The Media Club with Matt Deegan

Mar 06 2025 330 ep. 41 mins 3.4k
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Join us for a topical look at the media - everything including TV, audio, the internet, publishers and more. Each week expert analysts and media practitioners join us to talk about the top media stories and work out what it means for the sector and people in it. Come on in!
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Are Film Crews At Breaking Point?

Mar 06 2025 47 mins  
Long hours and broken turnarounds... are TV and film crews being squeezed to breaking point? Plus film critic and broadcaster Rhianna Dhillon joins us to look at the issue - and how the Oscars’ TV show is still searching for a younger audience.Also on the programme: City AM is one of the last freesheets standing. Editor Christian May is here to reveal its staying power.All that p

Charlotte Moore resigns - what does it mean for the BBC?

Feb 27 2025 40 mins  
Charlotte Moore resigns from the BBC, kickstarting a flurry of changes at some big indies. Chris Curtis, editor of Broadcast Magazine, takes us through what it all means... and who’s in the running for the BBC’s top creative role.Also on the programme: how is 5 News bucking the trend and growing its audience? Reporter Warren Nettleford tells us more.And why do audio paywalls wo

Where’s The Next Big TV Hit Coming From?

Feb 20 2025 42 mins  
Alex Smith drops in to discuss bringing the final series of Big Boys to Channel 4, and what’s coming next for Rough Cut and the wider TV market as London prepares for its first Mip London.Jim Waterson’s also here to celebrate the success of London Centric, his Substack newsroom for local journalism. With thousands paying for access, we’ll ask why wouldn’t journalists turn t

Will Netflix Pivot To Podcasts?

Feb 13 2025 45 mins  
Channel 4 reveals their new drama slate. Heat magazine’s Boyd Hilton takes us through the ambitious line-up.Also on the programme: as Bradford’s year as city of culture continues, Lisa Campbell joins us to talk about the upcoming Creative Cities Convention, where she has just taken over as director.All that, plus: why Netflix might be turning to podcasts for growth, the BB

RAJAR Week, Celebrity Traitors & What's Next for Kay Burley?

Feb 06 2025 37 mins  
In the club today: it’s RAJARs week - analyst Adam Bowie is here to run the numbers for the radio industry.Also on the programme: as the BBC celebrates record viewing figures for The Traitors... what can we expect from the celebrity version? Megan Carver (Carver PR) reveals the runners and riders.All that, plus: The Sun’s rebuilding its paywall... and, in The Media Quiz, we say

Is ITV’s Hacking Drama The Next Mr Bates?

Jan 30 2025 39 mins  
Just as News UK wraps up its court battles... ITV announces a new drama all about them, starring Toby Jones as Alan Rusbridger. Media writer Tara Conlan tells us more.Also on the programme: The toxic world of the comedy industry is back in the headlines - writer and broadcaster Julia Raeside joins us on the member’s sofa to discuss the last few years, and her new book, Don’t Ma

Did Prince Harry Win?

Jan 23 2025 47 mins  
Prince Harry settles with News Group Newspapers. Is that finally the end of the phone hacking saga? And has the press learned its lesson? Will Wood, head of PR firm Multitude Media, reflects on over a decade of trials and inquiries.Also on the programme: could Mr Beast buy TikTok? Jake Kanter, Investigations Editor at Deadline, reflects on a week of turmoil at the Chinese social me

Scotland Takes Aim At Traitors

Jan 16 2025 41 mins  
In the club today - when does Out Of London actually mean... London? Rebecca Cooney, Insight Editor at Broadcast looks at the curious row that’s dominating Scottish TV this week.Also on the programme: wildfires across LA cause havoc for Hollywood. Karin Robinson, Senior Director of Strategy at Edelman explaisn the effect it will have on production.All that, plus: just when i

The End Of Fact Checking?

Jan 09 2025 45 mins  
Meta removes fact checking from Facebook: Journalist and digital native Alex Hudson looks at what it means for news organisations.Also on the programme: Global scraps regional radio and Bauer buys Clear Channel... and why is sport suddenly the streamers’ new focus? Broadcast consultant Paul Robinson looks at recent deals by DAZoNe and Disney.All that, plus: Hollywood dramas in po

Tortoise’s Observer deal is done

Dec 19 2024 39 mins  
The Observer becomes part of Tortoise. Charlotte Tobitt of Press Gazette is here to tell us what happens next.Also on the programme: BBC Radio faces pushback from Ofcom over its DAB expansion plans, and The Radio Times’ Caroline Frost ponders what we have to look forward to on TV in 2025.All that, plus: all the gossip from the British Journalism Awards, the continued de-Wallacing