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Matt Deegan
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Radio and audio stuff. Present @themediaclub.com
* @foldermedia.co.uk, @muxco.com and @funkidslive.com
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Matt Deegan @mattdeegan.com · Nov 12
Need to follow some people here? Add this starter pack of people inspired by The Media Club podcast.
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🚨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. 

📺 https://youtu.be/EpuQA9EwS04?si=6Gb20_cum3hb8Cp_
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January 9, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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Turns out video did not kill the radio star.
worldoftelly.bsky.social John Williams @worldoftelly.bsky.social · 13d
I’ve spent this morning morbidly watching the MTV channels close down and the final songs played were:
MTV Music - Video Killed the Radio Star (Buggles)
Club MTV - Don’t Stop the Music (Rihanna)
MTV 90s - Goodbye (Spice Girls)
MTV 80s - Together in Electric Dreams (Oakey and Moroder)
December 31, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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How 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.

📺 https://youtu.be/qivT7Rdfmwc?si=dKlN4wUC-dK6BcuN
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December 20, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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🚨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

📺 https://youtu.be/qivT7Rdfmwc?si=dKlN4wUC-dK6BcuN
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December 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Did anyone else notice this one?
themediaclub.com The Media Club @themediaclub.com · Dec 13
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.

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📺 https://youtu.be/9x8fEI10FOU
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December 13, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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🚨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.

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📺 https://youtu.be/9x8fEI10FOU
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#Podcast
December 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Could Mark T return? I don't think it's out of the question...
themediaclub.com The Media Club @themediaclub.com · Dec 6
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.

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📺 https://youtu.be/eeOBdCJ3OX8
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#Podcast #BBC
December 6, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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🚨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.

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📺 https://youtu.be/eeOBdCJ3OX8
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December 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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🚨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

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📺 https://youtu.be/WOb0IYo4asA
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November 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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It was fun to speak to @themediamentor.bsky.social about podcast visualisation, AI and getting into the audio industry. pod.fo/e/35bdfe
The Media Mentor: Matt Deegan on podcasts and visualisation
On this episode my guest is Matt Deegan, an expert on radio, podcast and audio and at the forefront of the industry. Matt is Founder and Creative Director of the new media and radio consultancy fir...
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November 28, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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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...
November 22, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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AI 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.

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📺 https://youtu.be/qzoGlqbpAkw
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November 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Great to be up in Salford for @themediaclub.com this week!
themediaclub.com The Media Club @themediaclub.com · Nov 21
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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.

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November 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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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...
Edinburgh TV Festival To Review Future Location From 2027 - The TV Festival
EDINBURGH TV FESTIVAL TO REVIEW FUTURE LOCATION FROM 2027 UK’S LEADING TV EVENT INVITES HOST CITY BIDS The Edinburgh TV Festival will launch a bidding process inviting UK cities, including Edinburgh, ...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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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...
November 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Who 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.

📺 https://youtu.be/mjPoA3zD3Bw?si=DQPZcc1yPmNMMDqX
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November 15, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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It's a REALLY good Media Club this week - tackling the all the BBC issues with some great guests. Do listen/watch!
themediaclub.com The Media Club @themediaclub.com · Nov 14
🚨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.

📺 https://youtu.be/mjPoA3zD3Bw?si=DQPZcc1yPmNMMDqX
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November 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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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.
November 10, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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BBC DG Tim Davie and CEO of BBC News resign over the Trump edit.
November 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Will this replace Stephen Fry in your collection?
themediaclub.com The Media Club @themediaclub.com · Nov 8
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.

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📺 https://youtu.be/J9OD1lBnO-I
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November 8, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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A fun Media Club this week!
themediaclub.com The Media Club @themediaclub.com · Nov 7
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.

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📺 https://youtu.be/J9OD1lBnO-I
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#Podcast
November 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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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.
November 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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British 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.

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📺 https://youtu.be/fCNF89efyLM
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#Podcast #LouisTheroux #BobVylan
November 1, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Disney 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.

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📺 https://youtu.be/fCNF89efyLM
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#Podcast
October 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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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!
October 27, 2025 at 9:48 AM