The Media Podcast With Olly Mann

Jim Waterson (Media Editor, The Guardian) & Caroline Crampton (writer, Hot Pod & The Listener) join Olly Mann to debate the week's UK media news.They discuss how an unlikely alliance is forming to try and change the way Google, Facebook and others dominate the media market, as well as the new research showing the divide between podcast audiences in the US and UK.Also on the programme, the panel chat about how Disney is edging closer to completing its deal for Fox... plus Global and Bauer announce big changes to commercial radio with a flurry of press releases.AND in the media quiz, it’s the return of our favourite game: Famous Last Words.You can sign up for Caroline's new newsletter, The Listener, at thelistener.emailA PPM Production, produced by Matt Hill. Help keep the show on the air by taking out a voluntary subscription. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Broadcast kicks off its 60th anniversary celebrations with a Media Business Podcast of its Gamechangers session, featuring Stephen Lambert and Sir Peter Bazalgette.Recorded at The Soho Hotel in February, the Studio Lambert founder and ITV chairman shared a stage to discuss their varied careers, the health or drama and non-scripted programming, and the current challenges and opportunities facing broadcasters and producers.There will be further B60 Gamechangers panels throughout the year, and new episodes of the Media Business Podcast will be released monthly. The latter is produced by Media Business Insight, the publisher of Screen International and Broadcast. Please subscribe to the Media Business Podcast now to never miss an episode.A PPM Production for Media Business Insight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are the BBC’s politics programmes still cutting the mustard, can Snapchat beat Netflix at their own game? Plus, the government-backed plan to save local newspapers, and the secret group of journalists stoking online harassment.Olly Mann is joined by Lis Howell (City University) and Susie Marsh (ITN Productions) to discuss these stories and more, with Olly Mann.A PPM Production, produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Media news and analysis, this week with Renay Richardson (Broccoli Content) and Alex Hudson (metro.co.uk).The panel discuss what the Spotify takeover of Gimlet means for podcasters, the solution to digital journalism’s crisis as The Pool closes and BuzzFeed shed jobs... and how Instagram’s new ‘sensitivity screen’ may protect users.All that, plus chatter on the week Sky News turned the cameras on their own team, Will Young’s OFCOM complaint over the Grand Tour, and in the Media Quiz, we play ‘Love and Hate’.A PPM Production, produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Support the podcast by signing up to a voluntary subscription. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the first of a series of specials, we've partnered with the team at Media Business Insight to take a closer look at the media business - brought to you monthly by Media Business Insight, the publisher of Screen International and Broadcast. In this inaugural episode, Screen International editor Matt Mueller is joined by the director of Film4 Daniel Battsek and Screen International’s chief film critic Finn Halligan and features editor Charles Gant to discuss this year’s awards season, looking in particular at what it means for talent and studios and what it takes to win an Oscar these days. As a former president of Miramax and Buena Vista International, Battsek reflects on how awards season has changed over the years. In the second part of the episode, we sit down with Elizabeth Karlsen and Stephen Woolley from Number 9 Films, who will be honoured at this year’s Bafta film awards ceremony for their Outstanding Contribution to British Cinema. Producers of acclaimed features including Carol

Fortnightly news, gossip and analysis from across the media industries with Olly Mann and guests Leon Wilson (Managing Director, Talkback Thames) and Iain Dale (Presenter, LBC).On this show: Buzzfeed UK announces staff cuts after losing its UK editor. All change at breakfast time as Zoe Ball takes over Radio 2 and Chris Evans returns to Virgin. Bauer launches a new classical music station as the home of its new signing Simon Mayo.Plus; an Oscar nomination for a film from the Guardian and social media stars receive a notification about product placement.All that, and the Media Podcast Quiz, in this week’s edition of The Media Podcast.Presented by Olly Mann and produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. A PPM Production.Please consider taking out a voluntary subscription to help fund and support the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'Tis the season for our bumper predictions special, where we invite our roster of industry insiders to reveal their trends for the year ahead in tv, radio, print and online - and hold other account for what they predicted in 2018... with Jake Kanter, Steven D Wright, Maggie Brown, Steve Ackerman, Rebecca Gillie and Faraz Osman.Presented by Olly Mann and produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. A PPM Production. Please consider taking out a voluntary subscription to help fund and support the show: themediapodcast.com/donate Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Media news and analysis with guests Faraz Osman (Gold Wala), Steve Ackerman (Somethin' Else) and Rebecca Gillie (theweek.co.uk).We put the best and worst journalism of the year under the microscope, and discover why the cost of rebuilding Albert Square has gone millions over budget. Plus, we plot the trajectory of personalised podcast ads, and, in the Media Quiz, challenge our guests to name the personality at the heart of three TV shows coming to our screens in 2019.A PPM Production, produced by Rebecca Greisdale-Sherry. Support The Media Podcast by taking out a voluntary subscription: http://themediapodcast.com/donate Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Media news and analysis, with presenter Olly Mann, broadcast consultant Paul Robinson and journalist Nastaran Tavakoli-Far.Could the I’m A Celebrity grand final be a mere warm up to the Brexit debate? We discuss the many ways broadcasters have tried to make the political debates palatable to British viewers. Also on the programme: why freelancers in radio may force a change in pay, how Mark Zuckerberg’s year got a little bit worse, and why another crop of freesheets have bitten the bullet.Plus, the panel talk Netflix’s new Roald Dahl commission, Paul Dacre’s parting shot at his old enemies at the Guardian... and in the Media Quiz, we test our pundits knowledge of the lighter stories of the week.A PPM Production, produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Support the future of this podcast by taking out a voluntary subscription. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Media news and analysis, with guest presenter Jake Kanter and guests Maeve McClenaghan and Rebecca Gillie.On today’s show - Trump versus journalism, Nick Clegg’s journey from Downing Street to Silicon Valley, and what’s wrong at Radio 2?Plus our panel discuss the gift of Iceland’s Christmas advert ban and the argument for giving controversial figures a platform....and, can you spot the worst podcast cliches in the Media Quiz? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shouting at Prime Ministers was off-limits at BBC Westminster before Paul ‘Gobby’ Lambert. He was the Producer who cried, ‘ANY MONEY IN THE BOX, CHANCELLOR?’ at George Osborne on Budget day and got Bill Clinton to talk to the News Channel by shouting, ‘OI, BILL!’.In this interview with Olly Mann, Paul recalls how his inspired pursuit of Cherie Blair made several front pages, bemoans the current crop of journos who’d rather seek out sources on Twitter, and reveals how the murder of Milly Dowler affected his attitude to doorstep interviews. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

News, analysis and gossip from the creative media industries with Olly Mann and guests. On this week’s show are managing director of Kerfuffle TV, Steven D Wright and CEO of the ShoutOut podcast network and host of careers podcast Wanna Be, Imriel Morgan.This week: Viral content king LADBible has rescued its arch rival Unilad from administration - is there room for both brands in the crowded viral marketplace? Vice journalist Oobah Butler reveals he has been pranking broadcasters by sending stand-ins to interviews. including the BBC.Plus a revival of the row over unpaid work at big media companies; Former BBC News supremo James Harding takes to Kickstarter to fund what he calls a new kind of ‘open journalism’ and we look forward to this autumn’s biggest TV shows in the Media Podcast Quiz.A PPM Production, produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Media news and analysis, with Olly Mann and guests. This week, Steve Ackerman (MD, Somethin' Else) & Matt Deegan (Folder Media) discuss where Chris Evans can take Virgin Radio this time, Wireless and News UK. Plus our panel ponder Global’s foray into street ad marketing, The Telegraph's new paywall tweaks, and we catch up on all the summer's big business moves.AND in the Media Quiz, we pit the finest minds* against the brains behind Radio 4’s new quizbook (RRP £12.99).A PPM Production, produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Support the home of independent media analysis by taking out a voluntary subscription.*in the room Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This bonus episode of The Media Podcast features Anna Richardson interviewing Lisa McGee, creator of Channel 4’s hit comedy Derry Girls. Lisa is joined by other cast members to discuss the process of bringing the series to screen and the overwhelming responses from audiences. Recorded at the Edinburgh Television Festival 2018. This podcast contains some strong language.A PPM Production, produced by Matt Hill and Peter Price. Thank you to the Edinburgh International Television Festival for sharing this audio with our listeners. You can find more great sessions from this year on their YouTube channel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this bonus episode, we hear the full, unedited recording of this year’s MacTaggart Lecture, delivered at the Edinburgh International TV Festival by actor, writer and producer Michaela Coel.You’ll hear her rise to fame - from an estate in Tower Hamlets to the BAFTA-winning success of Chewing Gum on E4 - as well as a brutally honest account of what it took go get that series made.This podcast contains strong, and sometimes racist, language.A PPM Production, produced by Matt Hill. Thank you to the Edinburgh International Television Festival for sharing this audio with our listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jake Kanter (Business Insider) and guests descend on Edinburgh for the biggest date in the industry - featuring Alison Kirkham (BBC Controller of Factual Commissioning) Faraz Osman (MD, Gold Wala) and Scott Bryan (Buzzfeed).Jeremy Corbyn’s big idea for tech giants to subsidise the BBC, Michaela Coel’s punch on the nose for British TV in a brutally honest MacTaggart lecture, and a rude awakening for television controllers about the way they do business.Also on the programme: Lenny Henry shares his highlights of the festival, and in the Media Quiz, our guests try to spot the difference between real commissions and pitches we made up.A PPM Production, produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Support future episodes of the show by taking out a voluntary subscription. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Media news and analysis with Olly Mann and guests radio producer Trevor Dann (Audio UK) & journalist and writer Tobi Oredein (Black Ballad). What does another new culture secretary mean for the industry? Who won the latest copyright battle between the internet giants and the EU? What will LBC do with Eddie Mair? Our panel discuss these stories.Also on the programme: we speak to Lisa Campbell from the Edinburgh International TV festival about her top picks for this August.PLUS in the Media Quiz, we guess people, places and things.A PPM Production, produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry with support from Matt Hill. Support the show for another 100 glorious episodes by taking out a voluntary subscription: themediapodcast.com/donate Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

THE MEDIA PODCAST QUIZ - LIVE! - TICKETS NOW AVAILABLEJoin Olly Mann and Media Podcast regulars for our biggest ever Media Quiz to celebrate our 100th episode.Thursday 19 July 2018, 7pm, Exmouth Market, London EC1R. Full details: http://themediapodcast.com/liveEpisode 99: Media industry news and gossip presented by Olly Mann with guests Rebecca Gillie, journalist at The Week.co.uk, and radio consultant Matt Deegan of Folder Media.On today’s show: Instagram steps on YouTube’s turf in the battle for millennial eyeballs; why it’s the end of all-white shortlists for BBC management positions and will Question Time survive without Dimbleby at the helm?Plus, a first looks at the new BBC Sounds app, Google’s foray into podcasting and why the Guardian has decided to jump into bed with the Telegraph.And it’s all to play for in this week’s missing words Media Podcast Quiz.A PPM Production, produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. To keep us on the air, why not consider taking out a voluntary subscription?THE MEDIA PODCAST

Media news and analysis, with Olly Mann and this week's guests Talkback's Leon Wilson and former Discovery exec Prof. Lis Howell.The panel discuss how Paul Dacre’s departure will affect the Daily Mail, what the secret sauce is in Love Island’s success, and allegations surrounding local TV provider 'That's TV'.Also on the programme, we field questions from Audioboom clients to exec Ruth Fitzsimons, and what Jeremy Vine is doing at the helm of The Wright Stuff - as well as continuing his Radio 2 show.AND in the Media Quiz, our guests match the pundit to the network in the battle of World Cup broadcasters.A PPM Production, produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. To keep us on the air, why not consider taking out a voluntary subscription? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Media news and analysis, with Olly Mann and guests Imriel Morgan (ShoutOut Network) and Alex Hudson (metro.co.uk). With the Evening Standard under fire for their leaked branded content strategy, we ask are companies paying for favourable coverage and does it matter? Also on the programme, we discuss the news that Grimmy and Greg are to swap shows on Radio 1, and could we be about to see a partnership between the BBC and ITV?AND in the Media Quiz, we play ‘Ladies First’ to decide whether the media’s attempts to promote gender equality are progressive or just plain patronising.A PPM Production, produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Support this podcast by taking out a voluntary subscription. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.