The Media Club with Matt Deegan

Rick Edwards presents media industry news and gossip, recorded at the Edinburgh International Television Festival 2017. Jon Snow calls for more social mobility in the media - what can broadcasters and programme makers do to change the faces in television? Joining Rick at the festival is managing director of Euston Films, Kate Harwood, managing director of Lemonade Money, Faraz Osman and entertainm...

Media news and analysis, with broadcaster Olly Mann, Louise Ridley (Buzzfeed) and Matt Deegan (Folder Media).As Facebook launches a new video service, we ask if this heralds the return of *actual sound* to online video production. Felicity Capon, deputy editor of The Week Junior, talks to us about the success of the magazine, two years in - and how to write hard news stories for children and young...

Media analysis, this week with consultant Paul Robinson and investigative reporter Maeve McClenaghan. As the nation ponders why Charlie off Casualty is the highest paid actor at the BBC, we discuss the fallout from this great experiment and find out how sensitive all that commercially sensitive information really is. Also on the programme: what’s the future for local journalism? Is it more closure...

Media analysis and discussion, with guests Jake Kanter (Business Insider) and Steve Ackerman (Somethin' Else).Olly Mann and the panel discuss all the big announcements to come out of the first annual plan for OFCOM. More money for kids, fact checking, podcasting... What does it all mean? We’ll find out. Plus; is Jon Snow professionally biased? Is the Guardian the REAL purveyor of hate? Has the qui...

There’s a new chief executive at Channel 4 - media writer Maggie Brown, Faraz Osman (Lemonade Money) and Boyd Hilton (Heat Magazine) discuss the immediate challenges that Alex Mahon faces - not least finding a replacement for Jay Hunt. The panel also review the coverage of another unpredictable election campaign, with an unexpected win for a major broadcaster. Also on the programme, Katie Hopkins...

Expand your horizons beyond the small screen and enter the world of virtual reality. Tanya Laird (Digital Jam) explains to Olly Mann the differences in shooting for TV and 360 video, why theatre actors are the best for VR and the big creative companies staking their reputations on this fledgling entertainment platform. For those expecting a report from this year's Radio Festival, the event has bee...

Election fever! We discuss the press and broadcasters’ plans now this snap election is well under way. Kelvin MacKenzie is finally let go from his job at The Sun - is Murdoch cleaning up the place ahead of OFCOM’s Sky ruling? Plus, Adam Crozier leaves ITV, Popbitch's Kit Lovelace lifts the lid on this weekend’s Eurovision and in the Media Quiz, we pitch the most unusual media stories of the week....

Olly Mann presents a special edition of The Media Podcast recorded live at the inaugural British Podcast Awards. We have all the action from the ceremony to celebrate audio excellence which was held at the Platform Theatre in King’s Cross. We hear all about the winning shows – and their producers’ top tips for success – backstage with guest host Rhianna Dhillon. Plus Jason Phipps (The Guardian) an...

We depart from the usual format this week to bring you two fascinating interviews about the craft of journalism: Mevan Babakar and Phoebe Arnold from Full Fact discuss the art of fact checking and its role in the digital age. Olly also talks to the obituaries editor of the Times, Simon Pearson, on how to write the final word on a person's life. This is interview was first published on Olly's other...

Ofcom and the government lay down the new order to the BBC and Channel 4, with new edicts on news, kids and regional production - Steven D Wright (Kerfuffle TV) and Louise Ridley (Buzzfeed) join Olly Mann to discuss the fallout from Salford’s Nations and Regions media conference. Also on the programme: the BBC’s director of radio, Bob Shennon, talks to us about his plans for the networks - and why...

News, analysis and gossip from the media industries with Olly Mann and guests Lisa Campbell (Director, Edinburgh International TV Festival) and Peter White (News Editor, Broadcast Magazine).This week, a look at the independent production companies bidding to produce long-running BBC programmes including as Songs Of Praise and Holby City. Plus, Rupert Murdoch’s latest bid to control Sky, the Daily...

ITV called it the biggest shake-up to their schedule since the nineties - but with the Nightly Show halving its audience and News At Ten dropping under a million viewers, how long can they take such an expensive risk? Olly Mann is joined by Steve Ackerman (Somethin Else) and Holden Frith (theweek.co.uk) to discuss the top media stories of the week. Elsewhere on the programme, we discuss the BBC’s...

In this special edition of the podcast, brought to you with Social Circle, we discuss the best ways to enhance your brand through association with celebs, youtube stars and more. With a top-notch panel of execs and talent, Olivia Allan chairs this conversation on how to take advantage of the rise of the YouTube star. The panel includes:James Erskine, Director, Social CircleChris Croissant, Social...

Olly Mann is joined by media writer Maggie Brown and Folder Media’s Matt Deegan to discuss the latest media news. Facebook and YouTube consider the problems of identifying satire on their platforms, whilst Private Eye gets its best circulation figures EVER. Plus the panel reveal the latest radio winners and losers, changes at Channel 4 comedy, bans for both the Daily Mail and The Sun and there’s a...

This week, we present a recent debate hosted by the Edinburgh International Television Festival in partnership with ITN.Jon Snow (Channel 4 News) welcomes a panel of experts to discuss the most pressing issue of our time: fake news. Brian Stelter, host of CNN’s Reliable Sources and their Senior Media Correspondent. Jim Waterson, political editor, BuzzFeed UK, Ayesha Hazarika, former adviser to Ed...

Olly Mann invades the offices of many of the media's finest to discover what they believe will happen in the year ahead. Staff from Buzzfeed, The Week and more tell us what we should expect. Plus, hear Jake Kanter, Matt Deegan and Faraz Osman account for their predictions for 2016.A PPM Production. If you love this show, consider making a contribution to its running costs and get a dedication in r...

Despite large audiences of young people for Planet Earth II, the BBC has an increasing problem bringing millennials to its TV and Radio offerings. Olly Mann is joined by Jake Kanter (Business Insider), Suzie Marsh (Princess Productions) and Matt Deegan (Folder Media) to work out what’s happened - and whether the next generation will want the BBC as much as we do now. Also on the programme: the Gov...

As Facebook begins to comprehend the scale of the problem, who should take responsibility? And how do we improve media literacy? Olly Mann is joined by Louise Ridley (Buzzfeed), media writer Maggie Brown and Faraz Osman (Lemonade Money) to discuss this and the week’s other media news. Elsewhere on the pod, the panel discuss the announcement that David Walliams will be the launch host of ITV’s new...

Olly Mann and guests discuss the one thing we do know after both the US election and Brexit: that we won’t know much for a long time. So how do we plan ahead with all this uncertainty? Paul Robinson (Creative Media Partners), Maria Williams (Loftus Media) and Leon Wilson (MD, Talkback) discuss the options. Also on the programme: as it’s announced that Sound Women is to close at the end of the year...

The government-sponsored panel, set up after the Leveson inquiry, have chosen IMPRESS as the official press watchdog. Media writer Kate Bulkley and broadcaster Doton Adebayo join Olly Mann to discuss the impact of the decision. The panel also discuss culture secretary Karen Bradley’s new plan for Channel 4, the proposed buyout of Time Warner by AT&T and Matt Deegan takes us through the latest RAJA...

Olly Mann is joined by Matt Kelly (The New European) and Professor Lis Howell (City University London) to discuss the week’s top stories. BBC Studios have announced 15% cuts to its workforce ahead of entering the commercial sector next year - will the move lead to further demoralisation, or a creative revival? The panel also get to grips with the new Radio Academy awards, Jon Holmes’ noisy departu...

After a few weeks of mostly telly talk, here's a special edition on the oldest broadcast medium: radio. Where are the current trends in radio and online audio leading? Where will radio be, and what might it sound (and look) like on its 2022 centenary and beyond? Some leading figures of UK radio broadcasting today, with very different perspectives, come together for a discussion on the Future of Ra...

With the key talent divided and the audience in shock we ask... has anyone come out of the Bake Off fiasco well - apart from the freshly-moneyed Love Productions? Jake Kanter (Business Insider) sits in for Olly with guests Ash Atalla (Roughcut TV) and Tara Conlan (The Guardian) to discuss the week's top media stories. Plus... we suffer from deja vu as BBC Charter Renewal is back on the new Governm...

Olly Mann introduces one of The Media Podcast's favourite sessions from this year's Edinburgh International Television Festival: Sally Wainwright, writer (and often director) of Happy Valley, is quizzed by friend and fellow writer Russell T. Davies (Queer As Folk, Doctor Who) on her career. From working on Coronation Street to creating At Home With The Braithwaites, to recent successes Last Tango...

Olly Mann presents media industry news and gossip recorded at the Edinburgh International Television Festival 2016.This year's keynote MacTaggart Lecture was provided by Vice co-founder Shane Smith who challenged his audience of UK broadcasters to use television to satisfy the needs of Gen Y.Olly consults journalist Maggie Brown and Business Insider's Jake Kanter to find out how Smith's message wa...