The Media Club · 23 June 2023 · 49 min
ITV eyes up All3Media, HBO/Netflix deal & The New European celebrates Brexit (sort of)
- ITV's potential acquisition of All3Media
- HBO licensing content to Netflix
- Channel 4's financial struggles and ratings decline
- Boris Johnson's new column at the Daily Mail
- BBC benching female news presenters
- The New European's new podcast 'The Two Matts'
- Streaming market consolidation and licensing trends
- Newspaper market consolidation and potential sales
In this episode of The Media Club, host Matt Deegan is joined by Jake Kanter from Deadline and Charlotte Tobitt from Press Gazette to discuss major media stories of the week. The main topics include ITV's potential bid for All3Media, HBO's decision to license some titles to Netflix, Channel 4's financial struggles and ratings decline, Boris Johnson's new column at the Daily Mail, and the BBC benching five female news presenters. The episode also features a deep dive interview with Matt Kelly and Matthew D'Ancona about The New European's new podcast 'The Two Matts' and the state of the newspaper market. The show concludes with a media quiz segment.
Key takeaways
- ITV confirmed it is bidding for All3Media, potentially merging it with ITV Studios in a deal estimated at £1 billion.
- HBO is licensing some of its titles to Netflix, a sign of the streaming market shifting towards content licensing.
- Channel 4 is facing financial difficulties, with its worst ratings in 40 years and grumblings from producers.
- Boris Johnson has started a column at the Daily Mail, with his first piece on a weight loss drug.
- The BBC has benched five experienced female news presenters following the merger of its UK and international news channels.
In this episode
- Intro and news round-up
- Channel 4 discussion
- Boris Johnson column discussion
- ITV/All3Media story
- HBO/Netflix deal discussion
- Deep dive: The New European
- News in brief
- Media quiz
Notable quotes
“Channel 4, to put it bluntly, is in a bit of financial bother.”
“I think this is probably some of the grumpiest noises that I've been hearing.”
“I mean, I think he always has an agenda, doesn't he?”
“I don't think ITV would have said anything to its shareholders unless there was real substance to this.”
“It's a typically BBC mess, I would say.”
“I think it's probably the easiest medium to communicate something. It's a very low barrier to entry to listen to that play button.”
Discussed
ITV · All3Media · HBO · Netflix · Channel 4 · BBC · The New European
Mentioned or recommended
- The Traitors
- The Two Matts
- House of the Dragon
- Breaking Bad
- The Voice
- Hell's Kitchen
- The Rest Is Politics
- Future of Media Explained
