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The weekly podcast that talks about the media with @mattdeegan.com. Listen: https://podfollow.com/themediaclub Sign up to the free newsletter: https://www.themediaclub.com
The BBC is looking for a new Director General, but who could it be?

Freelance media journalist Maggie Brown has her money on Mark Thompson & explains why on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.

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#Podcast #BBC
December 6, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🚨NEW MEDIA CLUB OUT NOW🚨
Friends is set to leave Netflix this month and brand consultant @omaroakes.bsky.social wonders how much exclusivity matters to streamers now on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.

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December 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Long Lost Blackadder Christmas Screenplay Could Be Yours... For a Price.

From the new episode of The Media Club with Matt Deegan, Private Eye writer Adam Macqueen and Residence Pictures' Cara Kotschy.

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November 29, 2025 at 10:02 AM
🚨NEW MEDIA CLUB OUT NOW🚨
Private Eye writer @adammacqueen.bsky.social and Residence Pictures' Cara Kotschy provide their thoughts (and gossip) on The Mail & Telegraph deal on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com

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November 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Breaking news that DMGT, owner of the Daily Mail is to buy The Telegraph for £500m
Daily Mail owner strikes £500m deal to buy Telegraph titles
Acquisition likely to trigger in-depth investigation by regulator after agreement between DMGT and Redbird IMI
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November 22, 2025 at 10:09 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.

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November 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
🚨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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November 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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.

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November 15, 2025 at 11:02 AM
🚨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.

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November 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
BBC DG Tim Davie and CEO of BBC News resign over the Trump edit.
November 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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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November 8, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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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November 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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.

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#Podcast #LouisTheroux #BobVylan
November 1, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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.

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October 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Who will buy Warner Brothers Discovery?

@heatherfallon.bsky.social from Broadcast and Alex Segal of InterTalent on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.

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October 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM
🚨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.

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October 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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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#Podcast #Traitors
October 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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.

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#Podcast #Horror #MNightShyamalan
October 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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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October 11, 2025 at 9:02 AM
🚨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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#Podcast
October 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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
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October 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Will Kill List get it's very own TV series? We asked host Carl Miller at the 2025 BPAs on The Media Club with @mattdeeganlive.

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#Podcast #BPA #BritishPodcastAwards
October 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
It's Monday morning, so Briefed is out - that's our round-up of what TV, audio, journalism and Hollywood podcasters have been talking about. There's certainly a lot of a Kimmel!
Kimmel Returns, Political Pressure and Cable Splits
Your weekly round-up of TV, audio, journalism and Hollywood podcasts
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September 29, 2025 at 9:29 AM
61% of marketers are upping their creator spend next year.

Kantar’s Jane Ostler on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com ft. The Observer’s @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social.

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#Podcast
September 27, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Optimism at The Observer’s New Home, Tortoise.

The Observer’s @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com ft. Kantar’s Jane Ostler.

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#Podcast
September 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM