The Media Club · 9 December 2022 · 51 min
The BBC's Digital Future, A Media Policy Stocktake, & Scott Bryan's Xmas TV RoundUp!
- BBC's Digital Future
- Media Bill 2022
- Channel 4 Privatisation
- Politicians Moving into Media
- Sky News Leadership Change
- Christmas TV Recommendations
- Streaming vs Linear TV
- Media Quiz
In this episode of The Media Club, host Faraz Osman is joined by former Culture Minister Lord Ed Vaizey, media commentator and Channel 4 historian Maggie Brown, and The Guardian's media editor Jim Waterson. The panel discusses Tim Davie's vision for an online-only future for the BBC, the state of the Media Bill, the potential hybrid funding model for Channel 4, and the legacy of outgoing Sky News chief John Ryley. TV critic Scott Bryan joins for a deep dive into Christmas TV recommendations, and the show concludes with a media quiz and reflections on the year's media policy debates.
Key takeaways
- Tim Davie outlined a vision for an online-only future for the BBC, with a focus on digital adaptation.
- The panel discussed the status of the Media Bill, with ITV threatening to abandon PSB status if it is not passed.
- Channel 4 privatisation appears to have been shelved, but a hybrid funding model with a commercial partner is possible.
- John Ryley is stepping down as head of Sky News after 16 years, with his legacy praised by the panel.
- Scott Bryan recommended Christmas TV including ITVX's Litvinenko and A Spy Among Friends, and the return of Happy Valley.
In this episode
- Intro and News Roundup
- Interview with Lord Ed Vaizey
- Deep Dive: Scott Bryan's Christmas TV Recommendations
- Sky News Discussion
- Media Quiz
- Outro
Notable quotes
“I thought it was a pretty good speech.”
“I thought that what he said this week made a lot of sense.”
“I think Tim is right. It's more than just blue sky thinking this.”
“It's not got much intellectual coherence. It's based on slightly sort of knee-jerk tribal instincts.”
“I would kill to go on I'm a Celebrity and I think that you will see Matt Hancock becoming a major Media star, which fills me with absolute horror and bitterness and chippiness because he's a nightmare to work with as a minister.”
“I think that the privatisation, pure and simple, is something that is so difficult to get through.”
Discussed
Mentioned or recommended
- The Crown
- Happy Valley
- The Rig
- Litvinenko
- A Spy Among Friends
- The Traitors
- Big Brother
- Gladiators
- Survivor
- No Time to Die
- Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
- Strictly Come Dancing
- Call the Midwife
- All Creatures Great and Small
- Gone Fishing
- The Greatest Snowman
- Harry & Meghan
- License to Be Different
- Channel 4: From Big Brother to the Great British Bake Off
- Ringside Seat
- I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
