The Media Podcast with Matt Deegan Podcast
1) Is The BBC Heading For Disaster?
The Sidemen’s manager thinks the Beeb is on the same path as the Titanic; just as others speak up for big changes in the next ten year plan. We ask is it even possible for the corporation to change co...Show More
2) 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 joins us to talk about his recent launch, Human.Also on the show: Disney Plus cuts ties with Doctor Who as it dec...Show More
3) Tess & Claudia Wrongfoot The Media
Strictly Come Dancing's presenters are both leaving - who’s in the running to replace Tess & Claude at the BBC’s flagship show? And why was their announcement on Instagram so strange? Heather Fallon, ...Show More
4) 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 international bash by YouTube. Media writer Tara Conlan is not in Cannes, but is on our sofa, and ready to explain...Show More
5) Fellas Go Global, Guardian Pivots, Paddington Sues
Global splashes out on buying The Fellas Studios - what can these two very different media brands get from the deal? Also on the pod: as the Guardian announces a new digital strategy - Jim Waters...Show More
6) British Podcast Awards 2025
We are back at the British Podcast Awards - one of the biggest nights in media as the worlds of radio, TV and journalism all have a stake in this still fledgling medium.Ollie Peart is backstage once ...Show More
7) Kimmel's Return, YouTuber Mortgages & Bedtime Stories
With Disney and ABC facing the wrath of viewers, why are the big media beasts struggling with the second Trump presidency? Broadcaster and audio critic Miranda Sawyer looks back on another tumultuous ...Show More
8) LHF Ban, RTS Cambridge and FT Drama
Is the TV industry ready for the latest advertising restrictions? And why is radio set to profit from it? TV consultant Stephen Arnell joins us to explain more about the Less Healthy Food .Also on the...Show More
9) Are Journalists Now Influencers Too?
An online spat reveals a new truth about modern journalism. Alex Hudson, Editor-in-chief of Everything Popular is Wrong, takes a trip into Substack to investigate.Also on the pod: Lachlan Murdoch wins...Show More
10) 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, journalist and TV producer tells us what’s going on.It’s about to get quieter in the audio sector too, with the ...Show More