The Media Club · 15 July 2022 · 44 min
New PM, new media policy? Plus BBC's news consolidation & inaugural Audio Lab podcasts
- UK Media Policy After Boris Johnson
- Channel 4 Privatisation
- BBC News Consolidation
- BBC Audio Lab
- Tim Westwood Allegations
- Online Safety Bill
- Spotify Acquires Heardle
- BBC Salary Disclosure
In this special live episode recorded from the rooftop of The Broadcaster at Television Centre, host Matt Deegan is joined by Press Gazette's UK editor Charlotte Tobitt and audio producer/technologist Ann Charles to discuss the implications of Boris Johnson's resignation for UK media policy, including the future of Channel 4 privatisation and the Online Safety Bill. The BBC announces plans to consolidate its UK and international TV news channels into a single service launching in 2023, with 70 UK job losses. The episode also features an interview with BBC Audio Lab commissioning producer Leanne Alie and creator Adam Zmith about the new podcasts coming to BBC Sounds, and includes a media quiz on BBC salaries.
Key takeaways
- Boris Johnson's resignation has thrown UK media legislation into doubt, including the Channel 4 privatisation and the Online Safety Bill.
- The BBC announced plans to merge its UK and international TV news channels into a single service launching in 2023, with 70 UK job losses.
- BBC Audio Lab has commissioned six new podcasts from diverse creators, including 'The Film We Can't See' by Adam Zmith.
- Spotify acquired the music trivia game Heardle.
- The BBC's annual report revealed a widening pay gap and low numbers of official complaints about bullying and harassment.
In this episode
- Intro and news round-up
- Discussion on media policy after Boris Johnson
- Tim Westwood allegations discussion
- BBC Audio Lab interview
- News in brief
- Media quiz
- Outro and plugs
Notable quotes
“I don't think I know a single woman who's not being assaulted at some point.”
“I think we collectively as an industry need to do a lot better at talking about it and not always just hiding behind, oh, well, our official complaints procedure's not had many people, so there's no problem because there is a problem.”
“I really don't think it is at this stage. It's not making massive losses right now or anything like that, and there's not a huge appetite for changing things across the nation as far as I can tell.”
“I think my only prediction would be that whoever the new PM is, I don't see Nadine Doris staying in post.”
Discussed
Mentioned or recommended
- The Film We Can't See
- Museum of Bad Vibes
- Blossom Trees and Burnt Out Cars
- The Reset
- Colouring in Britain
- Who Is Michael X
- Future of Media Explained
- Heardle
- Wordle
- Newsnight
- Commonwealth Games
