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New BBC funding ideas, uncertainty over CNN's future and Meghan Markle’s jam making empire consciously uncouples from Netflix
Season 3 Episode 10
Jimmy kicks us off with his tales from the Writers Guild Awards in New York and the feeling on the ground around David Ellison’s takeover of Paramoun…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The Banijay All3 Mega Merger, BBC Bafta Fallout and Paramount emerge victorious in the battle for Warners
Season 3 Episode 9
Jimmy and Peter unpack the Banijay / All3Media merger, and ask what the creation of a €4.4bn mega indie with some 170 creative labels across 25 count…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Lisa McGee on creating How to Get to Heaven from Belfast & what the future holds for Derry Girls
Season 3 Episode 8
Jimmy and Peter welcome Lisa McGee into the studio, creator of the BAFTA and Emmy-winning Derry Girls and the writer behind Netflix’s new comedy-dram…
7 months, 1 week ago
Can TV Copy the Music Industry? Sky’s Ad/Subscription Paradox & Latest BBC Cuts
Season 3 Episode 7
Jimmy and Peter chat about whether the music industry’s rights-roll-up model could ever work for television after a listener question about untapped …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
ITV’s picture-in-picture ads, day drinking with Claudia Winkleman and the Wild West era of 90s reality TV (with Gill Wilson)
Season 3 Episode 6
Jimmy and Peter briefly discuss the two latest industry curveballs: fresh Westminster chat about a potential BBC–Channel 4 tie-up, and ITV squeezing …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump’s fury at the Grammys, the BBC’s latest funding conundrum & Channel 4’s Big Gamble
Season 3 Episode 5
Jimmy and Peter tune into Donald Trump’s latest reality show – the Grammys – and his threats to sue host Trevor Noah, before unpacking leaked details…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
The Cup of Tea That Led to Ludwig, TV’s Algorithmic Future & Cancellation Nightmares w/ Kenton Allen
Season 3 Episode 4
Jimmy and Peter kick off with a rapid roundup of the latest TV headlines like The Traitors heading to the stage, Nigella Lawson joining The Great Bri…
8 months ago
Has YouTube changed the BBC’s strategy? Why Amol Rajan went solo & will MediaWan buy North Road?
Season 3 Episode 3
Jimmy and Peter dig into the latest mergers and acquisitions chatter, including MediaWan’s interest in North Road and the broader risks of buying cre…
8 months, 1 week ago
Banijay & All3Media Mega-Merge, Netflix's $83 billion play & The BBC standing firm against Trump
Season 3 Episode 2
This week, Peter and Jimmy discuss the potential Banijay–All3Media mega-merger and unpack why “independent TV” may soon exist in name only. They chal…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Why The Traitors Changed Format, will Disney buy Taylor Swift and can YouTube rule TV? (with Tim Hincks)
Season 3 Episode 1
This week, Peter and Jimmy are joined by Tim Hincks, co-CEO of Expectation and former global president of Endemol responsible for shows like Big Brot…
8 months, 3 weeks ago