The Media Podcast with Matt Deegan

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

After a BBC-dominated ARIAs and with the BAFTA TV awards just around the corner, Matt Deegan is joined by host of Countdown to The BAFTAs, Alex Zane and media writer Caroline Frost to take us through it all.Also on the programme: Sky Sports cross the rubicon and broadcast 3pm matches. Disney+ looks to do fewer things better - so where are they putting all that Marvel money?All that

After difficult weeks for the BBC and Global, we look at why looking after your talent may help your reputation. Media news and analysis with Matt Deegan and guests media writer Maggie Brown and Deadline’s International Investigations Editor Jake Kanter.Also on the programme: as US newspapers take OpenAI to court, we look at what the Financial Times is doing differently.All that

The BAFTA TV Awards are coming... and we thought we'd share this fascinating new podcast from BAFTA that explores the nominees.It's calles Countdown To The BAFTAs, and it's made by the producers of The Media Podcast (and has a few familar voices in it too).Alex Zane is your host - in this episode he reveals the documentaries in contention - what does the Spider-Man of Paris have in

As broadcasters begin to announce their lineups, what will Ofcom do about Nigel Farage? Media news and analysis, this week with media writer and chair of Broadcasting Press Guild Manori Ravindran and The Media Leader’s Ella Sagar.Also on the programme: we’re in Bristol for the Creative Cities Convention and hear reasons to be cheerful from broadcaster David Olusoga and Screensk

The BBC has been criticised this week by MPs for their plans to move production across the UK in a project, the broadcaster calls 'Across the UK'. The corporation are also planning on introducing performance related pay for some of it's top talent. Media news and analysis, with host Matt Deegan, Gold Walla's MD Faraz Osman and Kimberly Godbolt co-founder of Talented People.Joe Lyce

Execs from several newsrooms come together to debate how to cover the next general election in this brave new world of AI, deep fakes and partial broadcasting. Media news and analysis with Matt Deegan.We speak to Sam Woodhouse, the BBC’s Election Night Editor about the updates coming to the broadcaster’s coverage - and why some new technologies are hard to adapt to Britain’s

How does Channel 4 plan to run its own production arm? And how long does the BBC have in its current form? Matt Deegan is joined by Dr Jon Wardle (NFTS) and broadcast consultant Ann Charles to digest the week’s media news.Also on the programme: when the local radio market fails, can community radio fill the gap? Trevor Dann reports from Whitehall.All that plus, we look at plans t

Matt Deegan is in LA this week for this annual podcast industry event, talking to the great and good of the US podcast scene. Tom Webster discusses the need to persuade media buyers that podcasting is the safest bet in marketing; James Cridland returns for some updates to Spotify... and podcaster Sangeeta Pilai discusses how her focus on US audiences is reaping rewards.Meanwhile, b

Is the BBC planning to take ads in the UK? We look into a curious story from The Times this week, and its implications for British audio businesses. Independent media news and analysis, with guests Alex Farber (The Times), Faraz Osman (Gold Wala) and James Cridland (Pod News).Also on the programme… The head of BBC England’s radio stations, Chris Burns, talks to us about the nex