The Media Club with Matt Deegan – Details, episodes & analysis

GB News owner Sir Paul Marshall bags a prestigious title - but has set his sights on the Telegraph too. Also on the show: the biggest launch of radio stations EVER... and how news consumption has changed forever.

Media news and analysis, with presenter Matt Deegan and guests Jake Kanter (Deadline) and Managing Director of the Radio Academy, Aradhna Tayal Leach.

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Stories discussed:

• Unlocked Podcasts Amplify scheme
• Paul Marshall buys The Spectator - and loses Andrew Neil as Chair
• Ofcom says more consumers get news online than tv for first time
• Global launches TWELVE new radio stations
• PACT reveals revenue lost last year by commissioning slowdown
• All3Media expansion to the US
• Aradhna talks Radio Festival

(00:00) Welcome!

(01:13) Leanne Allie

(02:10) Simon Albury

(03:48) Joseph Cox

(04:44) The Spectator

(11:19) Global's new stations

(22:50) Overheard

(23:50) Redbird and All 3 Media

(25:50) Radio Festival

(31:25) The Media Quiz 

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It’s a summer of sport... but behind the big numbers for the Euros and predicted for the Olympics... is linear still loved? Media news and analysis with Jane Ostler (Kantar) & media writer Kate Bulkley.

Also on the programme: what’s going on at Strictly, as two dancers face the music... and Kate fills in the details on that Skydance-Paramount deal.

All that plus, do people read beyond the headlines? A recent libel case suggests we should give readers more credit.

And, in the Media Quiz, we look back at a busy week for Lisa Nandy. 

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We decamp to Bauer’s shiny new studios in Euston to unpick the latest RAJAR listening figures and glean why commercial radio is on the up. Media news and analysis, with guests radio exec Paul Sylvester (Absolute Radio) and broadcast consultant Paul Robinson.

Also on the programme: publishers take aim at the BBC’s podcast ad plans, why working class creatives aren’t getting the chances they used to...

And, in the Media Quiz, we pit people against places. 

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Channel 4 offers to sell its London HQ and move North in a bid to save itself from privatisation- will an alternative plan win over the government? Media news and analysis, this week with Trevor Dann and Scott Bryan.

Also on the programme: we look through the winners and losers at the ARIAs, the BBC sets out a restructure of the senior commissioning team for BBC Radio & Music, plus reshuffles in the newsroom as Rachel Corp is announced as ITN’s new CEO, freeing Deborah Turness to move to the BBC.

And, in the Media Quiz, we find out who's been taken to task in the media this week.

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The Mail On Sunday doubles down on their Angela Rayner/Basic Instinct story, sparking widespread condemnation. How has this incident gone down in the lobby pool that attends Westminster every week? Former political correspondent Jim Waterson tells us about life as a lobby hack.

A second sexism story has sparked conversations in the industry, as ex-Radio One DJ Tim Westwood is accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women of colour. Lis Howell (of the Expert Women project) discusses the barriers facing women in the sector.

Also on the programme: the BBC launches an experiment to prove its value - will they convince sceptics to pay the licence fee?

And in our deep dive this week, investigative journalist James Ball talks to Matt about Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover and what it means for the media community and press liberty - hear an extra 20mins over on our Patreon.

Plus, in the Media Quiz, we find out which companies are Making Waves in the audio industry.

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In this special edition,we ask what a privatised Channel 4 could look like forthe independent programme makers that supply it and the viewers that watch it. Is Netflix’s model the right one to emulate? And what could the potential benefits be? Two indie producers - and former C4 commissioners - Faraz Osman and Steven D Wright, weight up the options. Plus media writer Tara Conlan explains the background to this sudden change in fate for the public service broadcaster.

Also on the programme, we speak to Stephen Mai, Founder of woo - the new wellness media brand backed by ITV.

And, in the Media Quiz we unpack the allegations and denials hitting the media industry this week.

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In a busy month for streaming platform news, ex-Director of Product for the BBC iPlayer Dan Taylor-Watt unpacks the latest news with host Matt Deegan. We’ll explore ads on Disney+ and whether Netflix is finally cracking down on password sharing.

Also on the programme, Karin Robinson (Endelman) and Charlotte Tobitt (Press Gazette) discuss the other big stories of the week, including Laura Kuenssberg signing off after seven years as BBC Political Editor: Who’s replacing her and where’s she going? An unprecedented coalition of British media organisations including The News Media Association, BBC, Channel 4 and ITN have signed a letter to the PM calling for ‘critical legislation’ against the tech giants to be brought forward - plus, in the Media Quiz, we discover who has made media milestones in the industry this week.

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Former Culture Secretary Baron Vaizey joins Matt Deegan to discuss what’s so enticing about being chair of Ofcom, as we hear that Michael Grade has bagged the top job.

Also on the programme: the BBC in shock funding story as it actually *gains* 4m from the Government, media writer Maggie Brown and audio consultant Ann Charles ask if it's the journalists that could end up saving Auntie?

And, in the Media Quiz, we provide order where there is chaos.

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The latest version of the Online Safety Bill’s been revealed - Matt Chorley (Times Radio) and Prof. Lis Howell (City University) discuss Nadine Dorries’ update and what it means for press freedoms.

Also on the programme, podcast producers Helen Zaltzman (The Allusionist) and Rayhan (Brown Girls Do It Too) share their tips for making an award-winning podcast ahead of the British Podcast Awards. Amazon launches live radio app Amp - will they run the airwaves?

And, in the Media Quiz, we find out which media favourites are saying a fond farewell to the airwaves.

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Disney+ is launching an ad-supported tier in the US - What does this mean for the streaming wars? The Times' Jake Kanter and audio & TV critic Scott Bryan join Matt Deegan to discuss the week's media news.

Also on the programme: CNN correspondent Michael Holmes talks to us from Lviv in the Ukraine about the ambush that led to Stuart Ramsay’s Sky News team taking casualties, plus the ‘fake news’ law that has resulted in broadcasters temporarily suspending reporting.

Plus, Piers Morgan is back and uncensored, apparently - we’ll discuss what his new show will bring to audiences across three continents this Spring.

And, in the Media Quiz, we are covering Melodious Milestones in the music industry.

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