Now in its fifth year, The Media Beat Podcast is about what is really going on in media, technology and the wider creative industries.

Join Maureen Kerr, Claire Tavernier and podcast producer extraordinaire Oliver Turnbull as they discuss the stories, companies and ideas shaping the industry. From streaming and social platforms to games, sport, AI, audiences and the business of content, Maureen, Claire and the occasional guest bring their experience, curiosity and sometimes very different points of view to the conversation.

Latest Episodes

The Golden Age of TV Formats, Meta’s Muse and Man City’s Reckoning | The Media Beat Ep #104

Who Wants To Be A... know-it-all about international entertainment formats!? If that's you then you are in luck because this time, Claire takes us through the history ...

AI vs Journalism, Amazon's Hidden Ad Tax and the Céline Dion Lottery | The Media Beat Ep #103

AI now lets companies create real time, current context, ads which is cool! But is it good business? Maureen investigates in the Deep Dive. Amazon, more AI and the gap...

Streamers' Amazon bet, OpenAI loses its crown and an AI gym hack | The Media Beat Ep #102

The Deep Dive this time looks at content makers who don't have a platform. Smart division of labour or risky lack of control of the value chain? We investigate. We als...

Streaming Discovery, Public Nuisance and TikTok Shop | The Media Beat #101

This time we take a deep dive into how streamers try to achieve the almost impossible: serve up suggestions for the next content to hook us! Spoiler Alert: It is very ...

The New Cinema Economy, Comic-Con's Hollywood Moment and a Musical Lollipop | The Media Beat #100

Well, we made it! Episode #100! And for this milestone, we are... following our standard formula! We deep dive on "The Movies" and how viewing habits and economics are...

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