Tag: Press
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‘Death knocks’ in 2023, Bob ‘Icebreaker’ Iger & newsrooms get scruffier
Ofcom assesses complaints against the press in the case of Nicola Bulley – Jamie East, creator of The Smart 7 news podcast, talks to Matt Deegan about how this story descended into true crime fervour.
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Media Predictions 2023
Will Bezos return to Amazon? Will there be less rooms for mags at WHSmith? And will Channel 4 sell Horseferry Road this year? Yes, it’s our EIGHTH annual predictions special, looking into the media trends of 2023, with: Faraz Osman, Gold Wala Tara Conlan, Media journalist Maggie Brown, Media Writer and Channel 4 historian Dan…
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The Digital Future: BBC4 & CBBC on demand, Telegraph subs soar & a fake news 101
The BBC announces further cuts as Director-General Tim Davie faces up to its licence-fee freeze. Matt Deegan is joined by journalist and maker of the Smart 7 news podcast Jamie East to break-down what ‘going digital’ really means. Also on the programme: The Telegraph hits record digital subscribers – is the future of the press…
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The Mail on Sunday’s Basic Instinct & A Twitter Takeover
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…
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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…
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Biggest BBC Cuts Yet To Come, British Journalism Awards & Guardian hits 1m
Just how much more can the BBC cut from its services? Potentially the same amount again, it transpires, with their schedules set to be packed with repeats as the corporation is forced to make “significant” programming cuts, according to the National Audit Office. Matt Deegan is joined by The Times’ media correspondent Jake Kanter, The…
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Times Radio, Youthquakes & more – the RAJARs are in!
For those in the radio industry, Wednesday was the biggest day for 18 months, with £500m worth of sales resting on data from the audience research survey (suspended during the pandemic). But elsewhere in the media, this set of listening figures looks set to have an impact on their businesses too. Matt Deegan welcomes two…
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Episode 97: Evening Standard's 'Money Can't Buy' offer, Grimmy quits R1 Breakfast Show
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