Matt Deegan
Radio and audio stuff. Present @themediaclub.com
* @foldermedia.co.uk, @muxco.com and @funkidslive.com
* @podcastrex.com and @podcastdiscovery.com
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- New blog post: RAJAR Q4/2025 - onaudio.mattdeegan.com/p/rajar-q42025
- Reposted by Matt DeeganWill Ant & Dec’s podcast be a hit? 🤔 Steve Ackerman (Consultant) and Martin Trickey (Zoo 55) on The Media Club with Matt Deegan. Listen and watch now: 📺 youtu.be/6n06UVc5R3g 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub #Podcast
- Reposted by Matt Deegan🚨NEW MEDIA CLUB OUT NOW🚨Can Google AI Overview’s Destruction of News Outlets Be Stopped? Steve Ackerman (Consultant) and Martin Trickey (Zoo 55) on The Media Club with @mattdeegan.com. Listen and watch now: 📺 youtu.be/6n06UVc5R3g 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub #Podcast
- Reposted by Matt DeeganMock the Week is returning with Dara Ó Briain! Journalist & TV producer Steven D. Wright questions whether it's entirely needed on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com. Listen and watch now: 📺 youtu.be/FynbXZd0Zro 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub #Podcast
- Reposted by Matt Deegan🚨NEW MEDIA CLUB🚨 Film & TV critic Rhianna Dhillon takes us through the team of celebrities Prince Harry has pulled together to seek justice against The Mail in court, on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com. Listen and watch now: 📺 youtu.be/FynbXZd0Zro 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub
- Great to have Conrad on the show talking Goalhanger numbers.
- Gary Lineker’s Goalhanger announces 250,000 paid-subscriber milestone, equating to ~£1M per month. Conrad Withey (Chief Commercial Officer, Goalhanger) on the new episode of the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com. 📺 youtu.be/GEJaDKwuoeg 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub
- Reposted by Matt Deegan🚨NEW MEDIA CLUB OUT NOW🚨 Can creators make more £££ from Spotify than YouTube? @rebeccakcooney.bsky.social (Broadcast) & @thomasadamcurry.com (BBC Studios) discuss on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com. 📺 youtu.be/EpuQA9EwS04?si=6Gb2… 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub
- Turns out video did not kill the radio star.
- Reposted by Matt DeeganHow can publishers survive AI & Google Zero? @charlottetobitt.bsky.social (UK Editor, Press Gazette) and Alex Hudson (Politics / Tech Journalist) on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com. 📺 youtu.be/qivT7Rdfmwc?si=dKlN… 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub
- Reposted by Matt Deegan🚨NEW MEDIA CLUB OUT NOW🚨 NOBODY WATCHES THE OSCARS LIVE! @alexhuds (Politics / Tech Journalist) discusses the Oscars moving to YouTube on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com ft. @charlottetobitt.bsky.social 📺 youtu.be/qivT7Rdfmwc?si=dKlN… 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub
- Did anyone else notice this one?
- Due to new laws for product advertising, Coca-Cola has swapped out Santa's full fat coke for coke zero in their Christmas ads. We talk more about how this is impacting brands on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com. Watch now: 📺 youtu.be/9x8fEI10FOU 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub
- Reposted by Matt Deegan🚨NEW MEDIA CLUB OUT NOW🚨 Disney has teamed up with OpenAI, @farazosman.bsky.social and Mike Christie discuss whether it will actually be good for Disney's IP on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com. Listen and watch now: 📺 youtu.be/9x8fEI10FOU 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub #Podcast
- Could Mark T return? I don't think it's out of the question...
- The BBC is looking for a new Director General, but who could it be? Freelance media journalist Maggie Brown has her money on Mark Thompson & explains why on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com. Listen and watch now: 📺 youtu.be/eeOBdCJ3OX8 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub #Podcast #BBC
- Reposted by Matt Deegan🚨NEW MEDIA CLUB OUT NOW🚨 Friends is set to leave Netflix this month and brand consultant @omaroakes.bsky.social wonders how much exclusivity matters to streamers now on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com. Listen and watch now: 📺 youtu.be/eeOBdCJ3OX8 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub
- Reposted by Matt Deegan🚨NEW MEDIA CLUB OUT NOW🚨 Private Eye writer @adammacqueen.bsky.social and Residence Pictures' Cara Kotschy provide their thoughts (and gossip) on The Mail & Telegraph deal on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com Listen and watch now 📺 youtu.be/WOb0IYo4asA 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub
- It was fun to speak to @themediamentor.bsky.social about podcast visualisation, AI and getting into the audio industry. pod.fo/e/35bdfe
- This director's term was due to end at the end of the year anywhere, so this was completely unnecessary, except for wanting to make a point. I still think there's more to come on this. www.bbc.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Matt DeeganAI training data and the ethics of handing over your footage. Cat Lewis, CEO of Nine Lives Media, talks about her experience with it and why it's potentially happening on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com. Listen and watch now: 📺 youtu.be/qzoGlqbpAkw 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub
- Great to be up in Salford for @themediaclub.com this week!
- 🚨NEW MEDIA CLUB OUT NOW🚨 UK media jobs are moving away from London, but is that a good thing? Audio Always' founder Stuart Morgan explains the benefits of working in MediaCity on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com. Listen/ watch: 📺 youtu.be/qzoGlqbpAkw 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub
- After 50 years in Scotland, the @edinburghtvfest.bsky.social is asking for cities to apply to host the event from 2027 onwards. www.thetvfestival.com/edinburgh-tv...
- Every Monday we publish Briefed a written round up of all the media podcasts. There's a lotta BBC chat... open.substack.com/pub/themedia...
- Reposted by Matt DeeganWho should be the next Director General? 📺 James Warrington (Media Editor, The Telegraph) and Patrick Younge (Former Chief Creative Officer, BBC TV) on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com. 📺 youtu.be/mjPoA3zD3Bw?si=DQPZ… 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub
- It's a REALLY good Media Club this week - tackling the all the BBC issues with some great guests. Do listen/watch!
- 🚨NEW MEDIA CLUB OUT NOW🚨Should the BBC Pay Trump $1BN? Patrick Younge (Former Chief Creative Officer, BBC TV) and James Warrington (Media Editor, The Telegraph) on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com. 📺 youtu.be/mjPoA3zD3Bw?si=DQPZ… 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub
- I expect we'll see the resignation of some other BBC board directors this week and that all roads will lead back to Robbie Gibb's interference.
- Reposted by Matt DeeganBBC DG Tim Davie and CEO of BBC News resign over the Trump edit.
- Will this replace Stephen Fry in your collection?
- New Harry Potter audiobooks are on the way with a massive all-star cast! Media consultant Paul Robinson thinks this could be the start of bigger budget audiobooks on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com. Listen and watch now: 📺 youtu.be/J9OD1lBnO-I 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub
- A fun Media Club this week!
- Zohran Mamdani NY Mayor win provides hope to democracy in the US! Media writer @janemartinson.bsky.social points out that his battle with the press isn't over on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com. Listen and watch now: 📺 youtu.be/J9OD1lBnO-I 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub #Podcast
- I think Tony Pastor committed an act of news on @prospectmagazine.co.uk's Media Confidential mentioning that their next Goalhanger show will be The Rest is Science.
- Reposted by Matt DeeganBritish Airways pauses sponsorship on Louis Theroux's podcast. Filmmaker Ben Zand questions how much power brands have over content on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com. Listen and watch now: 📺 youtu.be/fCNF89efyLM 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub #Podcast #LouisTheroux #BobVylan
- Reposted by Matt DeeganDisney Plus will be stopping funding for Doctor Who! Insight Editor at Broadcast @rebeccakcooney.bsky.social runs us through what's happened on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com. Listen and watch now: 📺 youtu.be/fCNF89efyLM 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub #Podcast
- The AudioUK APA noms are out, and @funkidslive.com is up for Network/Publisher of the year, following on from noms for Station of the Year at the @radioacademy.bsky.social's ARIAS and Network/Publisher of the Year at the BPAs. The triple! Congrats to the Fun Kids and Create teams!
- Always excited when I get to say ShitCo on the pod - listen/watch the whole thing to hear!
- Who will buy Warner Brothers Discovery? @heatherfallon.bsky.social from Broadcast and Alex Segal of InterTalent on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com. Listen and watch now: 📺 youtu.be/DNDnm45MWS4 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub #Podcast
- Why did Tess and Claudia announce their departure in a Reel?
- 🚨NEW MEDIA CLUB OUT NOW🚨Would a BBC / Tess & Claudia disagreement explain the unusual announcement? @heatherfallon.bsky.social from Broadcast and Alex Segal of InterTalent on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com. Get it now: 📺 youtu.be/DNDnm45MWS4 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub
- New blog post: RAJAR Q3/2025: What's happening with Heart, Radio 2 and GHR? onaudio.mattdeegan.com/p/rajar-q32025
- Reposted by Matt DeeganAre celebrities damaging their reputations on The Traitors? Media Writer @taraconlan.bsky.social shares her thoughts on The Media Club with @mattdeegan.com. Listen and watch now: 📺 youtu.be/oQDh0xzvy24 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub #Podcast #Traitors
- Reposted by Matt DeeganA new magic 8 ball horror show from M. Night Shyamalan is in the works, BBC Studios’ @thomasadamcurry.com shares what we know so far on The Media Club with @mattdeegan.com. Listen and watch now: 📺 youtu.be/oQDh0xzvy24 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub #Podcast #Horror #MNightShyamalan
- Reposted by Matt DeeganHow Long Until Alan Carr’s Celebrity Traitors Meltdown? Rhianna Dhillon and London Centric’s @jim.londoncentric.media on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com. Listen and watch now: 📺 youtu.be/gJl62rwc2vA 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub #Podcast
- Obviously we're all better here...
- 🚨NEW MEDIA CLUB OUT NOW🚨 @jim.londoncentric.media: Twitter is a Cesspit & Democratic Crisis London Centric’s Jim Waterson on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com ft. Rhianna Dhillon. Listen and watch now: 📺 youtu.be/gJl62rwc2vA 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub #Podcast
- If you fancy hearing from some British Podcast Awards winners, City St George's put on a free event in Clerkenwell, with a drink at the end too! Register here: www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
- A good piece from @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social in @theobserveruk.bsky.social about the British Podcast Awards. observer.co.uk/culture/audi...
- Always fun to be out and about for the podcast. Always amazed how great the iPhone camera looks too!
- Reposted by Matt DeeganWill Kill List get it's very own TV series? We asked host Carl Miller at the 2025 BPAs on The Media Club with @mattdeeganlive. Listen and watch now: 📺 youtu.be/WYlXY_Tn-6c 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub #Podcast #BPA #BritishPodcastAwards
- On the occasion of Radio 1's birthday, there's a great episode of @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social's @talk90stome.bsky.social with Mark Radcliffe talking about R1 in the 90s and Mark and Lard's 'journey' over the decade! pod.fo/e/333257
- Reposted by Matt Deegan61% of marketers are upping their creator spend next year. Kantar’s Jane Ostler on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com ft. The Observer’s @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social. Listen and watch now: 📺 youtu.be/P9jV-OYSoNs 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub #Podcast
- Reposted by Matt DeeganOptimism at The Observer’s New Home, Tortoise. The Observer’s @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com ft. Kantar’s Jane Ostler. Listen and watch now: 📺 youtu.be/P9jV-OYSoNs 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub #Podcast
- Reposted by Matt DeeganOur Monday morning Briefed newsletter is up! We're covering what happened in over 20 media podcasts. Take a look!
- I've just written tomorrow's round-up of all the week's media podcasts. Subscribe for free to get it in your inbox: www.themediaclub.com/p/briefed-me...
- Reposted by Matt DeeganStephen Fry has been de-aged with AI in a short film around AI, co-director @julietriddell.bsky.social explains the process on The Media Club with @mattdeegan.com Listen and watch now: 📺 youtu.be/2be4amwbuFY 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub #Podcast
- Lots on the podcast this week...
- Nick Clegg is a strong defender of your data in the AI gold rush, Kate Bulkley explains why on The Media Club with @mattdeegan.com Listen and watch now: 📺 youtu.be/2be4amwbuFY 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub #Podcast
- We're looking for a Project Assistant to join us at @podcastdiscovery.com. I think it'll be a great, broad role for someone early in their podcast career: www.podcastdiscovery.com/jobs/project...
- Reposted by Matt DeeganEvery Monday we summarise all of the media podcasts out there. It's called Briefed. Get it by signing up to our free Substack:
- We had a really great chat about journalism and influencers on the podcast this week - take a listen/watch of the whole thing.
- Journalists shouldn’t fear using becoming influencers. Journalist Alex Hudson on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com ft. TV critic @scottygb.bsky.social. Listen and watch now: 📺 youtu.be/va_jy2Ncp1c?si=QPqL… 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub #Podcast
- Reposted by Matt DeeganAre the NTAs just becoming a bit meh? TV critic @scottygb.bsky.social on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com ft. journalist Alex Hudson. Listen and watch now: 📺 youtu.be/va_jy2Ncp1c?si=QPqL… 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub #Podcast
- I apologise for whatever I clicked to get these Etsy ads.
- New blog post: 3,000 podcast episodes a week of AI slop onaudio.mattdeegan.com/p/3000-podca...
- Interesting to see that the BBC's axed premium rate voting - Strictly et al will all now be online voting only (with a BBC Account).
- Trying a new thing, recapping all the media podcasts in a weekly email from @themediaclub.com. Tell me what you think! open.substack.com/pub/themedia...
- Reposted by Matt DeeganWas the Wondery closure the right thing to do? Chloe Straw, CEO of Audio UK, on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com ft. TV producer and journalist Steven D Wright Listen and watch now: 📺 youtu.be/qBAtkEkF5uU?si=76bX… 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub #Podcast
- A feisty podcast this week!
- 🚨NEW MEDIA CLUB OUT NOW🚨 Destination X: S****y F*****g Super Format TV producer and journalist Steven D Wright on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com ft. Chloe Straw Listen and watch now: 📺 youtu.be/qBAtkEkF5uU?si=76bX… 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub #Podcast
- New data from Edison Research shows that new podcast consumers are getting into the medium through video. Important to think about if your focus is on growing your audience. New Podcast Consumers Actively Engage with Video Content www.edisonresearch.com/new-podcast-...
- Interesting that Apple are making their radio stations more accessible by listing them in TuneIn. An eventual realisation that radio works by being in the places that your listeners are... www.globenewswire.com/news-release...
- Well done to the @funkidslive.com team, working hard on a Bank Holiday Monday chatting to listeners live and counting down the top 100 Disney songs!
- Reposted by Matt DeeganThe Bitchiest Edinburgh TV Festival Ever ☠️ @rebeccakcooney.bsky.social on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com ft. @heatherfallon.bsky.social & @farazosman.bsky.social. Listen and watch now... 📺 youtu.be/stME7LtL2K4 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub
- Very much looking forward to seeing Season 2 of Last One Laughing.
- CEO of Shine, Leon Wilson, Reveals Alan Carr’s Strategy for S2 of Last One Laughing From The Media Club with @mattdeegan.com ft. @rebeccakcooney.bsky.social, @heatherfallon.bsky.social & @farazosman.bsky.social. 📺 youtu.be/stME7LtL2K4 🔈 podfollow.com/themediaclub
- Watch me walk and talk at the same time.
- 🚨NEW MEDIA CLUB OUT NOW🚨 @mattdeegan.com's here with an Edinburgh TV Fest special discussing James Harding's MacTaggart lecture, new Last One Laughing cast, and whether this was the bitchiest festival ever! Get it now... 📺 youtu.be/stME7LtL2K4?si=H5io… 🔈 pod.fo/e/31a092
- Great to see the new lineup of Last One Laughing!
- The MS originally stood for Microsoft - so why keep that bit either!
- news: MSNBC is renaming itself MS NOW (My Source News Opinion World) www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/b...
- Watching the ChatGPT 5 launch, with them talking about their great team and the super-intelligence they're bringing forward, whilst simultaneously none of them are capable of looking at the right camera.
- Reposted by Matt DeeganIf you've missed @mattdeegan.com talking about the latest RAJAR figures on the show, don't worry, you can get your fix by listening to Matt on Radio 4's Feedback... pod.fo/e/30c713
- Looking forward to joining Feedback on Radio 4 today at 3.30pm to talk radio ratings. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
- A good listen!
- With @themediaclub.com on our holls, if you fancied something to fill the gap, @maitlis.bsky.social is on @semafor.com's Mixed Signals with @semaforben.bsky.social and @maxtani.bsky.social - a good chat about UK vs US news, the rise of podcasts, Prince Andrew and more. A good listen! pod.fo/e/30b5d2
- Fun listening to @lloydiejl.bsky.social talk about our @funkidslive.com Science Weekly Live tour on the @radioacademy.bsky.social podcast this week. pod.fo/e/30b70b
- A great website for a podcast that generates lots of news and content!
- Really pleased to announce the launch of The News Agents website. You can now watch, read and listen to the UK's leading news podcast, all in one place! www.thenewsagents.co.uk
- New blog post: RAJAR Q2/2025: Further Youth Quake onaudio.mattdeegan.com/p/rajar-q225...
