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· Nov 12
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This director's term was due to end at the end of the year anywhere, so this was completely unnecessary, except for wanting to make a point. I still think there's more to come on this.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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November 22, 2025 at 10:53 AM
This director's term was due to end at the end of the year anywhere, so this was completely unnecessary, except for wanting to make a point. I still think there's more to come on this.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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AI training data and the ethics of handing over your footage.
Cat Lewis, CEO of Nine Lives Media, talks about her experience with it and why it's potentially happening on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.
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📺 https://youtu.be/qzoGlqbpAkw
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Cat Lewis, CEO of Nine Lives Media, talks about her experience with it and why it's potentially happening on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.
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📺 https://youtu.be/qzoGlqbpAkw
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November 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
AI training data and the ethics of handing over your footage.
Cat Lewis, CEO of Nine Lives Media, talks about her experience with it and why it's potentially happening on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.
Listen and watch now:
📺 https://youtu.be/qzoGlqbpAkw
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Cat Lewis, CEO of Nine Lives Media, talks about her experience with it and why it's potentially happening on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.
Listen and watch now:
📺 https://youtu.be/qzoGlqbpAkw
🔈 https://podfollow.com/themediaclub
Great to be up in Salford for @themediaclub.com this week!
🚨NEW MEDIA CLUB OUT NOW🚨
UK media jobs are moving away from London, but is that a good thing?
Audio Always' founder Stuart Morgan explains the benefits of working in MediaCity on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.
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📺 https://youtu.be/qzoGlqbpAkw
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UK media jobs are moving away from London, but is that a good thing?
Audio Always' founder Stuart Morgan explains the benefits of working in MediaCity on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.
Listen/ watch:
📺 https://youtu.be/qzoGlqbpAkw
🔈 https://podfollow.com/themediaclub
November 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Great to be up in Salford for @themediaclub.com this week!
After 50 years in Scotland, the @edinburghtvfest.bsky.social is asking for cities to apply to host the event from 2027 onwards.
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Edinburgh TV Festival To Review Future Location From 2027 - The TV Festival
EDINBURGH TV FESTIVAL TO REVIEW FUTURE LOCATION FROM 2027 UK’S LEADING TV EVENT INVITES HOST CITY BIDS The Edinburgh TV Festival will launch a bidding process inviting UK cities, including Edinburgh, ...
www.thetvfestival.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
After 50 years in Scotland, the @edinburghtvfest.bsky.social is asking for cities to apply to host the event from 2027 onwards.
www.thetvfestival.com/edinburgh-tv...
www.thetvfestival.com/edinburgh-tv...
Every Monday we publish Briefed a written round up of all the media podcasts. There's a lotta BBC chat...
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open.substack.com/pub/themedia...
November 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Every Monday we publish Briefed a written round up of all the media podcasts. There's a lotta BBC chat...
open.substack.com/pub/themedia...
open.substack.com/pub/themedia...
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Who should be the next Director General? 📺
James Warrington (Media Editor, The Telegraph) and Patrick Younge (Former Chief Creative Officer, BBC TV) on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.
📺 https://youtu.be/mjPoA3zD3Bw?si=DQPZcc1yPmNMMDqX
🔈 https://podfollow.com/themediaclub
James Warrington (Media Editor, The Telegraph) and Patrick Younge (Former Chief Creative Officer, BBC TV) on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.
📺 https://youtu.be/mjPoA3zD3Bw?si=DQPZcc1yPmNMMDqX
🔈 https://podfollow.com/themediaclub
November 15, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Who should be the next Director General? 📺
James Warrington (Media Editor, The Telegraph) and Patrick Younge (Former Chief Creative Officer, BBC TV) on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.
📺 https://youtu.be/mjPoA3zD3Bw?si=DQPZcc1yPmNMMDqX
🔈 https://podfollow.com/themediaclub
James Warrington (Media Editor, The Telegraph) and Patrick Younge (Former Chief Creative Officer, BBC TV) on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.
📺 https://youtu.be/mjPoA3zD3Bw?si=DQPZcc1yPmNMMDqX
🔈 https://podfollow.com/themediaclub
It's a REALLY good Media Club this week - tackling the all the BBC issues with some great guests. Do listen/watch!
🚨NEW MEDIA CLUB OUT NOW🚨Should the BBC Pay Trump $1BN?
Patrick Younge (Former Chief Creative Officer, BBC TV) and James Warrington (Media Editor, The Telegraph) on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.
📺 https://youtu.be/mjPoA3zD3Bw?si=DQPZcc1yPmNMMDqX
🔈 https://podfollow.com/themediaclub
Patrick Younge (Former Chief Creative Officer, BBC TV) and James Warrington (Media Editor, The Telegraph) on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.
📺 https://youtu.be/mjPoA3zD3Bw?si=DQPZcc1yPmNMMDqX
🔈 https://podfollow.com/themediaclub
November 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
It's a REALLY good Media Club this week - tackling the all the BBC issues with some great guests. Do listen/watch!
I expect we'll see the resignation of some other BBC board directors this week and that all roads will lead back to Robbie Gibb's interference.
November 10, 2025 at 7:13 AM
I expect we'll see the resignation of some other BBC board directors this week and that all roads will lead back to Robbie Gibb's interference.
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BBC DG Tim Davie and CEO of BBC News resign over the Trump edit.
November 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
BBC DG Tim Davie and CEO of BBC News resign over the Trump edit.
Will this replace Stephen Fry in your collection?
New Harry Potter audiobooks are on the way with a massive all-star cast!
Media consultant Paul Robinson thinks this could be the start of bigger budget audiobooks on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.
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📺 https://youtu.be/J9OD1lBnO-I
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Media consultant Paul Robinson thinks this could be the start of bigger budget audiobooks on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.
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📺 https://youtu.be/J9OD1lBnO-I
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November 8, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Will this replace Stephen Fry in your collection?
A fun Media Club this week!
Zohran Mamdani NY Mayor win provides hope to democracy in the US!
Media writer @janemartinson.bsky.social points out that his battle with the press isn't over on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.
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📺 https://youtu.be/J9OD1lBnO-I
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#Podcast
Media writer @janemartinson.bsky.social points out that his battle with the press isn't over on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.
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📺 https://youtu.be/J9OD1lBnO-I
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#Podcast
November 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
A fun Media Club this week!
I think Tony Pastor committed an act of news on @prospectmagazine.co.uk's Media Confidential mentioning that their next Goalhanger show will be The Rest is Science.
November 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I think Tony Pastor committed an act of news on @prospectmagazine.co.uk's Media Confidential mentioning that their next Goalhanger show will be The Rest is Science.
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British Airways pauses sponsorship on Louis Theroux's podcast.
Filmmaker Ben Zand questions how much power brands have over content on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.
Listen and watch now:
📺 https://youtu.be/fCNF89efyLM
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#Podcast #LouisTheroux #BobVylan
Filmmaker Ben Zand questions how much power brands have over content on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.
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📺 https://youtu.be/fCNF89efyLM
🔈 https://podfollow.com/themediaclub
#Podcast #LouisTheroux #BobVylan
November 1, 2025 at 10:02 AM
British Airways pauses sponsorship on Louis Theroux's podcast.
Filmmaker Ben Zand questions how much power brands have over content on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.
Listen and watch now:
📺 https://youtu.be/fCNF89efyLM
🔈 https://podfollow.com/themediaclub
#Podcast #LouisTheroux #BobVylan
Filmmaker Ben Zand questions how much power brands have over content on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.
Listen and watch now:
📺 https://youtu.be/fCNF89efyLM
🔈 https://podfollow.com/themediaclub
#Podcast #LouisTheroux #BobVylan
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Disney Plus will be stopping funding for Doctor Who!
Insight Editor at Broadcast @rebeccakcooney.bsky.social runs us through what's happened on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.
Listen and watch now:
📺 https://youtu.be/fCNF89efyLM
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#Podcast
Insight Editor at Broadcast @rebeccakcooney.bsky.social runs us through what's happened on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.
Listen and watch now:
📺 https://youtu.be/fCNF89efyLM
🔈 https://podfollow.com/themediaclub
#Podcast
October 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Disney Plus will be stopping funding for Doctor Who!
Insight Editor at Broadcast @rebeccakcooney.bsky.social runs us through what's happened on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.
Listen and watch now:
📺 https://youtu.be/fCNF89efyLM
🔈 https://podfollow.com/themediaclub
#Podcast
Insight Editor at Broadcast @rebeccakcooney.bsky.social runs us through what's happened on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.
Listen and watch now:
📺 https://youtu.be/fCNF89efyLM
🔈 https://podfollow.com/themediaclub
#Podcast
The AudioUK APA noms are out, and @funkidslive.com is up for Network/Publisher of the year, following on from noms for Station of the Year at the @radioacademy.bsky.social's ARIAS and Network/Publisher of the Year at the BPAs. The triple! Congrats to the Fun Kids and Create teams!
October 27, 2025 at 9:48 AM
The AudioUK APA noms are out, and @funkidslive.com is up for Network/Publisher of the year, following on from noms for Station of the Year at the @radioacademy.bsky.social's ARIAS and Network/Publisher of the Year at the BPAs. The triple! Congrats to the Fun Kids and Create teams!
Always excited when I get to say ShitCo on the pod - listen/watch the whole thing to hear!
Who will buy Warner Brothers Discovery?
@heatherfallon.bsky.social from Broadcast and Alex Segal of InterTalent on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.
Listen and watch now:
📺 https://youtu.be/DNDnm45MWS4
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#Podcast
@heatherfallon.bsky.social from Broadcast and Alex Segal of InterTalent on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.
Listen and watch now:
📺 https://youtu.be/DNDnm45MWS4
🔈 https://podfollow.com/themediaclub
#Podcast
October 25, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Always excited when I get to say ShitCo on the pod - listen/watch the whole thing to hear!
Why did Tess and Claudia announce their departure in a Reel?
🚨NEW MEDIA CLUB OUT NOW🚨Would a BBC / Tess & Claudia disagreement explain the unusual announcement?
@heatherfallon.bsky.social from Broadcast and Alex Segal of InterTalent on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.
Get it now:
📺 https://youtu.be/DNDnm45MWS4
🔈 https://podfollow.com/themediaclub
@heatherfallon.bsky.social from Broadcast and Alex Segal of InterTalent on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.
Get it now:
📺 https://youtu.be/DNDnm45MWS4
🔈 https://podfollow.com/themediaclub
October 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Why did Tess and Claudia announce their departure in a Reel?
New blog post: RAJAR Q3/2025: What's happening with Heart, Radio 2 and GHR?
onaudio.mattdeegan.com/p/rajar-q32025
onaudio.mattdeegan.com/p/rajar-q32025
RAJAR Q3/2025
What's happening with Heart, Radio 2 and GHR?
onaudio.mattdeegan.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:03 PM
New blog post: RAJAR Q3/2025: What's happening with Heart, Radio 2 and GHR?
onaudio.mattdeegan.com/p/rajar-q32025
onaudio.mattdeegan.com/p/rajar-q32025
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Are celebrities damaging their reputations on The Traitors? Media Writer @taraconlan.bsky.social shares her thoughts on The Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.
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📺 https://youtu.be/oQDh0xzvy24
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#Podcast #Traitors
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📺 https://youtu.be/oQDh0xzvy24
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#Podcast #Traitors
October 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Are celebrities damaging their reputations on The Traitors? Media Writer @taraconlan.bsky.social shares her thoughts on The Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.
Listen and watch now:
📺 https://youtu.be/oQDh0xzvy24
🔈 https://podfollow.com/themediaclub
#Podcast #Traitors
Listen and watch now:
📺 https://youtu.be/oQDh0xzvy24
🔈 https://podfollow.com/themediaclub
#Podcast #Traitors
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A new magic 8 ball horror show from M. Night Shyamalan is in the works, BBC Studios’ @thomasadamcurry.com shares what we know so far on The Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.
Listen and watch now:
📺 https://youtu.be/oQDh0xzvy24
🔈 https://podfollow.com/themediaclub
#Podcast #Horror #MNightShyamalan
Listen and watch now:
📺 https://youtu.be/oQDh0xzvy24
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#Podcast #Horror #MNightShyamalan
October 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
A new magic 8 ball horror show from M. Night Shyamalan is in the works, BBC Studios’ @thomasadamcurry.com shares what we know so far on The Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.
Listen and watch now:
📺 https://youtu.be/oQDh0xzvy24
🔈 https://podfollow.com/themediaclub
#Podcast #Horror #MNightShyamalan
Listen and watch now:
📺 https://youtu.be/oQDh0xzvy24
🔈 https://podfollow.com/themediaclub
#Podcast #Horror #MNightShyamalan
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How Long Until Alan Carr’s Celebrity Traitors Meltdown?
Rhianna Dhillon and London Centric’s @jim.londoncentric.media on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.
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📺 https://youtu.be/gJl62rwc2vA
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#Podcast
Rhianna Dhillon and London Centric’s @jim.londoncentric.media on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.
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📺 https://youtu.be/gJl62rwc2vA
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#Podcast
October 11, 2025 at 9:02 AM
How Long Until Alan Carr’s Celebrity Traitors Meltdown?
Rhianna Dhillon and London Centric’s @jim.londoncentric.media on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.
Listen and watch now:
📺 https://youtu.be/gJl62rwc2vA
🔈 https://podfollow.com/themediaclub
#Podcast
Rhianna Dhillon and London Centric’s @jim.londoncentric.media on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.
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📺 https://youtu.be/gJl62rwc2vA
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#Podcast
Obviously we're all better here...
🚨NEW MEDIA CLUB OUT NOW🚨 @jim.londoncentric.media: Twitter is a Cesspit & Democratic Crisis
London Centric’s Jim Waterson on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com ft. Rhianna Dhillon.
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📺 https://youtu.be/gJl62rwc2vA
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#Podcast
London Centric’s Jim Waterson on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com ft. Rhianna Dhillon.
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📺 https://youtu.be/gJl62rwc2vA
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#Podcast
October 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Obviously we're all better here...
If you fancy hearing from some British Podcast Awards winners, City St George's put on a free event in Clerkenwell, with a drink at the end too! Register here:
www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
Podcast Gold - An Evening of British Podcast Award Winners | City St George's, University of London
Join City St George's Centre of Podcasting Excellence to welcome and celebrate the winners of this year's British Podcast Awards.
www.citystgeorges.ac.uk
October 10, 2025 at 10:14 AM
If you fancy hearing from some British Podcast Awards winners, City St George's put on a free event in Clerkenwell, with a drink at the end too! Register here:
www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
A good piece from @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social in @theobserveruk.bsky.social about the British Podcast Awards.
observer.co.uk/culture/audi...
observer.co.uk/culture/audi...
The British Podcast awards are now the Oscars of the medium
The glitzy, celeb-studded ceremony’s jump to the O2 Arena reflects the growth in podcasting itself
observer.co.uk
October 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
A good piece from @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social in @theobserveruk.bsky.social about the British Podcast Awards.
observer.co.uk/culture/audi...
observer.co.uk/culture/audi...
Always fun to be out and about for the podcast. Always amazed how great the iPhone camera looks too!
This week on The Media Club we're backstage at the British Podcast Awards chatting to the winners and finding out about the changes at Audio Always and the launch of female podcast collective Hera.
Backstage at the British Podcast Awards
Matt Deegan, Ollie Peart and the BPA Winners
www.themediaclub.com
October 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Always fun to be out and about for the podcast. Always amazed how great the iPhone camera looks too!