The Media Club with Matt Deegan podcast

The Media Club with Matt Deegan

Media news from the UK, looking at television production, streaming, radio, audio, journalism, the internet, publishers and more. Each week expert analysts and media practitioners join the host, media consultant Matt Deegan, to talk about the top media stories and work out what it means for the sector and the people in it. Recent experts have included Broadcast's Rebecca Cooney and Chris Curtis, The Guardian's Michael Savage, Deadline's Jake Kanter, the Press Gazette's Charlotte Tobitt, Ankler's Manori Ravindran, plus writers Tara Conlan, Scott Bryan, Jane Martinson, Jim Waterson and Boyd Hilton. Our industry practitioners have included Expectation's Peter Fincham, Gold Wala's Faraz Osman, Multitude's Will Wood, Nest's Derek Drennan, BBC Radio 3's Sam Jackson, Persephonica's Dino Sofos, City AM's Christian May, ITN's Lisa Campbell and Daily Mail's Jamie East. Find out more at https://www.themediaclub.com Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Media news from the UK, looking at television production, streaming, radio, audio, journalism, the internet, publishers and more. Each week expert analysts and media practitioners join the host, media consultant Matt Deegan, to talk about the top media stories and work out what it means for the sector and the people in it. Recent experts have included Broadcast's Rebecca Cooney and Chris Curtis, The Guardian's Michael Savage, Deadline's Jake Kanter, the Press Gazette's Charlotte Tobitt, Ankler's Manori Ravindran, plus writers Tara Conlan, Scott Bryan, Jane Martinson, Jim Waterson and Boyd Hilton. Our industry practitioners have included Expectation's Peter Fincham, Gold Wala's Faraz Osman, Multitude's Will Wood, Nest's Derek Drennan, BBC Radio 3's Sam Jackson, Persephonica's Dino Sofos, City AM's Christian May, ITN's Lisa Campbell and Daily Mail's Jamie East. Find out more at https://www.themediaclub.com Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

 

#364

Netflix Digs Deep For Warner As Paramount Fights Back

It’s the biggest media deal for a decade - or maybe not, if Paramount gets their way. How ... more

12 Dec 2025

52 MINS

52:01

12 Dec 2025


#363

Friends Leaves Netflix, Just As Streamers Embrace ‘Windowing’

Is HBO Max doing the right thing pulling the sitcom everywhere but their own service? Or a... more

05 Dec 2025

43 MINS

43:39

05 Dec 2025


#362

Another Telegraph Sale Twist - And Are There Too Many Studios?

The Mail agrees to buy the Telegraph: but where’s the money coming from? And will the Gove... more

28 Nov 2025

50 MINS

50:52

28 Nov 2025


#361

Disney’s AI Gamble, MediaCity & Substack Growth

What do the noises coming out of Disney+ tell us about the streamer’s plans for user gener... more

21 Nov 2025

44 MINS

44:59

21 Nov 2025


#360

Should The BBC Pay Trump? (And 101 Other Questions)

It was one scandal too many for Tim Davie - where does his departure leave the BBC at this... more

14 Nov 2025

52 MINS

52:02

14 Nov 2025


#359

Is The BBC Heading For Disaster?

The Sidemen’s manager thinks the Beeb is on the same path as the Titanic; just as others s... more

07 Nov 2025

40 MINS

40:02

07 Nov 2025


#358

Disney’s Doctor Who Era Is Over, Zandland & Sora 2

What does it take to cut through as a documentary maker on YouTube? Filmmaker Ben Zand joi... more

31 Oct 2025

45 MINS

45:32

31 Oct 2025


#357

Tess & Claudia Wrongfoot The Media and Leave Strictly

Strictly Come Dancing's presenters are both leaving - who’s in the running to replace Tess... more

24 Oct 2025

42 MINS

42:18

24 Oct 2025


#356

What’s Hot At MIPCOM: Video Games, Anime & Being Friendly

Attention returns to the south of France as the TV industry is joined at their annual inte... more

17 Oct 2025

39 MINS

39:21

17 Oct 2025


#355

Fellas Go Global, Guardian Pivots, Paddington Sues

Global splashes out on buying The Fellas Studios - what can these two very different media... more

10 Oct 2025

34 MINS

34:53

10 Oct 2025


#354

British Podcast Awards 2025

We are back at the British Podcast Awards - one of the biggest nights in media as the worl... more

03 Oct 2025

29 MINS

29:44

03 Oct 2025


#353

Kimmel's Return, YouTuber Mortgages & Bedtime Stories

With Disney and ABC facing the wrath of viewers, why are the big media beasts struggling w... more

26 Sep 2025

44 MINS

44:19

26 Sep 2025


#352

LHF Ban, RTS Cambridge and FT Drama

Is the TV industry ready for the latest advertising ban? And why is radio set to profit fr... more

19 Sep 2025

41 MINS

41:33

19 Sep 2025


#351

Are Journalists Now Influencers Too?

An online spat reveals a new truth about modern journalism. Alex Hudson, Editor-in-chief o... more

12 Sep 2025

49 MINS

49:02

12 Sep 2025


#350

Who’s Buying? Commissioners And Superindies In The Spotlight

Why are the superindies reluctant to spend on new ideas at the moment? Steven D Wright, jo... more

05 Sep 2025

45 MINS

45:18

05 Sep 2025


#349

Was This The Bitchiest TV Festival Ever?

Is Netflix indulging in ‘TV Tourism?’ And what does it mean? Should Channel 4 have broadca... more

22 Aug 2025

49 MINS

49:30

22 Aug 2025


#348

Ofcom's Cristina Nicolotti Squires on PSB promience

Public service content should be findable on YouTube - so says media regulator Ofcom, in t... more

21 Jul 2025

24 MINS

24:04

21 Jul 2025


#347

Wallace, BBC Studios Profits and Media's AI Future

Is the media industry too toxic for freelancers? Exec producer Rina Dayalji joins us to di... more

18 Jul 2025

51 MINS

51:07

18 Jul 2025


#346

Gay Times: Where Readers Become Investors

** [SURVEY TIME] (https://forms.gle/aaWuXjszNyWZnP1P9) ** We need more info on our listene... more

10 Jul 2025

53 MINS

53:04

10 Jul 2025


#345

BBC Gaza Row & YouTubers And Podcasters Seek New Status

Why do YouTubers and podcasters want government recognition? Tim Burrowes of Unmade Media ... more

04 Jul 2025

43 MINS

43:48

04 Jul 2025


#344

Beyond Google Search: Finding Today's Consumers

Can big tech be tamed? As the competition regulator tries to tweak Google’s algorithm, Mai... more

27 Jun 2025

44 MINS

44:03

27 Jun 2025


#343

New BBC Chief, Cannes Lions and Netflix Goes Linear

Kate Philips is announced as the BBC’s all-powerful creative lead - Faraz Osman, founder o... more

20 Jun 2025

39 MINS

39:41

20 Jun 2025


#342

How Influencers Stole Broadcasters' Ad Money

How did social media stars, podcasters and YouTubers overtake traditional media in ad reve... more

13 Jun 2025

46 MINS

46:48

13 Jun 2025


#341

Newsroom Ethics and Tim Davie’s Wish List

Do we need a Hypocratic oath for journalism? Journalist and Author Mic Wright has been int... more

06 Jun 2025

49 MINS

49:40

06 Jun 2025