The Media Club · 14 February 2025 · 46 min
Will Netflix Pivot To Podcasts?
- Channel 4 Drama Slate
- AI News Summarisation
- Netflix Video Podcasts
- Creative Cities Convention
- Regional Production
- Podcast Industry Trends
- TV Scheduling
- Media Quiz
In this episode of The Media Club, host Matt Deegan is joined by Lisa Campbell and Boyd Hilton to discuss Channel 4's new drama slate, the BBC's study showing AI chatbots struggle to summarise news accurately, and reports that Netflix may be considering hosting video podcasts. They also cover Bradford's year as City of Culture and the upcoming Creative Cities Convention, which Lisa now directs. The episode includes a media quiz on renewals, reboots, and revenge moves, plus recommendations for current TV shows.
Key takeaways
- Channel 4 announced a new drama slate with shows from Jack Thorne, Jen Statsky, and others, doubling its drama budget.
- The BBC's study found that AI chatbots have significant issues summarising news accurately, with 51% of answers deemed problematic.
- Netflix is reportedly considering hosting video podcasts, following the success of long-form shows like Joe Rogan's.
- Lisa Campbell has taken over as director of the Creative Cities Convention, which will be held in Bradford in May.
- The media quiz covered renewals, reboots, and revenge moves, including 'Big Mood' renewed, 'How Do You Cope?' moving to Wondery, and Harry Potter reboot on HBO Max.
In this episode
- Intro and Guest Invites
- Channel 4 Drama Slate
- AI and the News
- Netflix Video Podcasts
- Creative Cities Convention
- Media Quiz
Notable quotes
“I'd like to add Bradford-born crime writer, A.A. Dand.”
“I watched Verde actually. I'm a big fan of it.”
“He's an extraordinary figure. He writes every single episode himself of The White Lotus.”
“I think it's exciting that he's doing this kind of personal story about faith and relationships.”
“I think dramas resonate. They're the things people talk about.”
“I think it's just troubling given, as you've spoken about on this podcast, the rise of mis and disinformation.”
Discussed
Mentioned or recommended
- Virdee
- The White Lotus
- Toxic Town
- Falling
- Adolescence
- The Rachel Incident
- Hacks
- Pierre
- Maya
- The Undeclared War
- A Woman of Substance
- The Gathering
- Brian and Maggie
- Big Boys
- Am I Being Unreasonable?
- Amandaland
- Dope Girls
- Small Town Big Story
- Prime Target
- London Corrections
- The Night Agent
- Big Mood
- How Do You Cope?
- Harry Potter
- The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
- Call Her Daddy
- The Joe Rogan Experience
- The Rosary in a Year
- Sweet Bobby
- Pilot TV
- The Media Club
- Creative Cities Convention
- Bradford City of Culture
- Bradford City Stadium Fire
