Should we stop building studios? In the wake of the latest AI developments, that’s what Tyler Perry is doing. But is he right to do so? Media news and analysis with Jane Ostler (Kantar) and Professor Lis Howell (City University).

Also on the programme… New Zealand’s challenger channel dumps news and takes the country back to 1989. And Vice closes its website - can it survive on social media alone?

All that plus there’s changes at Radio 3, why VR may not be the future after all... and, in the Media Quiz, we discover the talent driving change at some established brands. 

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As the Broadcasting Press Guild celebrates 50 years of service, we bring together some board members to discuss the future of the sector. Media news and analysis, with guests Caroline Frost (Radio Times) and media writer Kate Bulkley.

Also on the programme… All3Media finally gets bought. why did Jeff Zucker want to purchase it for his media empire?

All that plus we look at why current affairs magazines are having a blip - and, in the Media Quiz, we manifest the media headlines of the future.

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The Superbowl was big this year. Really big... but not big enough to beat an economic crisis. We look at the issues at Paramount, with broadcast consultant Paul Robinson & media writer Scott Bryan.

Also on the programme: Channel 4 pushes back against Richard Osman’s analysis of the troubled broadcaster. But who’s right? Or more right? Our panel debate.

All that plus we celebrate the life and work of Steve Wright, find out why Piers Morgan is off to YouTube, check over the differing fortunes of rival newspapers... and, in the Media Quiz... we divine what’s really happening behind the scenes.

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This week Matt Deegan is joined by Senior Director of Strategy at Edelman UK, Karin Robinson and head of Radio Techcon Ann Charles. this week the BBC has announced a slate of new stations, UK broadcasters have clubbed together and a new sports offering is set to hit our feeds. The panel discuss all of this and also test their headline knowledge in The Media Quiz.

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There’s history repeating itself at The Telegraph as another government probe is launched, and the minister who commissioned it firing rounds at the BBC. Is the media industry ready for an election year? Media news and analysis with guests media writer Maggie Brown and Hannah Blake (MD, eliza.co.uk)

Also on the programme: Netflix picks up WWE - but can they piledrive their way through the live stream issues? Plus, we’re at the Podcast Advertising Summit to hear the innovations coming to a pair of headphones near you.

Plus in the Media Quiz... we bring truth to some old sayings.

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On the agenda this week: the editor of the Daily Mirror quits, amid swingeing cuts at Reach. Is the paper in serious trouble? Media news and analysis with host Matt Deegan and guests Chris Curtis (editor, Broadcast Magazine), Alex Farber (Media Editor, The Times) and Charlotte Tobitt (Reporter, Press Gazette).

Rob Smyth joins Matt to discuss the surge in local news start-ups, driven in part by new companies like The Lead, and why there’s hope for journalism on Substack.

Also on the programme: the magic of drama - how did it become the cavalry to Mr Bates and wronged subpostmasters everywhere? 

All that, plus in the Media Quiz... we consider the week in news for Ed Balls, Carol Vorderman and John Oliver. 

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In our EIGHTH annual predictions special, Matt Deegan welcomes the UK's finest media commentators to discuss the media trends for this year - and to account for last year.

On the table is the predicted growth of audiobooks, potential job cuts across publishers, the waning popularity of subscriptions, and changes in TV leadership.

Did the consolidation of big streamers come to pass? And how has AI usage increased among publishers? Find out with guests Jake Kanter (Deadline), Ella Sagar (The Media Leader), Charlotte Tobitt (Press Gazette), Faraz Osman (Gold Wala), Megan Carver (Carver PR), Adam MacQueen (Private Eye), Jamie East (Daily Mail) and media writers Scott Bryan and Tara Conlan. Oh, and producer Steven D Wright is our traditional harbinger of doom.

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What does All3Media have in common with The Daily Telegraph? Both may soon be in the hands of Jeff Zucker in billion dollar buyouts. Meanwhile it feels like Samir Shah is already BBC Chair, as he weighs into the latest Lineker controversy.

Also on the programme: what kind of paywall is Mail Online building? And why is Future Publishing investing in critics and reviews? 

All that, plus in the Media Quiz... we play the only possible game we could with those Netflix stats.

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The BBC have a new chair - and a new licence fee settlement. Media news and analysis with Broadcast writer Rebecca Cooney and Adam Bowie.

Also on the programme: how did they make Planet Earth 3? The creative director of the Beeb’s Natural History Unit, Mike Gunton takes us on a wildlife 101.

All that, plus Spotify makes big cuts, the Premier League bounces back and, in the Media Quiz... we discover who’s been foiled by Fleet Street.

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