The Media Podcast With Olly Mann

Olly Mann is joined by journalist, broadcaster and one half of Fortunately…, Jane Garvey and the managing director of Folder Media and co-founder of the British Podcast Awards, Matt Deegan.This week: The BBC announces plans to shift programmes and networks around the UK but will audiences see and hear a difference? As Facebook ends its feud with the Australian government and news providers, what does it mean for British publications?Also: Where and when might Piers Morgan appear next, and who should replace him behind Good Morning Britain's newsdesk?The Society of Editors’ loses its executive director in the aftermath of Harry and Meghan’s interview with Oprah. And, in the Media Podcast Quiz, we drive through a chicane of news... in celebration of F1’s most famous voice.A PPM / Rethink Audio Production, produced by Peter Price and Matt Hill. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olly Mann is joined by journalist and Channel 4 historian Maggie Brown and Deadline’s international editor, Jake Kanter to discuss BBC Three’s return to broadcast TV. A former Fleet Street editor reveals he supported the IRA. New Scientist is snapped up by the publisher of the Daily Mail and the budget offers some financial help for freelancers plus Ant Middleton won’t be back on Channel 4, but why?Links as mentioned in the show:The Network Application Form 2021 – The Edinburgh International Television Festival Ones to Watch Application Form 2021 – The Edinburgh International Television Festival The Private Eye Paul Foot Award for Investigative and Campaigning Journalism is now accepting entriesA PPM / Rethink Audio Production, produced by Peter Price. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olly Mann is joined by the editor of Newsweek International, Alex Hudson and TV development executive Steven Bricknall.This week: Chattering classes pull up a chair in Clubhouse; Australian Facebook users lose access to news articles in a row with the Australian government; BBC World News TV is pulled in China and World Service radio goes silent in Hong Kong; Meghan Markle wins a long-running privacy case against the publisher of the Daily Mail and there’s more funding for covid-hit community radio stations.Plus: Is Russel T Davies right to say extinction looms for the Beeb?And in the Media Podcast Quiz we’re running a gameshow marathon.A PPM / Rethink Audio Production, produced by Peter Price. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olly Mann is joined by director of Creative Media Partners, Paul Robinson, founder of production house Gold Wala, Faraz Osman and the creative director of Zinc Media, Emma Hindley.On today’s show: Allegations of bullying emerge from behind the Gogglebox sofas. Why the advertising standards authority has clipped Ryanair’s wings and former editors of the New York Times and FT club together to buy the New European.Plus, Simon Mayo switches lanes to drivetime at Greatest Hits Radio. Prince Harry accepts damages from the Mail on Sunday and DJ Tiiny is dropped by Capital Xtra for pay for play.A PPM / Rethink Audio Production, produced by Peter Price. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's our fifth annual predictions special! Join Olly Mann as he floats swiftly through the lockdown homes of our media pundits to discover what the year head might have in store for the UK media industry... and listen as they squirm for being unfairly held to account for predictions made in 2020.Featuring the predictions of Jake Kanter (Deadline), Faraz Osman (Gold Wala), media writer Maggie Brown, Ann Charles (Radio Tech Con), Matt Deegan (Folder Media) and Iain Dale (LBC).Produced by Matt Hill for PPM and Rethink Audio. Support the show at themediapodcast.com/donate Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olly is joined by Matt Deegan (Folder Media) and Rebecca Messina (Immediate Media) to discuss the media news from the past fortnight. On today’s show: Spotify snaps up Harry and Meghan - we take a look at the former royals’ podcast strategy and another spendy year for the Swedish music giant; we look to the future of broadcasting, as OFCOM announces a new review of the TV landscape.Also on the programme, the Guardian reports record donations, the BBC invests in the comedy scene and, in the media quiz, we deck the halls with some news in brief.SHARE US AROUND: we’re not shy. Send this link to your media friends and let them have the inside track on the latest trends in our sector: https://podfollow.com/themediapodcastA PPM/Rethink Audio Production, produced by Matt Hill and Penny Bell. Support the show and keep us going all year round. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who will launch first? The battle for TV news hots up as Rupert Murdoch’s News UK TV takes on Andrew Neil’s GB News.Our esteemed media panel this week are producer and director of Wakey! Deborah Coughlin, Hot Pod writer and journalist Caroline Crampton and chief content officer at Somethin’ Else, Steve Ackerman.They discuss: Facebook announcing a big payday for UK news publishers - but is it too little, too late? Plus, we find out why Prison Radio is the darling of awards worldwide, what needs to be done to tackle disabilty discrimination in our industry... and in the media quiz... you'll find out why Olly is not the most gifted mimic.SHARE US AROUND: we’re not shy. Send this link to your media friends and let them have the inside track on the latest trends in our sector: https://podfollow.com/themediapodcastA PPM/Rethink Audio Production, produced by Matt Hill and Penny Bell. Support the show and keep us going all year round. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olly Mann is joined by journalist and Channel 4 historian Maggie Brown, planning director at Edelman and host of Democratically 2020, Karin Robinson and broadcast consultant and director of RadioTechCon, Ann Charles.This week: Will some long-lost paperwork clear the BBC of claims it coerced Princess Diana into giving that Panorama interview?Graham Norton jumps along the dial to Virgin Radio as other notable names hang up their headphones at Radio 2.Spotify’s multi million dollar podcasting splurge continues. And we count the cost of overworked freelancers.Plus Piers Morgan welcomes back cabinet ministers to Good Morning Britain in his own unique way.And, in the Media Podcast Quiz, it’s congratulations to the winners at the virtual Edinburgh TV festival Awards.Nominees for the Press Gazette British Journalism Awards 2020 have been announced. The winners will be revealed at a virtual awards event on the afternoon of 9th December – sign up to atten

Olly Mann is joined by professor emeritus of journalism at City University, Lis Howell and entertainment director of Heat magazine and host of the PilotTV podcast, Boyd Hilton.This week: As news channels roll into a third day of USA election coverage, we ask which broadcasters won the hearts and minds of our panelists.As The Sun successfully defends its Johnny Depp defamation case, what does News Group Newspapers’ victory mean for tabloid journalism?Plus, the legacy of legendary print journalist Robert Fisk, there’s confusion over the BBC’s new social media guidelines and in the Media Podcast Quiz, Christmas has come early.The Media Podcast is a PPM Production. Produced by Peter Price. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olly Mann is joined by radio consultant and director of Creative Media Partners Paul Robinson, editor of Newsweek International Alex Hudson and former Press Association, HuffPost UK and ITV News executive and now the founder of Bird Lime Media, Dawn Kelly.This week: Is the Daily Telegraph correcting a glaring error by bringing its sub-editors back in house?Jeffrey Katzenberg throws in the towel on Quibi and ITV sets its sights streaming (again).Plus, as Twitter fans spot some far-right tattoos that programme makers missed, is it the chop for Sky History’s new woodworking format?And in the Media Podcast Quiz, we pay tribute to the veteran regional news presenters bidding farewell to the BBC.The Media Podcast is a PPM Production. Produced by Peter Price. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olly Mann is joined by co-host of ‘Fortunately...’ and Woman’s Hour, Jane Garvey, international editor of Deadline, Jake Kanter and print journalist at Hello magazine, Elizabeth Carr-Ellis.On today’s show: Is the government about to sell off Channel 4? Does the BBC have an Oxbridge problem? And can the lure of Andrew Neil entice viewers to news channel newbie GB News?Plus, we explore the link between local newspaper circulation and voter turnout. And the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have turned down the chance to play the Media Podcast Quiz, because they’ve signed to Netflix.The Media Podcast is a PPM Production. Produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olly Mann is joined by head of communications at ITN and former editor of Broadcast magazine Lisa Campbell, founder of production house Gold Wala Faraz Osman and Creative Director of Folder Media Matt Deegan. On today’s show, Ofcom approves Radio 1 Dance to stream on BBC Sounds but commercial rivals are unhappy. Could Apple News’ podcast of print articles help save the world’s biggest newspapers? And in what state is arts and culture journalism as The Guide closes amid losses of £25m at The Guardian. Plus, the big themes from the virtual Edinburgh International Television Festival 2020. And in The Media Podcast Quiz we celebrate the winners of the ‘Pand-Emmys’ - the first major industry awards show since the start of the pandemic.The Media Podcast is a PPM Production. Produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olly Mann presents news, analysis and gossip from the creative media industries, with magazine journalist and blogger Elizabeth Carr-Ellis, creative director of Folder Media, Matt Deegan and editor of Newsweek International, Alex Hudson.This week: Times Radio takes to the air; hundreds of media jobs are lost; millions of dollars are poured into the podcast market; And Facebook is facing a boycott from a third of big brands.Plus in our final Media Podcast Quiz of the season we celebrate the productions that have been Made In Dagenham.The Media Podcast is a PPM Production. Produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olly Mann is joined by planning director at Edelman and host of Democratically 2020, Karin Robinson; director of Creative Media Partners, Paul Robinson; and senior lecturer in sports journalism at the University of East London, Dekan Apajee.On today’s show: Who’s splashing £30m to boost diversity but asking staff to volunteer for redundancy? The Daily Mail outshines the Sun as Britain’s biggest selling paper, and is the risk to journalists covering civil unrest on the rise?Plus, we discover why, if you want to be famous, you probably work in advertising…And in the media quiz, we’ll be “making our mind up” about a Eurovision collaboration between Magic and Netflix.The Media Podcast is a PPM Production. Produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 director general and MSN discovers the downside of letting artificial intelligence run its newsroom.And in the Media Podcast Quiz, we Play Your Cards Right.The Media Podcast is a PPM Production. Produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 us from lockdown purgatory we play Beat The Bookshelf.The Media Podcast is a PPM Production. Produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 or NO?” with the fresh shows landing on the latest big streaming launch.The Media Podcast is a PPM Production. Produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 digital and the audio industry offers funding for freelancers hit by the outbreak.And in The Media Quiz, we wade through the weirdest shows in the Disney+ back catalogue.The Media Podcast is a PPM Production. Produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.