{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/b7af9d6c-cb49-4877-a217-f0e2b87c0b2a/67c9e113ffae9c0f4e1d3ce3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Are Film Crews At Breaking Point?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/614d976b772a06d1d06158fe/1741339146525-95edbb03-f789-4272-9f8f-11caaea62d4a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Long hours and broken turnarounds... are TV and film crews being squeezed to breaking point? Plus film critic and broadcaster Rhianna Dhillon joins us to look at the issue - and how the Oscars’ TV show is still searching for a younger audience.</p><p><br></p><p>Also on the programme: <a href=\"https://www.cityam.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">City AM</a> is one of the last freesheets standing. Editor Christian May is here to reveal its staying power.</p><p><br></p><p>All that plus: the BBC gets another grilling from MPs, Channel 4 News gets caught up in the Gaza doc controversy... and, in the Media Quiz, our pundits try to score a perfect ten.</p><p><br></p><p>That’s all happening in this edition of The Media Club. Come on in!</p><p><br></p><p>Become a member for FREE when you sign up for our newsletter at <a href=\"http://themediaclub.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">themediaclub.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>A <a href=\"http://rethinkaudio.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Rethink Audio</a> production, produced by Matt Hill with post-production from <a href=\"http://podcastdiscovery.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Podcast Discovery</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>We record at Podshop Studios - for 25% off your first booking, use the code MEDIA CLUB at <a href=\"https://t.ly/7PD5O\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">podshoponline.co.uk</a></p><p><br></p><p>What The Media Club has been reading this week:</p><p><a href=\"https://deadline.com/2025/03/bbc-open-minded-streamer-levy-scripted-funding-crisis-1236310220/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tim Davie 'open minded' about streamer levy in MP grilling</a></p><p><a href=\"https://news.sky.com/story/channel-4-news-admits-output-featured-hamas-officials-son-also-linked-to-bbc-documentary-on-gaza-13321414\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Channel 4 also features Hamas minister's son in Gaza doc</a>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://bectu.org.uk/news/bectu-calls-for-action-on-lack-of-rest-breaks-as-research-shows-huge-health-and-safety-risk-to-crew\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">BECTU campaigns for more rest breaks</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/mar/06/spectator-owner-said-to-be-planning-to-fund-new-generation-of-uk-journalists\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Paul Marshall Floats Jounalism School to rivals</a></p><p><a href=\"https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/wires_and_agencies/telegraph-supplier-picture-rate-social-media-jon-harris-cavendish-press/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Telegraph pays £10/pic for social media pictures</a></p><p><a href=\"https://deadline.com/2025/03/scrabble-fremantle-the-cw-production-distribution-global-rights-1236309159/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Scrabble to become a TV Game Show</a></p><p><a href=\"https://deadline.com/2025/03/left-bank-pictures-earnings-the-crown-1236309091/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Left Bank revenues dive post-Crown</a></p>","author_name":"Rethink Audio"}