There is a new “House of Comments” episode out. UK prime minister Rishi Sunak has had to apologise after he departed D-Day 80th anniversary commemorations early. He originally did this via tweet, but has since also appeared on camera. It has even emerged that he tried to avoid going at all. Emma Burnell and I reflect […]
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There is a great story over on Variety by Michael Schneider in which he looks at how streaming services are embracing so-called “Dad TV”. Prime Video sees to be doing particularly well in this sector thanks to “Fallout” and “Reacher”, but the genre also includes “For All Mankind” (Apple TV+), “Lionesses” and “Yellowstone” (both Paramount+).
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Tuesday’s ITV Debate between Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer was their first head-to-head clash of this General Election. The broadcaster will no doubt be pleased it saw off the opposition and got on air first. They will also be pleased with the figures. The broadcast got a peak audience of
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Two new podcasts have launched and caught my attention in recent days. One was “Mixed Signals”, a media show from Semafor presented by Ben Smith and Nayeema Raza. Then there is “Not Another One”, a politics show featuring Tim Montgomerie, Iain Martin, Miranda Green and Steve Richards. They are both really good shows presented by really good
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On Tuesday, the ITV leaders’ debate and the Lionesses’s crucial Euro 2025 qualifier against France, will be shown by the same broadcaster. It seems a real shame that they clash, but this is likely to be a consistent theme now that a General Election has been called during what is set to be a great
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On today’s episode of House of Comments, the politics podcast I co-present with Emma Burnell, we focus on the Diane Abbott situation and other selection sagas within the Labour Party. What does it all say about factionalism and the party leadership? We also head Stateside to discuss Donald Trump becoming a convicted felon. (I hope you
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This is the latest Additional Conversations segment, originally broadcast on the Daily Tech News Show on Tuesday, 28 May 2024. I joined Tom Merritt and Sarah Lane to discuss Netflix and how streamers are mimicking traditional TV networks. We also discussed how much people actually use AI and sales trends for electric vehicles. Full episode
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The Podcast Show London is fast becoming an essential date in the industry diary. I’ve been for the last two years and it is telling how many people come from across the world, notably the US, to spend to days in a business centre in Islington. Last week there was a huge range of big-name
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It’s day one of The Podcast Show in London. It’s fair to say that General Election fever has taken hold. There are various panels with key journalists and political figures taking place today. Participants are desperate to find out if they are going to be dealing with a vote in just a few weeks time.
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Last week was Upfronts week when advertisers hear the pitches from various media execs. It’s a hugely important moment in the media industry calendar and helps give a sense of where things are going. Times are changing though. The tech companies are playing a much bigger role. We saw Google run its Brandcast event once
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