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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This month, I’ve mostly been catching up, notably with Loot on Apple TV+. I also thought I’d expand things a little bit and share what I’m reading too. Feel free to leave any recommendations in the comments! What I’m Watching Loot (Apple TV+) When Apple TV+ does 30-minute comedies, they tend to be pretty good.
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Every month I write the “Lessons from the creator economy” column for Media Voices. In my latest piece, I explored alternative models to venture capital for creators. The first thing people tend to ask when they find out someone is a creator is “how do you make money”. Readers will know that there is a
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This week, Presidents Biden and Trump agreed to televised debates to be aired on CNN and ABC. Dylan Byers at Puck has a great rundown of how it all happened and why it is such a big deal. (Sorry, The Commission on Presidential Debates.) Here in the UK, we don’t know exactly when our General
YouTube boss Neal Mohan declared that creators should be eligible to win Emmy awards (per Variety). Speaking at his company’s Brandcast event held during upfronts week, Mohan said: Creators are drawing audiences on the big screen because they’re the new Hollywood. They have business strategies, writers’ rooms and production teams… Creators are redefining what we
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The pioneering American media blog Mediaite turned 15. this week Founder Dan Abrams reflected on the time in a post on Monday and commented on the rather hostile reception his site received. He recalled: Why the hell do we need Dan Abrams’ Mediaite?” queried Fast Company. Slate declared, “The fledgling media Web site leaves an
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Women’s sport is having a moment. In the UK, the Women’s FA Cup Final between Man Utd and Spurs was attended by 76,082 fans on Sunday (including me). That’s just shy of the record-breaking 77,390 who went to Wembley last season. Today, Arsenal Women announced that they will use the club’s main Emirates Stadium as
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We haven’t covered AI on the show for a while… so time to return to what has been one of the key topics of 2024! Journalist and author Chris Stokel Walker joins the show to assess where we are with AI. We discuss whether tech firms are delivering what they promised, the interest from regulators
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