Tag: Channel 4

  • Episode 75: Channel 4's hunt for the new Hunt

    <![CDATA[There’s a new chief executive at Channel 4 – media writer Maggie Brown, Faraz Osman (Lemonade Money) and Boyd Hilton (Heat Magazine) discuss the immediate challenges that Alex Mahon faces – not least finding a replacement for Jay Hunt. The panel also review the coverage of another unpredictable election campaign, with an unexpected win for…

  • Episode 67: Zuckerberg’s State of the Union & New Threat to Whistleblowers

    <![CDATA[Olly Mann is joined by media writer Maggie Brown and Folder Media’s Matt Deegan to discuss the latest media news. Facebook and YouTube consider the problems of identifying satire on their platforms, whilst Private Eye gets its best circulation figures EVER. Plus the panel reveal the latest radio winners and losers, changes at Channel 4…

  • Episode 65 – Has the BBC given up on millennials?

    <![CDATA[ Despite large audiences of young people for Planet Earth II, the BBC has an increasing problem bringing millennials to its TV and Radio offerings. Olly Mann is joined by Jake Kanter (Business Insider), Suzie Marsh (Princess Productions) and Matt Deegan (Folder Media) to work out what’s happened – and whether the next generation will…

  • Episode 62 – IMPRESS in Official Regulator Shocker – The Media Podcast with Olly Mann

    <![CDATA[The government-sponsored panel, set up after the Leveson inquiry, have chosen IMPRESS as the official press watchdog. Media writer Kate Bulkley and broadcaster Doton Adebayo join Olly Mann to discuss the impact of the decision. The panel also discuss culture secretary Karen Bradley’s new plan for Channel 4, the proposed buyout of Time Warner by…

  • Episode 59 – Badly burnt by Bake Off

    <![CDATA[With the key talent divided and the audience in shock we ask… has anyone come out of the Bake Off fiasco well – apart from the freshly-moneyed Love Productions? Jake Kanter (Business Insider) sits in for Olly with guests Ash Atalla (Roughcut TV) and Tara Conlan (The Guardian) to discuss the week’s top media stories.…

  • Episode 55: Brexit Boosts Fleet St… But For How Long?

    <![CDATA[June’s circulation figures indicate good times for national newspapers – and their online editions – following the EU referendum, but with experts predicting a huge drop in ad spending will the boom be short lived? Olly Mann is joined by journalist James Ball (Buzzfeed) and TV producer Faraz Osman (Lemonade Money) to discuss this and the rest…

  • Episode 53 – Snoopers’ Charter, 360° Video & 5live shake-up

    <![CDATA[Media news and analysis, recorded in the confines of The Hospital Club in London. Olly Mann is joined by Leon Wilson (MD, Talkback) and journalist Susie Boniface to discuss the fallout from this week’s Media Summit: as James Parnell outlines his strategy for securing a good deal for the BBC, and Channel 4 rule out…

  • Episode 48 – Ed Talks 2016

    <![CDATA[Tim Lovejoy introduces four speakers from across the creative industries, in this event organised by the Edinburgh International Television Festival. Broadcaster June Sarpong MBE, Karen Blackett OBE (CEO, MediaCom), playwright Simon Stephens and Channel 4 exec David Glover all take to the stage to inspire and entertain you.  

  • Episode 46 – Channel 4 fights for Black Mirror

    Episode 46 – Channel 4 fights for Black Mirror

    <![CDATA[With the show’s producers signed up to Netflix, can Channel 4 keep hold of the first-look rights – and what does it mean for the relationship between broadcasters and indies? Olly Mann is joined by Leon Wilson (MD, Talkback) and Scott Bryan (Buzzfeed) to discuss this and the other top media stories.

  • Episode 42 – The Media Podcast Predictions 2016

    <![CDATA[This time last year, Olly Mann sat down with the great and good of the media industry to find out what they thought would happen in 2015. In this special episode, not only do we hear their predictions for this year, but haul them over the coals for what they got right about the past…

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