Media industry news and gossip presented by Olly Mann with guests Faraz Osman (managing director of production house Gold Wala), podcaster Christina Moore (Don’t Skip Media) and Rebecca Messina (digital editor at Immediate Media). This week: Hundreds of audio production companies sign an equality pact to fight racism in the industry ; Editors at top US publications quit over the workplace culture; And some of Britain’s favourite comedies are pulled from streaming sites. Plus, the BBC gets a new ...
Jun 12, 2020•56 min
Joining Olly Mann is senior broadcast journalist at Radio 1’s Newsbeat, Louise Ridley , chief content officer at Somethin' Else, Steve Ackerman and the editor of Newsweek International, Alex Hudson . On today’s show: Spotify signs Joe Rogan to boost its podcast offering; BBC freelancers fight for COVID-compensation; Emily Maitlis in the dock for a Newsnight intro and Bauer rebrands 49 local radio stations. The Media Podcast is a PPM Production . Produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry . Hosted on A...
May 30, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Joining Olly Mann : Podcaster and deputy editor of Pilot TV , Boyd Hilton , presenter of the BBC’s Woman’s Hour and Fortunately , Jane Garvey and broadcast consultant and director of RadioTechCon , Ann Charles . This week: Buzzfeed’s London staff go in search of new jobs, TV productions turn their hand to socially-distanced shooting and is BBC Four on the chopping block? Plus, Helen Thomas takes the reins at Radio 2 and in the Media Podcast Quiz, as Richard and Judy’s Book Club returns to save u...
May 15, 2020•47 min•Ep. 136
Joining Olly Mann in this edition, recorded on Thursday 30th April, are Professor Emeritus of Journalism at City University, Lis Howell , international editor of Deadline, Jake Kanter CNN’s media and entertainment reporter Frank Pallotta . On today’s show: Harry and Meghan break up with the British tabloids, Disney’s coronavirus response threatens to damage the reputation of The Mouse, and Channel 4 try to woo advertisers with free use of their creative team. And in the Media Quiz, we play “HBO ...
May 04, 2020•55 min•Ep. 135
Media industry news and gossip presented by Olly Mann with guests radio and podcast critic for The Observer, Miranda Sawyer , LBC host Iain Dale and senior analyst at Edelman and host of the ‘Primarily: 2020’ podcast, Karin Robinson . On today’s show: The rise of pandemic podcasting, what we lose if we lose the Jewish Chronicle, why The Telegraph is shunning China’s money and Ofcom’s feathers are ruffled as London Live and ITV air baseless covid-conspiracies. Plus, the Edinburgh TV festival goes...
Apr 18, 2020•58 min•Ep. 134
Olly Mann is joined by journalist and Channel 4 historian Maggie Brown and director of Creative Media Partners, Paul Robinson to survey the ever-changing media landscape. This week: Newspapers fight coronavirus advertising blacklists, there’s a revival for BBC local radio, and could your broadband bill help fund the licence fee? Plus, how sports media might retool for a world with no fixtures and a real time example of the pitfalls of remote recording. The Media Podcast is a PPM Production . Pro...
Apr 03, 2020•35 min•Ep. 133
Jim Waterson (media editor, the Guardian), Rebecca Messina (digital editor, Immediate Media) and Matt Deegan (creative director, Folder Media) join Olly Mann to reflect on the media’s response to the global Coronavirus pandemic. Including details of how broadcasters are changing their output to meet new demand; how the government’s relationship with the media has changed since the outbreak; how news of the pandemic reached Germany’s Big Brother house and the precariousness of being a freelancer ...
Mar 20, 2020•38 min•Ep. 132
Faraz Osman (managing director, Gold Wala ) and Alex Hudson (deputy editor, Metro.co.uk ) join Olly Mann to dissect the fortnight’s media industry news and gossip. Toby Young puts your money where his mouth is in defence of free speech; Samira Ahmed settles with the BBC and Britain exits the Creative Europe Fund. Plus reaction to news of the 2020 Radio Academy ARIA award winners; how the coronavirus is affecting planning and production; and the BBC’s hunt for new bosses of its pop networks. And ...
Mar 06, 2020•49 min•Ep. 131
Karin Robinson and Steve Ackerman join Olly Mann for more media news and analysis including the government’s latest salvo against the BBC, Ofcom’s new powers over online harm, and how the death of Caroline Flack has thrown the nature of social media discourse into sharp relief. Plus, the future of multi-lingual podcasts and the million-pound movie studio coming to *checks notes* Reading. And, in the Media Podcast Quiz, how many Julians does it take to run a newsroom? The Media Podcast is a PPM P...
Feb 21, 2020•45 min•Ep. 130
Media news and analysis, this week with Deadline Hollywood’s International Editor Jake Kanter, media writer Maggie Brown and broadcast consultant Paul Robinson. It’s all change at the top of The Sun as Victoria Newton becomes editor - with repercussions for the Sun On Sunday and at The Times. Also on the programme: Times Radio - that’s happening. Disney Plus reveals impressive numbers - as do the UK's national radio stations as the quarterly RAJARs are announced. AND in the media quiz, we discov...
Feb 07, 2020•45 min•Ep. 129
Olly Mann is joined by podcaster and deputy editor of Pilot TV magazine , Boyd Hilton and the founder of Wakey Wakey TV , Deborah Coughlin . This week’s top questions: Who’s in the frame to succeed Tony Hall as director general at the BBC? Who will step into Sandi Toksvig’s shoes on Bake Off; Will NBC’s new global TV news network threaten the dominance of rivals CNN and BBC World News? Should shorthand still be a required skill for journalists? And why is Victoria Derbyshire leaving our daytime ...
Jan 24, 2020•43 min•Ep. 128
Our annual predictions special is a glimpse into what 2020 has in store as The Media Podcast’s panel of industry insiders stroke their crystal balls to bring us prophecies for the year ahead in TV, radio, print and online. Some of our favourite contributors share their expectations for the year ahead, including journalists Alex Hudson and Rebecca Gillie , audio bosses Matt Deegan and Paul Robinson , TV types Faraz Osman and Steve Ackerman , and media analyst Karin Robinson . Plus, how many of ou...
Jan 10, 2020•36 min•Ep. 127
Olly Mann with guests Faraz Osman (managing director, Gold Wala ) and Karin Robinson (senior analyst at Edelman and host of podcast ‘ Primarily: 2020 ’). This week: Spotify wraps the year with its podcasting Top 10. The Telegraph embraces Whatsapp. Accounting problems lead to boardroom losses at M&C Saatchi, plus backstage rumblings at This Morning and Radio 1’s first ever blind and non-binary presenters prepare to go on air this Christmas. Plus, in the Media Podcast Quiz, we reminisce about...
Dec 13, 2019•50 min•Ep. 126
On this week’s power panel are Jake Kanter (chair of the Broadcasting Press Guild), Lis Howell (Professor Emeritus at City University’s Department of Journalism) and Paul Robinson (director of Creative Media Partners). With Olly Mann they discuss: Lib Dem freesheets ; Jeremy Clarkson’s first on-air admission of climate change ; Prince Andrew’s Newsnight interview ; Michael Bloomberg bans Bloomberg from reporting on Michael Bloomberg ; John Sweeny’s BBC beef ; PressPad’s funding for media interns...
Nov 29, 2019•51 min•Ep. 125
The second instalment of the race to the Oscars, in partnership with MBI Media and Screen International. With Avengers: Endgame writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely sat down with Screen International to reveal how they approached writing the record-breaking superhero epic and their favourite moments from the movie. After the Walt Studios Motion Pictures release became the highest-grossing film of all time with $2.8bn at the global box office, screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephe...
Nov 25, 2019•43 min
Olly Mann is joined by director of RadioTechCon Ann Charles and podcaster, deputy editor of Pilot TV magazine and the reason Olly’s wife still buys Heat, Boyd Hilton . The Media Podcast is a PPM Production . Produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 15, 2019•52 min•Ep. 124
In the first of Screen International’s awards season podcast series, Screen editor Matt Mueller is joined by features editor Charles Gant and joint managing director of Picturehouse Cinemas and Picturehouse Entertainment Clare Binns to discuss the kick-off to the 2019/20 awards season. Who are the early front-runners in the major categories, how is the date change impacting the release schedule and can anything beat Parasite in the international feature film category? Matt, Clare and Charles dis...
Nov 08, 2019•36 min
Maggie Brown, Steve Ackerman and Matt Deegan join Olly Mann for more media news and analysis, including how podcasts are helping Spotify grow their profits, can audio help the Mail dominate online news and where will Ben Cooper go after Radio 1? PLUS Samira Ahmed and Ofcom give the BBC more headaches. AND in the media quiz, we take a look at the first reviews for Apple TV’s original series. A PPM Production, produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Consider supporting this podcast by creating a vol...
Nov 01, 2019•52 min•Ep. 123
With Olly Mann , Renay Richardson ( Broccoli Content ) and Alex Hudson ( Metro.co.uk ). This week, all these have gone: A quiz show on Facebook , magazines at Aldi and free Telegraphs at Smiths . Plus - June Sarpong to be the BBC’s first ‘ Head of Creative Diversity ’, funding for science podcasts and Sky News’ blanket ban on Brexit . The Media Podcast is a PPM Production . Produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 18, 2019•40 min•Ep. 122
Media industry insight, analysis and gossip presented by Olly Mann with guests Trevor Dann (secretary of AudioUK and presenter of the monthly roundtable editions of Radio Today ), Karin Robinson (host of ‘ Primarily: 2020 ’ and senior analyst at Edelman ) and Faraz Osman , (managing director, Gold Wala ) This week: How one complaint against Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty cast doubt on the BBC’s judgement. Why adverts work better in podcasts than on TV. And why the Royals are taking on the ta...
Oct 04, 2019•45 min•Ep. 121
Media news and analysis, with Olly Mann and guests Rebecca Gillie (theweek.co.uk) and Maisie McCabe (Campaign Magazine). In this bumper 'back to school' edition, the panel cover Channel 4 joining Sky’s Adsmart scheme, the BBC and FAANG attempt to halt the spread of disinformation online, and we remember the halcyon days of extravagant press trips. PLUS, in the media quiz, we wave goodbye to some media stalwarts. A PPM production, produced by Rebecca Grizedale-Sherry. Please help support the show...
Sep 20, 2019•48 min•Ep. 120
In a special edition of the Media Business Podcast from this year’s Edinburgh Television Festival , podcast host and chief executive officer of Media Business Insight, Conor Dignam , looks at the best of the festival’s commissioning panels, to help indies get the right programme idea to the right people. Recorded over the course of the festival, the podcast features insights from Charlotte Moore (BBC1/pictured), Ben Frow (Channel 5), Georgia Brown (Amazon), Ian Katz (Channel 4) and Kevin Lygo (I...
Sep 03, 2019•41 min
Boyd Hilton presents a special edition of The Media Podcast from the 2019 Edinburgh TV Festival with guests Cat Lewis (CEO, Nine Lives Media ) and Jim Waterson (media editor, The Guardian ). The panel discuss the news and gossip from the annual TV shindig - including Dorothy Byrne’s powerful performance at the festival’s 44th MacTaggart Lecture . Plus: Will making shows available on iPlayer for longer help attract younger viewers; How The Athletic’s aims to rewrite football coverage with the hel...
Aug 23, 2019•29 min•Ep. 119
Olly Mann is joined by managing director of Gold Wala, Faraz Osman and founder of the Don’t Skip podcast network Christina Moore The BBC goes pop with a brand new controller, the tabloids are rocked by a big legal settlement, and there’s more drama with the tax status of on-air talent. Plus why you might be a celebrity without even knowing it (it’s all to do with your follower count) and can Channel 5 make money by going highbrow? And in the Media Podcast Quiz, dead formats get the kiss of life ...
Jul 12, 2019•43 min•Ep. 118
Media insight and analysis with Olly Mann and guests Iain Dale ( LBC ), Karin Robinson (senior analyst at Edelman and host of the podcast “Primarily: 2020” ) and Boyd Hilton (entertainment director at Heat magazine and host of PilotTV Podcast ). On this week’s show: Can Facebook’s new currency save its relationship with media companies? How rewriting the gender balance in ITV comedy writing and why the televised lie detector has been permanently unplugged. Plus news of another delay to the gover...
Jun 29, 2019•48 min•Ep. 117
In this bonus episode of The Media Business Podcast we join Managing Editor of Broadcast’s Commissioner Index, Alexandra Zeevalkink, as she welcomes a panel of drama commissioners to the podcast. Listen in to discover the pitch preferences and individual programming strategies of Lee Mason (Channel 4), Huw Kennair-Jones (ITV) and Philippa Collie Cousins (UKTV). If you’re looking to get your drama show made by a broadcaster, then this podcast is for you! A PPM Production for Media Business Insigh...
Jun 21, 2019•53 min
Olly Mann presents insight, analysis and gossip from the creative media industries recorded live at Podcast Day 2019 . Olly’s guests this week are radio futurologist and editor of Podnews, James Cridland , and managing director of Somethin’ Else, Steve Ackerman . This week: The Obamas take up podcasting ; Brexitcast transfers to TV ; a change in Google’s search algorithm stems the flow of visitors to Mail Online by half ; Youtube’s struggle to maintain order against homophobic vloggers PLUS, in ...
Jun 14, 2019•40 min•Ep. 116
Radiodays Europe: Podcast Day – the continent’s premier conference for the podcast industry – is taking place at Kings Place on Thursday 13th June 2019. Speakers include Brexitcast’s Katya Adler and Laura Keunsberg, George The Poet, Beef & Dairy’s Benjamin Partridge, plus representatives from Spotify, the BBC, NPR, The New Yorker. To celebrate, The Media Podcast is giving you the chance to win win free entry (worth €300) and the chance to witness Olly Mann recording the next edition of The M...
Jun 07, 2019•55 sec
Olly Mann and guests Jake Kanter (executive editor, Business Insider UK and Rebecca Gillie ( TheWeek.co.uk ) discuss the latest news from the creative broadcasting industries. This week: A judicial review into the treatment of two Northern Irish journalists has raised questions about what their arrest means for press freedom, ITV axes the Jeremy Kyle Show after the death of a contributor and a Broadcast survey highlights the struggle for minority-led companies to win commissions . Plus, how Chri...
May 31, 2019•43 min•Ep. 115
Screen International reports from the Cannes Film Festival in the second of our new Media Business Podcasts, brought to listeners monthly by Media Business Insight , the publisher of Screen International and Broadcast. In this special edition recorded on the ground at the Cannes Film Festival, which runs until May 25, Screen International editor Matt Mueller is joined by critics Wendy Ide and Jonathan Romney for a rundown of their highlights thus far at this year’s festival. In the second part o...
May 18, 2019•48 min
