Talk
Podcasting, speaking and media appearances.
Weekly podcast
The Media Club
An irreverent look at the week's media news — television, radio, streaming, print and everything in between.
Episodes — 2025
$10bn And Counting
Netflix Digs Deep For Warner As Paramount Fights Back
Friends Leaves Netflix, Just As Streamers Embrace ‘Windowing’
Another Telegraph Sale Twist - And Are There Too Many Studios?
Disney’s AI Gamble, MediaCity & Substack Growth
Should The BBC Pay Trump? (And 101 Other Questions)
Is The BBC Heading For Disaster?
Disney’s Doctor Who Era Is Over, Zandland & Sora 2
Tess & Claudia Wrongfoot The Media and Leave Strictly
What’s Hot At MIPCOM: Video Games, Anime & Being Friendly
Fellas Go Global, Guardian Pivots, Paddington Sues
British Podcast Awards 2025
Kimmel's Return, YouTuber Mortgages & Bedtime Stories
LHF Ban, RTS Cambridge and FT Drama
Are Journalists Now Influencers Too?
Who’s Buying? Commissioners And Superindies In The Spotlight
Was This The Bitchiest TV Festival Ever?
Ofcom's Cristina Nicolotti Squires on PSB promience
Wallace, BBC Studios Profits and Media's AI Future
Gay Times: Where Readers Become Investors
BBC Gaza Row & YouTubers And Podcasters Seek New Status
Beyond Google Search: Finding Today's Consumers
New BBC Chief, Cannes Lions and Netflix Goes Linear
How Influencers Stole Broadcasters' Ad Money
Newsroom Ethics and Tim Davie’s Wish List
Indies: Do Not Fear C4 And The Big Studios
ITV Cuts Loose: How Daytime Lost Its Lure
ARIAS 2025, RAJARs & Radio 3's Renaissance
Why The New Tariff Threat Can't Turn Back Time
Politico: 10 Years In Europe... and a big C4 departure
Sham Experts, Luxury Podcasts & Radio 2 vs Ofcom
How To Grow And Sell Your Media Business
No News Is Good News (For Google)
This Podcast Was Shot In One Take*
Google's AI Mode vs Fleet Street
Are Film Crews At Breaking Point?
Charlotte Moore resigns - what does it mean for the BBC?
Where’s The Next Big TV Hit Coming From?
Will Netflix Pivot To Podcasts?
RAJAR Week, Celebrity Traitors & What's Next for Kay Burley?
Is ITV’s Hacking Drama The Next Mr Bates?
Did Prince Harry Win?
Scotland Takes Aim At Traitors
The End Of Fact Checking?
Speaking
Matt speaks and hosts sessions at media and audio industry events — for bookings, see About.
Upcoming
1 October 2026The Audio Academy Festival — Matt interviews Hits Radio Content Director Paul Gerrard
Recently
8 July 2026The Children's Media Conference — Holding Onto Their Ears
21 May 2026The Podcast Show — The Pivot To Video: What Podcasts Can Learn From The Press
20 May 2026The Podcast Show — Who Pays for Kids' Podcasts? Inside the Funding That Powers Family Audio
23 September 2025Media Matters at the Financial Times — Building authentic connections through audio