BONUS Do we need another classical music radio station?
Bauer Media's Steve Parkinson explains the strategy behind Scala Radio
Jan 23, 2019•6 min
The Media Show
Social media, anti-social media, breaking news, faking news: this is the programme about a revolution in media.
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BONUS Facebook's Steve Hatch apologises for distressing content about suicide on Instagram
The father of a teenager who took her own life says Instagram "helped kill my daughter"
Jan 23, 2019•11 min
How Call The Midwife became a global hit
Dame Pippa Harris is Chair of BAFTA and the co-founder of Neal Street Productions, the team behind Call The Midwife. Also in the programme, the launch of a new classical music radio station and Freeview goes mobile. Amol Rajan is joined by Dame Pippa Harris, Jonathan Thompson, CEO of Digital UK, Gillian Reynolds, radio critic and Steve Parkinson, Group Managing Director for Bauer Media's national radio stations. Presenter: Amol Rajan Producer: Richard Hooper
Jan 23, 2019•28 min
BONUS Matthew Chance, CNN Senior International Correspondent
CNN's man in Moscow on the world news events that have shaped his career
Jan 16, 2019•17 min
Who needs fact-checkers?
Facebook has contracted a UK charity to help stop fake news. But does the growth of professional fact-checkers undermine real journalists? Also in the show, how foreign media are reporting Brexit. Amol is joined by Will Moy, director of Full Fact, Diana Zimmermann, ZDF’s UK and Ireland correspondent, Joy Reid, TVNZ 1 News Europe correspondent, and Matthew Chance, CNN's Senior International Correspondent. Presenter: Amol Rajan Producer: Richard Hooper
Jan 16, 2019•28 min
Making a show for Netflix
Jamie Campbell is co-founder of the production company Eleven, creators of the new Netflix show Sex Education. He describes his experience working with the streaming giant and discusses his own career in television. Also in the programme, Nic Newman of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, who gives his predictions for the news industry in 2019, and Daisy Wyatt, assistant editor of the i newspaper. Presenter: Amol Rajan Producer: Richard Hooper
Jan 09, 2019•28 min
The Art of Public Relations
How do you organise a publicity stunt, how do you deal with being doorstepped and what do you do if you think your reputation has been trampled on by an errant journalist? Andrea Catherwood speaks to a panel of experts from PR and journalism who shed light on the art of public relations. Guests: Alan Edwards is the founder of the Outside Agency which has looked after many celebrities from the world of music and entertainment including the Rolling Stones, The Spice Girls and David Beckham. Keren ...
Jan 02, 2019•28 min
The Great British Radio Breakfast
In this special edition of The Media Show, Amol Rajan charts the history of breakfast radio and finds out how it became one of the most competitive markets in media. Listen out for archive of some of your favourite breakfast presenters and hear the secrets behind today's hit shows. Amol is joined by Dave Berry from Absolute Radio, Jo Russell from Gem, Andy Parfitt, former BBC Radio 1 controller and David Lloyd, radio consultant and historian. Producer: Richard Hooper
Dec 26, 2018•28 min
Fast and slow journalism
Amol Rajan is joined by Tom Kerr, editor of the Racing Post, Rob Orchard, founder of Delayed Gratification, and Ranj Begley, managing director of Readly UK, a magazine app. Presenter: Amol Rajan Producer: Richard Hooper
Dec 19, 2018•24 min
Football, racism and the media
Will a new EU copyright law prevent Youtubers from broadcasting? Amol talks to technology reporter Kate Russell and media lawyer Christina Michelos. Yath Gangakumaran, Formula 1 director of strategy on what the sport is doing to address its aging audience and football writer Darren Lewis and Times columnist Matthew Syed discuss the media role in the Raheem Sterling story.
Dec 12, 2018•28 min
The Media Show Revolutions: Radio
As part of our series of audience events exploring the media revolution, how the radio industry is being disrupted by new technology. From podcasts to music streaming, the choice of what to listen to has never been greater - but where will the revolution go next? Amol Rajan is joined in the BBC Radio Theatre by Scott Taunton, CEO Wireless Group, Gill Hind, Enders Analysis, Helen Zaltzman, The Allusionist, and Helen Thorn, Scummy Mummies. Presenter: Amol Rajan Producer: Richard Hooper...
Dec 05, 2018•28 min
Can Canada save journalism?
The Canadian government has unveiled a £350 million package of tax breaks for the news industry. One of the initiatives will see consumers being able to claim back a portion of the cost of a news subscription. Critics say that state subsidy threatens the core principle of journalistic independence. Also in the show, political debates on TV, including the proposed Brexit showdown between Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn. Amol Rajan is joined by Adam Boulton, presenter of All Out Politics on Sky News...
Nov 28, 2018•28 min
Sir Harold Evans
A legend of Fleet Street on his career and the art of concise writing
Nov 28, 2018•18 min
How Brexit became a media pantomime
Has the UK media's obsession with certain colourful politicians distorted how it reports Brexit? Also in the show, Facebook's Community News Project, a new initiative to fund local reporters. Andrea Catherwood is joined by Nick Wrenn, Facebook's head of news partnerships, Chris Williams, Daily Telegraph deputy business editor, Maria Breslin, Reach senior editor, Andrew Pierce, Daily Mail columnist, and Jack Blanchard, Politico's London Playbook This programme was not transmitted live due to tech...
Nov 21, 2018•28 min
BONUS News Xchange 2018 debate
Amol is joined in Edinburgh by CNN, the FT, CBS News, Deutsche Welle, and Facebook
Nov 16, 2018•56 min
Global perspectives on the news business
In a special edition of the show recorded in Edinburgh at the 2018 News Xchange conference, Amol is joined by Nahlah Ayed, CBC foreign correspondent, Phil Chetwynd, AFP global editor-in-chief and Iman Rappetti, eNCA presenter. Presenter: Amol Rajan Producer: Richard Hooper Assistant Producer: Steven Williams
Nov 14, 2018•28 min
Why Channel 4 is on the move
Channel 4 has announced that it will open a new headquarters in Leeds. Alex Mahon, Channel 4 CEO, discusses this and her wider strategy. Also in the show, Keith Weed, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer of Unilever, one of the world's biggest advertisers. Presenter: Amol Rajan Producer: Richard Hooper
Nov 07, 2018•28 min
Who'd be a journalist?
Despite a popular perception that journalism is an industry in decline, The National Council for the Training of Journalists has published research that claims the number of people calling themselves journalists has actually increased since 2012. So where are they working? Also in the show, the BBC has launched Sounds, a new app that it hopes will entice more younger people to listen to the BBC, and The Overtake, a news website "from outside the middle-class media bubble". Amol Rajan is joined b...
Oct 31, 2018•28 min
The Evolution of Sports Broadcasting
Is streaming changing the way we watch sport? Amol Rajan is joined by Simon Denyer, Chief Executive of DAZN Group and Richard Broughton an expert in sports broadcasting from Ampere Analysis. Also in the show Yvonne Thompson, the new boss of The Radio Academy on why the radio industry must diversify or die, Jane Graham writer and former BBC radio producer and Geoffrey Robertson, QC on why Non Disclosure Agreements threaten freedom of speech.
Oct 24, 2018•28 min
BONUS James Harding, Tortoise Media
Former editor of The Times and director of BBC News on his new "slow news" venture
Oct 17, 2018•21 min
Dark ads and slow news
Facebook has announced new rules on political advertising in the UK; you'll need to prove your identity and location, and each ad will carry a message saying who paid for it. Sam Jeffers is co-founder of Who Targets Me, an organisation that tracks political ads. James Harding, the former Director of BBC News, explains Tortoise, his "slow news" venture which promises "open journalism” and a “different kind of newsroom”. And Claire Beale, global editor-in-chief of Campaign, on her magazine's 50th ...
Oct 17, 2018•28 min
Dangers of speaking truth to power
Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi is missing after a visit to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. His criticism of the Saudi monarchy is alleged to have made him a target. Andrea Catherwood is joined by Robert Mahoney, Deputy Executive Director of the Committee to Protect Journalists and Professor Madawi Al-Rasheed from the LSE Middle East Centre. Also in the programme, as Spotify celebrates 10 years, where next for music streaming? Eamonn Forde is a journalist who writes about the music b...
Oct 10, 2018•28 min
BONUS Bob Bakish, Viacom CEO
Boss of the US conglomerate on dealing with Netflix - and his favourite Channel 5 shows
Oct 10, 2018•5 min
May's Media Strategy
A group of UK broadcasters claim Theresa May is avoiding doing interviews with them, an allegation her press chief denies. What is the Prime Minister's media strategy? Amol Rajan is joined by Katy Balls of The Spectator and Stefanie Bolzen from Die Welt. Also in the show, Rob Stringer, CEO Sony Music and Georgia Brown, Director of European Originals for Amazon's Prime Video service. Presenter: Amol Rajan Producer: Richard Hooper
Oct 03, 2018•29 min
BONUS Rob Stringer, Sony Music CEO
A giant of the record industry talks about music's shift to digital and his own career
Oct 03, 2018•20 min
How journalism exposed an atrocity
In July 2018 a horrifying video began to circulate on social media. It showed two women and two young children being led away at gunpoint and then executed by a group of Cameroonian soldiers. The Cameroon government initially dismissed the video as "fake news" but an investigation by BBC Africa Eye has now uncovered the truth. Also in the programme, BBC Two has launched a new set of idents in a bid to "refresh the channel". Amol Rajan is joined by Aliaume Leroy, BBC Africa Eye investigator, Dr C...
Sep 26, 2018•28 min
The marriage of tech and TV
Stephen Lambert, CEO of Studio Lambert, the production company behind Channel 4's The Circle, and David Abraham, CEO Wonderhood Studios, discuss change and disruption in the TV industry. Presenter: Amol Rajan Producer: Richard Hooper
Sep 19, 2018•28 min
The battle for teatime
Mark Austin, the former ITN journalist, discusses his new role as anchor of The News Hour, Sky News' attempt to win the battle for teatime news audiences. Also in the show, a new university degree that teaches students both journalism and public relations, and the BBC has hinted that free TV licences for the over 75s may end. Andrea Catherwood is joined by Mark Austin, Keren Haynes, co-founder of Shout Communications, Sara Eyre, lecturer Salford University, Jane Martinson, journalist, and the MP...
Sep 13, 2018•28 min
Outrage in the age of Twitter
The New Yorker has cancelled an interview with Steve Bannon, President Trump's former strategist, after an online backlash. Meanwhile, The Economist says its own invitation for Bannon to participate in a festival still stands, arguing that "the future of open societies will not be secured by like-minded people speaking to each other in an echo chamber". At a time of enormous commercial pressure for magazines, is it now common sense to avoid controversy? Or should editors accept that on occasion,...
Sep 05, 2018•28 min
The secrets of Social success
Louise Pentland has built an audience of millions via social platforms like YouTube and Instagram. What does her success tell us about the future of television and advertising? Also in the show, Kathryn Jacob OBE, CEO of Pearl and Dean, Simon Walker, CEO of Marquee TV and Shona Ghosh, senior technology reporter at Business Insider UK. Presenter: Amol Rajan Producer: Richard Hooper.
Aug 29, 2018•28 min
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