Est. 2005. If you work in the media industry, this is your show: every Friday Matt Deegan speaks with a panel about the latest news and gossip across TV & streaming, radio & podcasts, press & social media.

We are independent and funded through advertising at our listeners - join us at themediapodcast.com

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ITV looks to swoop in on All3Media, we discuss what this could do for the broadcaster. Media news and analysis with Matt Deegan and guests Jake Kanter (Deadline) and Charlotte Tobitt (Press Gazette).

Also on the show - HBO is selling its title to rival Netflix. But why? And what does this mean for streamers?

All that, plus a bit of Boris chat, Channel 4 in the doldrums, the BBC benches female newscasters... and, in the media quiz... we learn who is off… and on.

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With BBC and ITV bosses facing MPs this week and on the ropes, we ask what they can do to regain control of the narrative. Media news and analysis with Matt Deegan and guests Prof. Lis Howell & Farah Jassat (Intelligence Squared and new podcast, Vs).

Also on the programme - should politicians present news programmes? As OFCOM starts to ponders the question, we offer an answer or two.

All that, plus... Andrew Tate verses the BBC, and who is the biggest news podcast in the UK? Have a guess. And, in the media quiz... we play Give Us A (News) Clue.

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Media news and analysis with Matt Deegan and guests Faraz Osman (Gold Wala) and media journalist Ellie Kahn.

Hello and welcome to The Media Podcast - I’m Matt Deegan.

On the show today: Chris Licht is out! The CNN boss ends a calamitous month with an embarrassing expose. We discuss what went wrong.

Also on the programme - The Telegraph is up for sale... but why? And who might be in the running to grab it?

All that, plus Spotify announces more staff cuts, the EU tackles AI... and, in the media quiz... we learn who’s going green. 

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Channel 4 execs are in line for a big payout for warding off privitisation - but BECTU is not happy. Media news and analysis with Matt Deegan and guests Ann Charles (Radio Techcon) and media writer Maggie Brown.

Also on the programme - GB News sticks the knife into This Morning, there’s another UK podcast company acquisition, and what we can expect from the acting chair of the BBC.

All that, plus in the media quiz... we play a game of Backed, left or Sacked. 

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Phillip Scofield leaves This Morning - what did for him? And how does the show steady the ship?

Recorded this week at The Podcast Show in Islington’s Business Design Centre, Matt Deegan is joined by audio consultant Brett Spencer and Audio UK MD Chloe Straw to review the week’s media news.

Also on the programme: Carole Cadwalladr faces a £1.2m legal bill in her battle with a Brexit funder... should the publishers be stumping up?

All that, plus in the Media Quiz... we get into everything that’s going on outside the conference. 

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The BBC announces a big investment in fact checking. But can BBC Verify stand up to the internet? Media news and analysis with Matt Deegan and guests Adam Bowie (BBC) and Ian Rumsey (ITN Productions).

It’s RAJAR week - and it’s boom time for commercial radio... we disclose whose numbers are up and down at the UK’s biggest networks.

Also on the programme: where did all the unscripted television go? Who lost out at the BAFTAs? And Vice hits rock bottom.

All that, plus a game of radio charades on media quiz. What could go wrong?

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Sony reduces its podcast spend, and ITV revenues are down - but are they the outliers in the advertising downturn? Media news and analysis, from Matt Deegan, Deadline’s Jake Kanter and Endelman’s Karin Robinson.

Also on the programme: It’s Trump vs CNN... again. What lessons did the broadcaster learn from the last election cycle?

Is the BBC handling the Local Radio restructure right? Or is it, as Private Eye reported, ‘a clusterf***?’

Plus, on the deep dive this week we look at the perils of reporting on the Depp trials of the UK and US.

All that, plus a media quiz on the best media quotes of the week.

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The US writer’s strike - what does it mean for the UK industry and its viewers? Media news and analysis with Matt Deegan and guests Jim Waterson (the Guardian) and media writer Scott Bryan.

Vice news is on the brink - has its own predictions for the industry come to pass?

Also on the programme: we take a look at BAFTA members data, the winners of the Radio Academy awards... and squeeze in a farewell to BBC chair Richard Sharp.

All that, plus in the Media Quiz ponders the worst AI executions so far.

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A wave of big names leave US TV - is the MeToo movement finally cutting through in television? Media analysis, this week with Charlotte Tobitt (Press Gazette), John Elmes (Broadcast) and media writer Kate Bulkey.

Also on the show: all the latest from Cannes as MIPTV draws to a close. 

All that, plus the Media Quiz covers everything else from LadBaby to indie quotas.

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Jake Kanter's TalkTV read is available at https://deadline.com/2023/04/inside-talktv-first-year-rupert-murdoch-piers-morgan-1235335084/

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