The Media Club · 1 March 2024 · 42 min

AI vs Studios, Radio 3 Upheaval, Vice Era Ends

With Jane Ostler, Lis Howell

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• AI in Media Production
• Future of Television News
• Vice Media Decline
• BBC Radio 3 Changes
• Virtual Reality Future
• Children's TV Funding
• Celebrity in BBC Sounds
• Advertising Trends

In this episode of The Media Club, host Matt Deegan is joined by media analysts Jane Ostler from Kantar and Professor Lis Howell from City University to discuss the latest media news. The main topics include Tyler Perry's decision to halt studio spending due to AI video generation tools like Sora, the closure of New Zealand's TV3 news service, Vice Media's website shutdown, changes at BBC Radio 3, and the future of VR and children's TV. The panel also touches on the BBC's Hugh Edwards scandal report, GB News spending on MPs, and the media quiz on reboots.

Key takeaways

• Tyler Perry has halted studio spending due to AI video generation tools like Sora.
• New Zealand's TV3 is ending its news service, leaving TVNZ as the main TV news provider.
• Vice Media is closing its website and shifting to branded content, with several hundred job losses.
• BBC Radio 3 is making changes to its schedule, moving speech strands to Radio 4 and adding celebrity presenters.
• Sony PlayStation is closing its London studio, raising questions about the future of VR.

In this episode

• Intro and News in Brief0:00 · Matt introduces the show and covers the BBC's Huw Edwards report, GB News spending, and Channel 4's The Jury.
• Main Discussion: AI and Studios0:00 · Panel discusses Tyler Perry's decision to halt studio spending due to AI.
• New Zealand TV3 News Closure0:00 · Discussion on TV3 ending its news service and implications for the market.
• Radio 3 Changes0:00 · Panel discusses the changes at BBC Radio 3 and the move of speech strands.
• Vice Media Closure0:00 · Discussion on Vice Media's website closure and its future.
• VR and Gaming0:00 · Panel discusses the closure of Sony PlayStation's London studio and the future of VR.
• Children's TV Summit0:00 · Discussion on the future of children's TV and the need for government intervention.
• Media Quiz0:00 · Quiz on reboots and media news.
• Outro0:00 · Wrap-up and thanks to guests.

Notable quotes

“Should we stop building studios?”

Matt Deegan · 0:00

“with entertainment, you make money, but with news, you dine at the White House.”

Lis Howell · 0:00

“I think we are right to be concerned about AI but very much more in the area of information and bots and chatbots and so on.”

Lis Howell · 0:00

“I think it's just old-fashioned now. It's had its day.”

Lis Howell · 0:00

Discussed

BBC · Kantar · Vice Media

Also mentioned: Tyler Perry · Sam Jackson · Stephen Miron · Graham Norton · Emma Barnett · Martha Kearney · Huw Edwards · Rupert Murdoch · Jarvis Cocker · Michael Jackson · Natalie Cassidy · Joanna Page · Lily Allen · Miquita Oliver · Rylan Clark · Clive Myrie · Jools Holland · Pete Tong · Steve Wright · City University · Warner Bros. Discovery · TVNZ · ITV · Channel 5

Mentioned or recommended

• Sora · product · OpenAI
• Hollyoaks · tv show · Phil Redmond
• The Jury · tv show · Channel 4
• Peppa Pig · tv show · Astley Baker Davies
• Newsround · tv show · BBC
• Dragon's Den · tv show · Nippon Television
• Shark Tank · tv show · Mark Burnett
• The Gardener in the Graveyard · book · Lis Howell
• Future Proof · podcast · Kantar
• Today in History · podcast · Retrospectors
• Dog Cation · other
• Composer of the Week · tv show · BBC
• The Proms · event · BBC