Reach announces layoffs of almost 10% of their staff - but can they cut their way to growth? Media news and analysis, with Megan Carver (Carver PR) and Jamie East (DMGT Media). Also on the programme: BBC Studios enters the audio market, as does James Corden... and why Carol Vorderman becomes the first casualty of Linekar’s Law. Plus, in the media quiz, we pit the pundits against each other in our very own Squid Games.  Love our look and sound? Hire thelondonpodcaststudios.com for your next...

The Media Bill is back - but what’s changed? Matt Deegan is joined by media writer Maggie Brown and Heat Magazine’s Boyd Hilton. Also on the programme: Boris Johnson heads to GB News; Jess Brammar to the top table at the BBC... and a new radio service appears in Gaza. All that plus, in the media quiz, we set the record straight. That’s all coming up - on this edition - of The Media Podcast. Love our look and sound? Hire thelondonpodcaststudios.com for your next recording - and get 25% off...

The auction to buy the Telegraph Media Group is officially on - but will it be derailed before a buyer is found? Media news and analysis, with guests journalist James Ball and Ann Charles (Radio TechCon). Also on the programme: fifty years old, and commercial radio is in rude health, if the RAJARs are any indication. We unpack the findings.  Plus, what’s it really like for freelancers in the TV commissioning slowdown? We speak to one director, Anna Collins, frustrated at the way they’ve been...

It’s Mipcom Cannes and, no, we’re not live from the beach... but we’ll still run you down all the TV gossip and things you need to know, as Matt Deegan is joined by broadcaster and writer Iain Dale, and Insights Editor at Broadcast Now, Rebecca Cooney. Also on the programme: misinformation and the rush to publish. How have journalists fared in their reporting of the Middle East crisis? Plus, the BBC cuts another continuing drama - is there anywhere left for writers to hone their craft? And we...

Is the end nigh for Newsnight? Ratings continue to slide, budgets about to be cut, and they’ve just lost their editor. So what's next for the flagship news show? Media news and analysis with Alex Hudson (Newsweek) and broadcast consultant Paul Robinson. Also on the programme, a new report show's that just three publishers dominate newspapers, but really, does it matter? And there's big news from big streamers with YouTube announcing new channels and platforms, while Netflix subscriptions have...

Sony Music’s podcast division is actively divesting itself of the majority of its BBC shows. Media news and analysis with host Matt Deegan and guests, Gold Wala founder Faraz Osman, Chloe Straw from trade body Audio UK and City University and Spiritland’s Brett Spencer. Also on the programme: can publishers block the advance of AI? Our panel discusses how to stop the web crawlers out to grab your IP, and BBC Studios new acquisition of someone who knows about acquisitions. All that, plus in...

Matt Deegan and Ollie Peart are at podcasting's biggest party to chat to the winners of the British Podcast Awards 2023 - including interviews with Radio 4 controller Mohit Bakaya, The News Agents' Emily Maitliss, Jon Sopel & Lewis Goodall, Podimo's Morten Strunge and The Economist. Plus, we speak to the creators of Podcast Of The Year, "A Positive Life" from Overcoat Media, who champion the indie podcast companies working outside the big cities. A Rethink Audio production, produced by...

Rupert’s gone, and Lachlan wins Succession - Matt Deegan looks back over seven decades of Murdoch Senior’s media empire, with Charlotte Tobitt (Press Gazette) & Chris Lochery (Popbitch). Plus: the media’s twisted relationship with Russell Brand. From Sachsgate to Dispatches... will broadcasters ever learn lessons? Also on the programme: the media decamped to Cambridge for the annual RTS get-together. Kate Bulkley tells you all you need to know. And why are local newsrooms striking? All...

Clarkson’s Farm is back - but should it be? Ed Balls and George Osborne team up for their new show - but has the expert podcast bubble burst? Media news and analysis with journalist Adam MacQueen (Private Eye) and media writer Scott Bryan. Also on the programme: how has the art of PR changed? Matt Deegan sits down with two seasoned pros, Simon Lewis and David Yelland, to discuss how techniques have evolved in recent years. You can hear their new BBC Sounds podcast, When It Hits The Fan All...

Why do marketers love digital so much, when consumers prefer OOH? Jane Ostler is here to unpack the findings from Kantar's Media Reactions 2023, with host Matt Deegan and Talented People’s Kimberley Godbolt. Plus: Mark Thompson is taking over at CNN - but after taking on the top job at the BBC and New York Times... is this his toughest challenge yet? Also on the programme: how some enterprising souls could be using Spotify to launder money and why Facebook’s hitting ‘close tab’ on FaceBook...

How risky can broadcasters afford to be? With freelancers in real trouble and commissions slowing down, this year's Edinburgh International TV Festival has been a flurry of debate and tension. Matt Deegan is joined at the conference by Deadline's Jake Kanter, Broadcast's Rebecca Cooney and Gold Wala's Faraz Osman to pick apart the key takeaways. Also on the programme: an exclusive interview with reporter Tom Latchem, one half of the reporting duo responsible for breaking the Dan Wootton...

Not for the feint-hearted, radio buffs Matt Deegan and Adam Bowie discuss the shift in radio listening following Ken Bruce's move from Radio 2 to Greatest Hits Radio - up almost 2m year on year. Plus, we hear from Gary Stein, group programme director of Hits Radio Network for his reaction to the figures. Also on the programme, Matt & Adam review how the other networks have fared - including a surprise in BBC Local Radio - and ponder what Times Radio has to do to get another hit of...

Huw Edwards, the BBC and The Sun... has anyone had a good seven days? Media news and analysis with host Matt Deegan and guests, editor and columnist, Omar Oakes, and The New European’s, Matt Kelly. Meanwhile, in Ireland - RTÉ faces its own scandal - we discuss the need for transparency in publicly funded broadcasters.  Also on the programme - Lineker tops the BBC wages list, whilst BBC Studios reaps bumper profits... and Labour gets on the wrong side of the press.  All that, plus in the media...

Meta debuts Twitter-rival Threads, Ofcom investigates right-wing news channels... and IPSO deems Clarkson’s Markle column ‘sexist’. Media news and analysis with host Warren Nettleford and guests, writer Jane Ostler and broadcaster Scott Bryan. Also on the programme - City AM looks for a buyer, Apple could be forced to pay for news, and Sir John Whittingdale raises concerns over Channel 4. All that, plus in the media quiz...we’ll learn who’s got a reboot and who’s got the boot. That’s all to...

Netflix challenges the draft Media Bill, National Geographic lays off the last of its staff writers, and ITV’s been sniffing around Channel 4’s Gogglebox. Media news and analysis with Matt Deegan and guests writer Miranda Sawyer and Endelman’s Karin Robinson. Also on the show - NUJ membership is down, Closs Stephens wants to rebuild the BBC’s reputation, and Ryan Reynolds takes S4C to the States. All that, plus in the media quiz...we’ll learn whether companies have faced blood, sweat or...

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ITV looks to swoop in on All3Media, we discuss what this could do for the broadcaster. Media news and analysis with Matt Deegan and guests Jake Kanter (Deadline) and Charlotte Tobitt (Press Gazette). Also on the show - HBO is selling its title to rival Netflix. But why? And what does this mean for streamers? All that, plus a bit of Boris chat, Channel 4 in the doldrums, the BBC benches female newscasters... and, in the media quiz... we learn who is off… and on. A Rethink Audio production,...

With BBC and ITV bosses facing MPs this week and on the ropes, we ask what they can do to regain control of the narrative. Media news and analysis with Matt Deegan and guests Prof. Lis Howell & Farah Jassat (Intelligence Squared and new podcast, Vs). Also on the programme - should politicians present news programmes? As OFCOM starts to ponders the question, we offer an answer or two. All that, plus... Andrew Tate verses the BBC, and who is the biggest news podcast in the UK? Have a guess....

Media news and analysis with Matt Deegan and guests Faraz Osman (Gold Wala) and media journalist Ellie Kahn. Hello and welcome to The Media Podcast - I’m Matt Deegan. On the show today: Chris Licht is out! The CNN boss ends a calamitous month with an embarrassing expose. We discuss what went wrong. Also on the programme - The Telegraph is up for sale... but why? And who might be in the running to grab it? All that, plus Spotify announces more staff cuts, the EU tackles AI... and, in the media...

Channel 4 execs are in line for a big payout for warding off privitisation - but BECTU is not happy. Media news and analysis with Matt Deegan and guests Ann Charles (Radio Techcon) and media writer Maggie Brown. Also on the programme - GB News sticks the knife into This Morning, there’s another UK podcast company acquisition, and what we can expect from the acting chair of the BBC. All that, plus in the media quiz... we play a game of Backed, left or Sacked.  A Rethink Audio production,...

Phillip Scofield leaves This Morning - what did for him? And how does the show steady the ship? Recorded this week at The Podcast Show in Islington’s Business Design Centre, Matt Deegan is joined by audio consultant Brett Spencer and Audio UK MD Chloe Straw to review the week’s media news. Also on the programme: Carole Cadwalladr faces a £1.2m legal bill in her battle with a Brexit funder... should the publishers be stumping up? All that, plus in the Media Quiz... we get into everything...

The BBC announces a big investment in fact checking. But can BBC Verify stand up to the internet? Media news and analysis with Matt Deegan and guests Adam Bowie (BBC) and Ian Rumsey (ITN Productions). It’s RAJAR week - and it’s boom time for commercial radio... we disclose whose numbers are up and down at the UK’s biggest networks. Also on the programme: where did all the unscripted television go? Who lost out at the BAFTAs? And Vice hits rock bottom. All that, plus a game of radio charades...

Sony reduces its podcast spend, and ITV revenues are down - but are they the outliers in the advertising downturn? Media news and analysis, from Matt Deegan, Deadline’s Jake Kanter and Endelman’s Karin Robinson. Also on the programme: It’s Trump vs CNN... again. What lessons did the broadcaster learn from the last election cycle? Is the BBC handling the Local Radio restructure right? Or is it, as Private Eye reported, ‘a clusterf***?’ Plus, on the deep dive this week we look at the perils of...

The US writer’s strike - what does it mean for the UK industry and its viewers? Media news and analysis with Matt Deegan and guests Jim Waterson (the Guardian) and media writer Scott Bryan. Vice news is on the brink - has its own predictions for the industry come to pass? Also on the programme: we take a look at BAFTA members data, the winners of the Radio Academy awards... and squeeze in a farewell to BBC chair Richard Sharp. All that, plus in the Media Quiz ponders the worst AI executions...

A wave of big names leave US TV - is the MeToo movement finally cutting through in television? Media analysis, this week with Charlotte Tobitt (Press Gazette), John Elmes (Broadcast) and media writer Kate Bulkey. Also on the show: all the latest from Cannes as MIPTV draws to a close.  All that, plus the Media Quiz covers everything else from LadBaby to indie quotas. A Rethink Audio production, produced by Matt Hill and recorded at thelondonpodcaststudios.com Jake Kanter's TalkTV read is...