Jeff Nathenson could be described as "Mr. Sports Broadcasting", and it our pleasure to welcome him to "The 'Beat". Through Claire and Maureen's forensic questioning we learn about "finding passionate communities", NFT based reward systems, what makes a successful sporting "property" and why darts is the word's best spectator sport.

As a final special treat, Jeff introduces us to the "All Hair Team", a spectacular YouTube phenomenon celebrating the ever resilient Helmet Mouded Hockey Mullet.

Today Maureen and Claire take a long hard, one might say forensic, look at Streaming Ad Strategies and budget tax breaks. In the news they cover major collapses, continuing layoffs and spying paranoia. We also take an exclusive peek into Maureen's props cabinet, as she becomes the "Woman of 1000 Faces"!

In this episode, Maureen and Claire are joined by Jane Featherstone, a leading producer of international TV and comedy drama in the UK. Jane shares her rise to success, which began as the PA to Paul Gascoigne in 1991. We discuss the constantly changing media landscape, the importance of trusting talent, the impact of the pandemic and the effect of budget inflation and increasing competition on the television industry. We also explore the benefits of independent production and the importance of creating an environment where talent and writers feel comfortable and can make quality work. Finally, we look at the consolidation of the creative storytelling industry.

This time we cover the topic almost everyone (including your Mum and Dad) is talking about and that is Generative AI. Maureen and Claire also sprinkle their thoughts in on Disney and Spotify and there are general musings on dominant players, Happy Valley, foldable iPads and the best way to dispose of a dead body. Enjoy!

What is generative AI? In this episode, our special guest Dr Albert Meige explains all and Maureen and Claire quiz him on whether or not it is the end of humanity. And, like 99% of the planet, we will be talking about ChatGPT and how much fun it is get the news in the style of Snoop Dogg.

A new year brings new developments in the areas of film and original content which Maureen and Claire take us through expertly, as ever. We examine rumours at Disney and Microsoft and the Lightening Fast round descends into a fascinating insight into the world of Maureen's subconscious.

In the last episode of the year Maureen and Claire stare into their crystal balls to see what we are in for in 2023. We cover advertising, AI, Film Studios, M&A, Social Media and all sorts! Have a listen and a very Merry Christmas from the team here at 'The Beat!

In this special edition we welcome Dr Alex Connock who, amongst many other things is a Senior Fellow at the Said Business School, University of Oxford, where he teaches Media and Marketing at BA, MBA and Executive levels, He is a deep expert in Media and AI and his book ‘Media Management and Artificial Intelligence’ was published by Routledge in November 2022.

In another bumper edition of "The Beat", which no one is calling it, Maureen and Claire muse over FAST, Boomerang CEOs and the return of the record label. We also can hardly contain our excitement as we introduce a new game called "Lightening Podmoji". You played it here first folks...

This time, Maureen and Claire try to unpick the slow motion car crash that is "Twitter; The Musky Years and dive deeply into Disney latest financial results. All this together with "Rumours" and "Long / Short" makes for another compelling ep!