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Jun 20
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New BBC Chief, Cannes Lions and Netflix ...

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Kate Philips is announced as the BBC’s all-powerful creative lead - Faraz Osman, founder of TV indie Gold Wala, takes a look at her in-tray.


Also on the show: TV advertising gets the self-service treatment... Rebecca Cooney, insight editor at Broadcast, tells us why broadcasters are targeting small businesses.


Plus, speaking of advertising: with the threat of AI ever present, how do creatives rate their chances of survival? Campaign’s UK editor Maisie McCabe is down the line from Cannes.


And, in the Audio Network Media Quiz, we give three more stories a comedy treatment.


The Media Quiz is sponsored by Audio Network who select the music to score each episode - they can do it for you too at audionetwork.com


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A Rethink Audio production, produced by Matt Hill with post-production from Podcast Discovery.


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What The Media Club has been reading this week:

Kate Phillips becomes BBC's top content chief

Self-serve ads coming to TV

Netflix goes linear in France

Edinburgh TV Festival’s Small Indie Bursary - apply now!

John McVay steps down 

Zoe Ball & Jo Whiley podcast

Jilly Cooper Bemused by Intimacy Coordinator role

New IT News Site May Be AI Generated



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