The Media Podcast with Olly Mann

Episode 138 – Equality in Audio Pact; Tim Davie named BBC DG; Journos out, AI in at MSN

Media industry news and gossip presented by Olly Mann with guests Faraz Osman (managing director of production house Gold Wala), …

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Episode 137 – Spotify Podcasts; Freelancer Support; Bauer Radio Rebrands; Twitter Fact Checking

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.

Listen now >Episode 137 – Spotify Podcasts; Freelancer Support; Bauer Radio Rebrands; Twitter Fact Checking

Episode 136 – Buzzfeed Layoffs; BBC Four For The Chop; Murdoch Misses His Bonus

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.

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Episode 135 – Harry & Meghan’s Tabloid Breakup; Disney’s Virus Response; C4’s Free Creativity

Joining Olly Mann in this edition, recorded on Thursday 30th April, are Professor Emeritus of Journalism at City University, Lis …

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Olly Mann wearing headphones during a recording of The Media Podcast

Episode 134 – The JC in Liquidation; Listening Habits in Lockdown; Edinburgh TV Festival goes online

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.

Listen now >Episode 134 – The JC in Liquidation; Listening Habits in Lockdown; Edinburgh TV Festival goes online

Episode 133 – Newspapers fight corona ad blacklists; Sports pages with no sport; Streamlined radio schedules; BBC floats broadband licence fee idea

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.

Listen now >Episode 133 – Newspapers fight corona ad blacklists; Sports pages with no sport; Streamlined radio schedules; BBC floats broadband licence fee idea

Episode 132 – Pandemic Broadcasting, Remote Working and Freelance Precariousness

Jim Waterson (media editor, the Guardian), Rebecca Messina (digital editor, Immediate Media) and Matt Deegan (creative director, Folder Media) join Olly Mann to reflect on the media’s response to the global Coronavirus pandemic.

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Episode 131 – Free Speech; ARIA Awards; Coronavirus & Spitting Image

Faraz Osman (managing director, Gold Wala) and Alex Hudson (deputy editor, Metro.co.uk) join Olly Mann to dissect the fortnight’s media industry news and gossip.

Listen now >Episode 131 – Free Speech; ARIA Awards; Coronavirus & Spitting Image

Episode 130 – Ofcom’s Online Oversight; BBC’s Future Fight; Hollywood Stars Make A Beeline For Berkshire

Karin Robinson and Steve Ackerman join Olly Mann for more media news and analysis including the government’s latest salvo against the BBC, Ofcom’s new powers over online harm, and how the death of Caroline Flack has thrown the nature of social media discourse into sharp relief.

Listen now >Episode 130 – Ofcom’s Online Oversight; BBC’s Future Fight; Hollywood Stars Make A Beeline For Berkshire

Episode 129 – The Times They Are A’Changin (And The Sun Too)

Media news and analysis, this week with Deadline Hollywood’s International Editor Jake Kanter, media writer Maggie Brown and broadcast consultant …

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