The Media Club · 1 October 2021 · 47 min
#160 - Netflix snaps up Dahl, Neil v GB News, Doctor Who leaves BBC Studios
- Netflix acquires Roald Dahl catalogue
- Streaming wars
- GB News and Andrew Neil departure
- Doctor Who leaves BBC Studios
- Influencer pay campaign
- Radio listening figures
- News UK TV plans
In this episode of The Media Club, new host Matt Deegan takes over from Olly Mann, who offers humorous advice on handling guests. The main topics include Netflix's acquisition of the Roald Dahl catalogue, the state of the streaming wars, the departure of Andrew Neil from GB News and the implications for News UK's TV plans, and Doctor Who leaving BBC Studios for Bad Wolf with Russell T. Davies returning. The panel also discusses the 'Fuck You Pay Me' influencer campaign, the upcoming RAJAR radio listening figures, and plays a media quiz.
Key takeaways
- Netflix acquired the rights to the Roald Dahl catalogue, planning 19 projects across TV, film, and stage.
- Andrew Neil left GB News, citing stress and illness, and the channel's audience has plummeted to about 21,000 daily viewers.
- Doctor Who is leaving BBC Studios for Bad Wolf, with Russell T. Davies returning as showrunner.
- Apple reported fewer than 20 million subscribers in North America, which Elizabeth Carr-Ellis disputed as a financial dodge.
- The first RAJAR figures since the pandemic are expected at the end of October, with predictions of increased listening hours and online listening.
In this episode
- Intro and host handover
- Netflix acquires Roald Dahl
- Doctor Who leaves BBC Studios
- Influencer pay campaign
- GB News and Andrew Neil
- RAJAR preview
- Media quiz
Notable quotes
“We've got a strict culture of a murder, so if there was any trouble, it would be horse's head in the bed.”
“I feel like with Maggie, she's allowed to do a seven-minute answer to a simple question like, how are you?”
“I think putting people at their ease for the first five or six minutes is really, really important.”
“It's all about the gossip, isn't it? You want people to feel relaxed enough that they tell you what they really think.”
“I'd like to see a bit more menace and a bit less of the silliness in Doctor Who.”
“I think this is going to be a sort of third, if you like, third reincarnation of Doctor Who.”
Discussed
Mentioned or recommended
- Roald Dahl catalogue
- Doctor Who
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- James and the Giant Peach
- The Witches
- The Hobbit
- Lord of the Rings
- House of Cards
- Sex Education
- 13 Reasons Why
- Waterloo Road
- Holby City
- Strictly Come Dancing
- BBC Three
- His Dark Materials
- The Retrospectors
- Fuck You Pay Me
- The Media Podcast
