The Next TV Hit, James Murdoch on Families plus BBC Audio Changes

Jim Waterson and Alex Smith Join Matt Deegan

This week on the podcast we take a look at what’s happening at MIP London with RoughCut’s Creative Director Alex Smith, hot on the heels of their smash hit Big Boys.

London Centric’s Jim Waterson is back to tell us how his subscription original journalism project is going (spoiler: well) plus he outlines the latest saga with the Murdochs, after James gives a long interview about his family trouble.

Plus we take a look at the changes happening with BBC Audio internationally - shutting down access to the Beeb’s music stations and making BBC Sounds a UK-only affair.

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Further reading:

• Deadline’s MIP London preview

• James Murdoch rare interview delivers the goods

• BBC stops music radio streams internationally

• News and current affairs magazine ABCs 2024

• BBC begins £6.8m tender process for BBCS formats

• Series of new Irish digital radio stations with ‘existing & new content offerings’ set to be launched in coming weeks

• BBC asked to remove Gaza documentary over narrator’s father’s ties to Hamas

• Trump jokes cut from BAFTA broadcast

• Guardian signs licensing deal with ChatGPT owner OpenAI

• Bauer Media launches Bridget Jones Radio pop-up station