Tag: Journalism

  • Inside Content London, Missing Perspectives in Media & BBC’s latest Ofcom Report

    Inside Content London, Missing Perspectives in Media & BBC’s latest Ofcom Report

    In this week’s show, host Faraz Osman is joined by Lis Howell (Professor Emerita in Journalism, City University London) and media writer Tara Conlan tackle diversity and representation in news and broadcasting. First up, Tara dishes the gossip from C21’s Content London, then our panel dives into the diversity debate making headlines this week, with…

  • New PM, new media policy? Plus BBC’s news consolidation & inaugural Audio Lab podcasts

    New PM, new media policy? Plus BBC’s news consolidation & inaugural Audio Lab podcasts

    A special LIVE edition recorded from the rooftop of The Broadcaster at the Television Centre. Matt is joined by UK Press Gazette Editor Charlotte Tobitt to explore what Boris Johnson’s exit means for the Government’s media agenda – has Channel 4 been reprieved? The BBC sets out plans for a consolidated TV news channel launching…

  • Streaming Wars – Spring Roundup!

    Streaming Wars – Spring Roundup!

    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…

  • Disney+Ads, CNN in Ukraine & Piers Morgan… Uncensored?

    Disney+Ads, CNN in Ukraine & Piers Morgan… Uncensored?

    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…

  • Reach & Future leading the pack, Need to Know, RIP ITV Hub

    Reach & Future leading the pack, Need to Know, RIP ITV Hub

    It’s RIP to the ITV Hub – Matt Deegan is joined by James Cridland (Podnews) and Charlotte Tobitt (Press Gazette) to discuss what it means for ITV’s streaming strategy and joint venture Britbox. Also on the programme: The latest data from Ipsos iris has been released profiling UK news providers, we discover who’s leading the…

  • Global swoop again, Tik Tok explodes… and a farewell to Jamal

    Global swoop again, Tik Tok explodes… and a farewell to Jamal

    The BBC lets two more leading broadcasters slip away to Global. This time it’s Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel. Why does it keep happening? And what’s the strategy at LBC? Gill Hind (Enders Analysis) & Faraz Osman (Gold Wala) join Matt Deegan to discuss the week’s media news. Also on the programme: how do you…

  • The Price of BBC Cuts & Tortoise Turning 3

    The Price of BBC Cuts & Tortoise Turning 3

    Are the problems at the BBC’s We Are England strand the sign of things to come? The Guardian’s Jim Waterson explains. As the newsroom startup raises another £10m, the co-founder of Tortoise, James Harding talks to Matt Deegan about slow news, startups and paid memberships. Elsewhere, Paramount Plus is coming – how does it fit…

  • Episode 106: The Albert Square Property Boom

    <![CDATA[Media news and analysis with guests Faraz Osman (Gold Wala), Steve Ackerman (Somethin' Else) and Rebecca Gillie (theweek.co.uk). We put the best and worst journalism of the year under the microscope, and discover why the cost of rebuilding Albert Square has gone millions over budget. Plus, we plot the trajectory of personalised podcast ads, and,…

  • Episode 87: Murdoch’s Sky Dream Falls Back Down To Earth; Hello Old Friends At Facebook; Goodbye Old Friends At Buzzfeed – The Media Podcast with Olly Mann

    <![CDATA[Media writer Maggie Brown and Somethin’ Else managing director Steve Ackerman join Olly Mann to discuss the biggest stories of the week from the TV, radio, online and print industries. This week: How competition concerns have scuppered the Murdoch family’s reach for the sky; New algorithms at Facebook are poised to reunite friends, but at…

  • Episode 83 – Katz Does Countdown

    <![CDATA[Iain Katz leaves Newsnight to take on the top job at Channel 4, former controller Jay Hunt announces she’s off to work for Apple… with careers spanning print to tv to online, what do these appointments say about the way the media is changing? Media writer Maggie Brown and Metro.co.uk's deputy editor Alex Hudson discuss.…

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