Well, we have made it to 50 episodes, which, of course, is super awesome! To celebrate we reminisce about how Maureen's idea has bloomed into half a century of insights, news, views and fun! In this special episode we cut to Maureen and Claire's starring performance at the DTG 2024 Conference, where a highly appreciated audience of over 400 media executives and press was lucky enough to witness... The Media Beat... Live!

Following on from their barnstorming performance at DTG 2024, Maureen and Claire are back in the studio to tell us all about the story of Hulu, the rise of bundling and whether Disney can make money on streaming. Add to this 1,001 ways to wear sunglasses, live streaming on Netflix and Claire's beef with Richard Osman and you have, what we would call, a very full episode of TMBWMAC!

In a week with so much news, it is the Deep Dive which has to be sacrificed. The bumper roundup incudes performance results from Netflix and Meta (with our usual analysis and insights), speculation about how well Apple and Sports broadcasting go together and a detailed look at who is spending what on traditional TV. Maureen has not even bothered to unpack her props for Podmojis BUT fans of our renowned duo are in for a real treat. Stay tuned to find out why!

As we know, Maureen loves a silly name and, by golly, do they come thick and fast in the world of FAST (see what we did there?) - Claire helps us understand this (not so new) entertainment delivery phenomenon and Maureen tells us of some of the key players. Add to that more Disney, more facts and figures, friend of the show Tay Tay and Oliver forgetting to ask for Podmojis and you have a "doozy" of a MBWMAC ep!

We all love TikTok! Or at least our kids do! So, what is it, where did it come from and where is it going? We reveal all! Also we discuss streaming trends, Apple getting into hot water again, Maureen's collection of sunglasses and what keeps Claire up at night.

Who doesn't like getting a little something in the post? We certainly do and this time a piece of mail has flooded in to our great excitement. Keep them coming! We also have good news for the British film industry, bad news for Rooster Teeth and interesting news at Comcast. Maureen displays the most versatile pair of sunglasses in history and Claire ponders on the nature of "real French". Enjoy

This time we simply have too much news, so something has to give. So much is going on in terms deals, joint ventures, results and conflict that we have had to drop our traditional deep dive to make room. We say goodbye to Vice, hello to African American founding mothers and welcome back to Procedural Drama.

Who isn't bewildered by the complexity of content bundling both from the user and commercial perspectives? So who better to explain through both lenses than Claire and Maureen! In other news, we talk Sora, J-Lo / B-Af, the Baftas and ask why oh why is everyone pretending to know about a throwing game called football.

This time Maureen takes us on the deepest of dives to uncover the story behind the numbers at Netflix, Alphabet and Meta and shares some interesting theories with us. Deepfakes, mergers and how to win an Oscar are covered in the news and, in a wide variety of Podmojis, we give love to Europe and Women's Football, get quizzical with Joe Rogan and Spotify and grab the popcorn for the Reddit and Paramount Shows. Finally, Claire knocks something off her bucket list, leaving Maureen green with envy!

What on earth is happening with this latest round of tech / media layoffs? A correction? A trend? An existential issue? Maureen and Claire give their views on why these stories keep coming and how safe our poor friends affected should feel. Add to that good and bad conferences, good and bad award nominations, good and bad tech, good postmasters and a bad Post Office, plus Oliver getting grumpy, and you have one heck of a TMB edition! Enjoy!