The Media Club · 14 October 2022 · 40 min

Netflix's numbers; Tortoise Media & Sky Studio's partnership. Plus Jess Phillips MP talks pods with Fi Glover & Jane Garvey.

With Alex Hudson, Charlotte Tobitt

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• Netflix UK Ratings
• Newsroom Job Cuts
• Tortoise Media & Sky Studios Deal
• Children and Social Media Age
• Podcasts and Politics
• Destruction of Art

In this episode of The Media Club, host Anne Charles is joined by Alex Hudson (Newsweek) and Charlotte Tobitt (Press Gazette) to discuss the latest media news. They cover Netflix's first UK ratings from Barb, revealing it has 8.2% of viewers, and its £1.4 billion UK revenue, alongside the broader trend of job cuts in newsrooms (830 in 2022, mostly since June). The conversation also explores Tortoise Media's exclusive deal with Sky Studios to adapt its podcasts for screen, and Ofcom's finding that a third of children use fake ages on social media. The episode includes a clip from a Podcast Day 24 conference with Jess Phillips MP, Fi Glover, and Jane Garvey discussing politics and podcasts, and a media quiz on destruction of creative works.

Key takeaways

• Netflix joined Barb, revealing 8.2% of UK viewers, above Channel 4 and Sky but below BBC and ITV.
• Press Gazette reported 830 editorial job losses in 2022, with nearly 90% since June.
• Tortoise Media signed an exclusive multi-year deal with Sky Studios to adapt its podcasts for screen.
• Ofcom found a third of children aged 8-17 use fake ages on social media.
• Jess Phillips MP discussed politics and podcasts at Podcast Day 24, criticising Rory Stewart as paternalistic.

In this episode

• Intro and news round-up0:00 · Host introduces guests and covers BBC Studios talent initiative, Alex Jones damages, and Adnan Syed case.
• Netflix and Barb3:00 · Discussion on Netflix joining Barb and its UK ratings and revenue.
• Newsroom job cuts10:00 · Analysis of Press Gazette's report on job losses and advice for journalists.
• Tortoise Media and Sky Studios deal18:00 · Charlotte explains the deal and its implications.
• Deep dive: Jess Phillips on podcasts and politics24:00 · Clip from Podcast Day 24 with Jess Phillips, Fi Glover, and Jane Garvey.
• News in brief: children and social media30:00 · Discussion on Ofcom's findings and online safety.
• Media quiz35:00 · Quiz on destruction of creative works.
• Outro and plugs45:00 · Guests share social media handles and show support info.

Notable quotes

“All of them are imaginary. All of them, they can be audited as much as they want.”

Alex Hudson · 0:00

“Stop remastering music, leave music.”

Alex Hudson · 0:00

“The world is a binfire, so we might as well throw some artefacts on it.”

Alex Hudson · 0:00

“I find Rory Stewart a bit paternalistic, if I'm perfectly honest.”

Jess Phillips · 0:00

“I don't think that the British public are stupid.”

Jess Phillips · 0:00

Discussed

Netflix · Barb · Tortoise Media · Sky Studios · Press Gazette · Newsweek

Also mentioned: Jess Phillips · Fi Glover · Jane Garvey · James Harding · Katie Vanneck-Smith · Damien Hirst · Jimmy Carr · Alex Jones · Adnan Syed · Marianna Spring · Rory Stewart · Boris Johnson · Molly Russell · BBC · ITV · Channel 4 · Ofcom · Meta · TikTok · Patreon · Sky · Disney · Warner Bros. Discovery · Snap

Mentioned or recommended

• Sweet Bobby · podcast · Tortoise Media
• Slow Newscast · podcast · Tortoise Media
• Hoaxed · podcast · Tortoise Media
• The Review · podcast · Tortoise Media
• The Currency NFT Collection · product · Damien Hirst
• Jimmy Carr show · tv show · Channel 4
• Podcast Day 24 · event
• Radio TechCon · event