and the secret group of journalists stoking online harassment.Olly Mann is joined by Lis Howell (City University) and Susie Marsh (ITN Productions) to discuss these stories and more, with Olly Mann.A PPM Production, produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Media news and analysis, this week with Renay Richardson (Broccoli Content) and Alex Hudson (metro.co.uk).The panel discuss what the Spotify takeover of Gimlet means for podcasters, the solution to digital journalism’s crisis as The Pool closes and BuzzFeed shed jobs... and how Instagram’s new ‘sensitivity screen’ may protect users.All that, plus chatter on the week Sky News turned the cameras on their own team, Will Young’s OFCOM complaint over the Grand Tour, and in the Media Quiz, we play ‘Love and Hate’.A PPM Production, produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Support the podcast by signing up to a voluntary subscription. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the first of a series of specials, we've partnered with the team at Media Business Insight to take a closer look at the media business - brought to you monthly by Media Business Insight, the publisher of Screen International and Broadcast. In this inaugural episode, Screen International editor Matt Mueller is joined by the director of Film4 Daniel Battsek and Screen International’s chief film critic Finn Halligan and features editor Charles Gant to discuss this year’s awards season, looking in particular at what it means for talent and studios and what it takes to win an Oscar these days. As a former president of Miramax and Buena Vista International, Battsek reflects on how awards season has changed over the years. In the second part of the episode, we sit down with Elizabeth Karlsen and Stephen Woolley from Number 9 Films, who will be honoured at this year’s Bafta film awards ceremony for their Outstanding Contribution to British Cinema. Producers of acclaimed features including Carol, Made In Dagenham and Colette, Karlsen and Woolley discuss what the Bafta honour means to them as independent producers, and what it’s like to navigate the awards season trail. It’s a journey that goes all the way back to 1992’s The Crying Game.A PPM Production for Media Business Insight - find them at mb-insight.com. You can subscribe to the Media Business Podcast now.For more from Screen International, visiit ScreenDaily.com. Website is mb-insight.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fortnightly news, gossip and analysis from across the media industries with Olly Mann and guests Leon Wilson (Managing Director, Talkback Thames) and Iain Dale (Presenter, LBC).On this show: Buzzfeed UK announces staff cuts after losing its UK editor. All change at breakfast time as Zoe Ball takes over Radio 2 and Chris Evans returns to Virgin. Bauer launches a new classical music station as the home of its new signing Simon Mayo.Plus; an Oscar nomination for a film from the Guardian and social media stars receive a notification about product placement.All that, and the Media Podcast Quiz, in this week’s edition of The Media Podcast.Presented by Olly Mann and produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. A PPM Production.Please consider taking out a voluntary subscription to help fund and support the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'Tis the season for our bumper predictions special, where we invite our roster of industry insiders to reveal their trends for the year ahead in tv, radio, print and online - and hold other account for what they predicted in 2018... with Jake Kanter, Steven D Wright, Maggie Brown, Steve Ackerman, Rebecca Gillie and Faraz Osman.Presented by Olly Mann and produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. A PPM Production. Please consider taking out a voluntary subscription to help fund and support the show: themediapodcast.com/donate Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Media news and analysis with guests Faraz Osman (Gold Wala), Steve Ackerman (Somethin' Else) and Rebecca Gillie (theweek.co.uk).We put the best and worst journalism of the year under the microscope, and discover why the cost of rebuilding Albert Square has gone millions over budget. Plus, we plot the trajectory of personalised podcast ads, and, in the Media Quiz, challenge our guests to name the personality at the heart of three TV shows coming to our screens in 2019.A PPM Production, produced by Rebecca Greisdale-Sherry. Support The Media Podcast by taking out a voluntary subscription: http://themediapodcast.com/donate Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Media news and analysis, with presenter Olly Mann, broadcast consultant Paul Robinson and journalist Nastaran Tavakoli-Far.Could the I’m A Celebrity grand final be a mere warm up to the Brexit debate? We discuss the many ways broadcasters have tried to make the political debates palatable to British viewers. Also on the programme: why freelancers in radio may force a change in pay, how Mark Zuckerberg’s year got a little bit worse, and why another crop of freesheets have bitten the bullet.Plus, the panel talk Netflix’s new Roald Dahl commission, Paul Dacre’s parting shot at his old enemies at the Guardian... and in the Media Quiz, we test our pundits knowledge of the lighter stories of the week.A PPM Production, produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Support the future of this podcast by taking out a voluntary subscription. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Media news and analysis, with guest presenter Jake Kanter and guests Maeve McClenaghan and Rebecca Gillie.On today’s show - Trump versus journalism, Nick Clegg’s journey from Downing Street to Silicon Valley, and what’s wrong at Radio 2?Plus our panel discuss the gift of Iceland’s Christmas advert ban and the argument for giving controversial figures a platform....and, can you spot the worst podcast cliches in the Media Quiz? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shouting at Prime Ministers was off-limits at BBC Westminster before Paul ‘Gobby’ Lambert. He was the Producer who cried, ‘ANY MONEY IN THE BOX, CHANCELLOR?’ at George Osborne on Budget day and got Bill Clinton to talk to the News Channel by shouting, ‘OI, BILL!’.In this interview with Olly Mann, Paul recalls how his inspired pursuit of Cherie Blair made several front pages, bemoans the current crop of journos who’d rather seek out sources on Twitter, and reveals how the murder of Milly Dowler affected his attitude to doorstep interviews. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

News, analysis and gossip from the creative media industries with Olly Mann and guests. On this week’s show are managing director of Kerfuffle TV, Steven D Wright and CEO of the ShoutOut podcast network and host of careers podcast Wanna Be, Imriel Morgan.This week: Viral content king LADBible has rescued its arch rival Unilad from administration - is there room for both brands in the crowded viral marketplace? Vice journalist Oobah Butler reveals he has been pranking broadcasters by sending stand-ins to interviews. including the BBC.Plus a revival of the row over unpaid work at big media companies; Former BBC News supremo James Harding takes to Kickstarter to fund what he calls a new kind of ‘open journalism’ and we look forward to this autumn’s biggest TV shows in the Media Podcast Quiz.A PPM Production, produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Media news and analysis, with Olly Mann and guests. This week, Steve Ackerman (MD, Somethin' Else) & Matt Deegan (Folder Media) discuss where Chris Evans can take Virgin Radio this time, Wireless and News UK. Plus our panel ponder Global’s foray into street ad marketing, The Telegraph's new paywall tweaks, and we catch up on all the summer's big business moves.AND in the Media Quiz, we pit the finest minds* against the brains behind Radio 4’s new quizbook (RRP £12.99).A PPM Production, produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Support the home of independent media analysis by taking out a voluntary subscription.*in the room Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This bonus episode of The Media Podcast features Anna Richardson interviewing Lisa McGee, creator of Channel 4’s hit comedy Derry Girls. Lisa is joined by other cast members to discuss the process of bringing the series to screen and the overwhelming responses from audiences. Recorded at the Edinburgh Television Festival 2018. This podcast contains some strong language.A PPM Production, produced by Matt Hill and Peter Price. Thank you to the Edinburgh International Television Festival for sharing this audio with our listeners. You can find more great sessions from this year on their YouTube channel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this bonus episode, we hear the full, unedited recording of this year’s MacTaggart Lecture, delivered at the Edinburgh International TV Festival by actor, writer and producer Michaela Coel.You’ll hear her rise to fame - from an estate in Tower Hamlets to the BAFTA-winning success of Chewing Gum on E4 - as well as a brutally honest account of what it took go get that series made.This podcast contains strong, and sometimes racist, language.A PPM Production, produced by Matt Hill. Thank you to the Edinburgh International Television Festival for sharing this audio with our listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jake Kanter (Business Insider) and guests descend on Edinburgh for the biggest date in the industry - featuring Alison Kirkham (BBC Controller of Factual Commissioning) Faraz Osman (MD, Gold Wala) and Scott Bryan (Buzzfeed).Jeremy Corbyn’s big idea for tech giants to subsidise the BBC, Michaela Coel’s punch on the nose for British TV in a brutally honest MacTaggart lecture, and a rude awakening for television controllers about the way they do business.Also on the programme: Lenny Henry shares his highlights of the festival, and in the Media Quiz, our guests try to spot the difference between real commissions and pitches we made up.A PPM Production, produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Support future episodes of the show by taking out a voluntary subscription. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Media news and analysis with Olly Mann and guests radio producer Trevor Dann (Audio UK) & journalist and writer Tobi Oredein (Black Ballad). What does another new culture secretary mean for the industry? Who won the latest copyright battle between the internet giants and the EU? What will LBC do with Eddie Mair? Our panel discuss these stories.Also on the programme: we speak to Lisa Campbell from the Edinburgh International TV festival about her top picks for this August.PLUS in the Media Quiz, we guess people, places and things.A PPM Production, produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry with support from Matt Hill. Support the show for another 100 glorious episodes by taking out a voluntary subscription: themediapodcast.com/donate Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

THE MEDIA PODCAST QUIZ - LIVE! - TICKETS NOW AVAILABLEJoin Olly Mann and Media Podcast regulars for our biggest ever Media Quiz to celebrate our 100th episode.Thursday 19 July 2018, 7pm, Exmouth Market, London EC1R. Full details: http://themediapodcast.com/liveEpisode 99: Media industry news and gossip presented by Olly Mann with guests Rebecca Gillie, journalist at The Week.co.uk, and radio consultant Matt Deegan of Folder Media.On today’s show: Instagram steps on YouTube’s turf in the battle for millennial eyeballs; why it’s the end of all-white shortlists for BBC management positions and will Question Time survive without Dimbleby at the helm?Plus, a first looks at the new BBC Sounds app, Google’s foray into podcasting and why the Guardian has decided to jump into bed with the Telegraph.And it’s all to play for in this week’s missing words Media Podcast Quiz.A PPM Production, produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. To keep us on the air, why not consider taking out a voluntary subscription?THE MEDIA PODCAST QUIZ - LIVE! - TICKETS NOW AVAILABLEJoin Olly Mann and Media Podcast regulars for our biggest ever Media Quiz to celebrate our 100th episode.Thursday 19 July 2018, 7pm, Exmouth Market, London EC1R. Full details: http://themediapodcast.com/live Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Media news and analysis, with Olly Mann and this week's guests Talkback's Leon Wilson and former Discovery exec Prof. Lis Howell.The panel discuss how Paul Dacre’s departure will affect the Daily Mail, what the secret sauce is in Love Island’s success, and allegations surrounding local TV provider 'That's TV'.Also on the programme, we field questions from Audioboom clients to exec Ruth Fitzsimons, and what Jeremy Vine is doing at the helm of The Wright Stuff - as well as continuing his Radio 2 show.AND in the Media Quiz, our guests match the pundit to the network in the battle of World Cup broadcasters.A PPM Production, produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. To keep us on the air, why not consider taking out a voluntary subscription? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Media news and analysis, with Olly Mann and guests Imriel Morgan (ShoutOut Network) and Alex Hudson (metro.co.uk). With the Evening Standard under fire for their leaked branded content strategy, we ask are companies paying for favourable coverage and does it matter? Also on the programme, we discuss the news that Grimmy and Greg are to swap shows on Radio 1, and could we be about to see a partnership between the BBC and ITV?AND in the Media Quiz, we play ‘Ladies First’ to decide whether the media’s attempts to promote gender equality are progressive or just plain patronising.A PPM Production, produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Support this podcast by taking out a voluntary subscription. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olly Mann and Rhianna Dhillon were live at Saturday's British Podcast Awards in London, talking to the winners and audio industry execs about the future of the medium. If you're looking to understand this emerging media platform, there's no better place to start.Featuring interviews with the winner of Podcast of the Year Cariad Lloyd and Listeners Choice winners Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo, as well as the winners of Best Family podcast (Co-producers Stephen Scott & Philip Feenan, Once Upon a time in Zombieville), Represent Award (Davot Irving, Fran Reynolds, Dave Lavis, Liz Hall, Carousel Radio), Fiction (Ross Sutherland, Imaginary Advice), Entertainment (Cariad Lloyd, Griefcast), Best New Podcast (Maeve McClenaghan, The Tip Off), Comedy (Beef And Dairy Network Podcast, Benjamin Partridge), Current Affairs (The Foreign Desk, producers Bill Leuty, Joleen Goffin and presenter Andrew Mueller), Most Original (execs Becky Power & Nicola Borradaile, The Discovery Adventures, LandRover), Culture (The Two Shot Podcast, Craig Parkinson), Sport (Adam Catterall Nick Peet Mike Pickston), Best Interview (Cariad Lloyd, Griefcast), True Crime (Producers Neal Razzell, Emma Rippon and James Beard), and Podcast Champion (Helen Zaltzman). All in 26 minutes - blimey!A PPM Production, produced by Rebecca Griesdale-Sherry. Consider supporting this show by taking out a voluntary subscription. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olly Mann presents news and analysis of the media industry with Somethin’ Else managing director Steve Ackerman, and Heat magazine’s entertainments director, Boyd Hilton.This week: Testing times for Audioboom as a takeover proposal is withdrawn. How YouTube plans to recover from its annus horribilis. Could a UK streaming service revolutionise pay-per-view sports? ‘Digital’ radio listening beats analogue for the first time and after the closure of STV2, where next for local TV in Scotland?Plus news from the BAFTA TV awards in this week’s Media Podcast Quiz.A PPM Production, produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olly Mann presents news and analysis of the media industry with editor in chief of Business Insider UK, Jim Edwards, plus freelance journalist and special projects editor at Buzzfeed UK, Louise Ridley.This week: How does press freedom in the UK compare to the rest of the world, the BBC partners to sell podcast ads, and why Al-Jazeera’s London staff are striking.All that, plus life after mornings for Matthew Wright and what losing the Debrief means for the industry.And in the Media Podcast Quiz, we poke around the vaults of the BBC’s sound effects library to play ‘What’s That Sound?’.A PPM Production, produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Informed insight and analysis of the media industries with Olly Mann and guests – journalist for The Week magazine, Rebecca Gillie and managing director and head of creative at Gold Wala, Faraz Osman.On the show this week: As a Daily Mail journalist is fired for accidentally publishing the c-word, should online publishers be spending more on sub-editors? Radio 4’s rebroadcast of Enoch Powell’s “Rivers of Blood” speech caused a stir but is the outcry justified? And as Key 103 rebrands as Hits Radio Manchester, is radio in the UK losing its regional variations?Plus, how will Test Match Special cope without England’s next two overseas cricket tours; the future of Radar Radio and we play The Nomination Game in this week’s Media Podcast Quiz.Produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. The Media Podcast is a PPM Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olly Mann is joined by broadcast consultant Matt Deegan (Folder Media) and journalist Kieran Yates to dissect the week’s media news; how did the media fare in the gender pay gap revelations?Also on the programme: our panel discuss Monocle’s intern woes, Disney’s lifeline for Sky News... and just who will be presenting this year’s MacTaggart keynote in Edinburgh. All that AND we crunch the numbers in our Media Quiz.A PPM Production. Produced by Matt Hill. Help keep us afloat, by taking out a voluntary subscription with us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this bonus episode of The Media Podcast, radio consultant Paul Robinson reports from RadioDays Europe 2018 in Vienna.Ultravox frontman Midge Ure tells Paul why radio stations wanted him to trim the length of Vienna; Daniela Linzer, programme director of Austria's national station Kronehit on the tough competition between public and commercial broadcasters in Austria; Director of BBC radio Bob Shennan on the switch off of FM broadcasting and Elvis Duran, breakfast show DJ at Z100 New York, explains why he'll never hang up the mic and go into management.Photo: Paul Robinson  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Media insight and analysis with host Olly Mann and guests LIs Howell and Alex Hudson. The panel hear from some of the guests at the RadioDays Europe conference in Vienna, and consider how the Cambridge Analytica story could change the way Facebook is regulated. Also on the programme: can ITV’s Saturday Night Takeaway survive without Ant, who killed the NME, and why are the BBC having more presenter trouble. Broadcast consultant and Media Podcast regular Paul Robinson interviews Elvis Duran, longtime host of New York’s number one Breakfast show on Z100 about making radio friendlier, Daniela LInzer of Austria’s national station KRONHEIT on making the move to management, and Midge Ure on getting his songs on the radio. Plus, Bob Shennan, Director of BBC Radio and Music, on the BBC's digital strategy and why it’s not yet time to turn off FM.Finally, the Media Quiz brings you all the best stuff from the conference in the Good Ideas Game.A PPM Production, produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Support the show and keep us independent by setting up a voluntary subscription. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Media news and analysis, this week recorded at the Guardian's Changing Media Summit. Olly Mann is joined by delegates to discuss some of the key trends in international media, as well as covering the big media stories of the week.On the programme: Sam Baker (The Pool) and Matt Kelly (The New European) discuss the role of a partisan press in a digital age, as well as what the end of Leveson 2 means for Fleet Street. Buzzfeed's Jim Waterson gives his take on Comcast’s audacious bid for Sky TV, Jason Phipps (the Guardian) and Nicky Birch (Rosina Sound) discuss smart audio and Alexa, and Cindy Gallop discusses the responsibly of the advertising industry to shape the future of tech.A PPM Production, produced by Matt Hill. Thanks to the Guardian who supported the making of this programme. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Media insight and analysis, with Olly Mann and guests Paul Robinson and Nastaran Tavakolifar. The panel discuss the Guardian's new interactive storytelling for audio, as well as Twitter bringing a new approach to live video.Also on the programme: Murdoch commits to Sky News for another decade, the BBC brings in the big guns to sell shows abroad, advertisers bail from the Daily Mail, and 'hey Siri,' the reviews are in on Apple's new HomePod.Plus, in the Media Quiz, we play Blockbusters - you can hum your own theme tune.A PPM production, produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Support the show by taking out a voluntary subscription here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Media news and analysis, with Olly Mann guests Boyd Hilton (Heat magazine) and Rebecca Gillie (theweek.co.uk). The panel discuss the big stories of the week, including the news that Richard Desmond is (finally) poised to sell his paper empire, whilst purchasers Trinity Mirror face phone hacking victims in court.We discuss those stories, plus Ian Katz's first moves at Channel 4, why 6Music might need a rejig of its own, the fallout from the BBC gender pay gap dispute... how podcasts are the future of advertising (sponsors - please get in touch)...AND in the Media Quiz, we hold people to account for the words they use. Just like proper journalists.A PPM Production, produced by Matt Hill. Support the show and keep us independent by setting up a voluntary subscription. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Media writer Maggie Brown and Somethin’ Else managing director Steve Ackerman join Olly Mann to discuss the biggest stories of the week from the TV, radio, online and print industries.This week: How competition concerns have scuppered the Murdoch family’s reach for the sky; New algorithms at Facebook are poised to reunite friends, but at what expense to media brands? And what future for original online journalism as staff are made redundant at Buzzfeed UK?Plus, it’s a game of guess who in this week’s Media Podcast Quiz.Your donations help to keep the show independent and we appreciate every penny – Go to themediapodcast.com/donateThe Media Podcast is a PPM Production, produced by Peter Price. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olly Mann is joined by top industry insiders to reveal their trends for the year ahead in tv, radio, print and online. Louise Ridley (Buzzfeed), TV producer Faraz Osman, Business Insider's Jake Kanter and Holden Frith and Rebecca Gillie from theweek.co.uk share their tips.Also on the programme: we discuss the latest pay row at the BBC, the news that Radio 2’s new daytime schedule has an actual woman in it, and what the new Culture Secretary has in their in-tray.PLUS we hold our guests to account for last year’s prognostications. How accurate were they?A PPM Production, produced by Matt Hill. Support the show by becoming a voluntary subscriber: http://themediapodcast.com/donate Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With investigative reporter Meave McClenaghan (The Tip Off), consultant Matt Deegan (Folder Media) and... whatever was left of the voice of Olly Mann. As Disney and Fox tie the knot, the panel debate what it all means for Sky News and for Murdoch’s print empire.Also on the programme: Buzzfeed announce big cuts to its UK new operation, and awards season continues as we look at the winners of the British Journalism Awards.Plus, we answer these questions: why is Apple investing in audio search technology? How will AI destroy our newsrooms? And can we go a whole podcast without mentioning the BBC?A PPM Production, produced by Matt Hill. Support the show by becoming a voluntary subscriber. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#84 - The Death of Soho, Audie Awards 2017 and Children’s Repeats - The Media Podcast with Olly MannNews, analysis and gossip from the creative media industries with Olly Mann. This week Lisa Campbell (director, Edinburgh International TV Festival) and Paul Robinson (broadcast consultant) discuss what counts as a new production in children’s TV - how often can broadcasters repeat a show before the young audience cottons on?Amid ongoing claims of harassment at Amazon Studios, will a $250m quest to adapt Lord Of The Rings pay off?Plus: A rundown of the winners at the Audie Awards, the case for and against net neutrality and the pros and cons of cutting in Soho.And there’s corectins and clrificaions - oops, that’s correction and clarifications - to be made in the Media Quiz.The Media Podcast with Olly Mann is a PPM Production, produced by Matt Hill. Your donations keep this show going: to help make more episodes, please give generously. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.