{"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/682f563e381499796b7d0b31?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"ITV Cuts Loose: How Daytime Lost Its Lure","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/614d976b772a06d1d06158fe/1748007832569-09ac9e0b-7fff-4606-8eb0-420ad64b5b8d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Rumours abound after Channel 4 plans to invest in indies as part of its in-house production arm strategy - and that’s just as ITV slashes its budgets for daytime. Broadcast reporter Heather Fallon tells us what it all means.</p><p><br></p><p>Also on the programme: Gary Lineker is ‘sent off’ the BBC after a controversial social post. Did it all have to end like this? TV critic and media writer Scott Bryan looks at what the corporation could have done differently.</p><p><br></p><p>And, in the <em>Audio Network</em> Media Quiz, we play matchmaker.</p><p><br></p><p>That’s all happening in this edition of The Media Club. Come on in!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>The Media Quiz is sponsored by Audio Network who select the music to score each episode - they can do it for you too at <a href=\"https://www.audionetwork.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">audionetwork.com</a></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:What The Media Club has been reading this week:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/itv/itv-overhauls-daytime-production-with-major-redundancies-expected/5205325.article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ITV slashes daytime schedule</a>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://deadline.com/2025/05/stv-branded-content-deal-tv-digital-rejig-studios-plan-1236407019/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">STV plans expansion</a> including <a href=\"https://radiotoday.co.uk/2025/05/graham-bryce-joins-stv-to-launch-new-scottish-radio-station/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">a new radio station</a></p><p><a href=\"https://deadline.com/2025/05/bbc-studios-restructures-production-arm-1236404057/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">BBC Studios restructure</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.private-eye.co.uk/issue-1615/paul-foot-award/2024\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Paul Foot winners - congratulations, Josh!</a></p><p><a href=\"https://deadline.com/2025/05/channel-4-supercharge-producer-investment-strategy-1236407151/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Channel 4 plans third party investment ahead of in-house launch</a> - <a href=\"https://deadline.com/2025/05/channel-4-headhunter-in-house-production-chief-1236405508/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">more gossip here</a> - and <a href=\"https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/channel-4/c4-revenues-flat-but-digital-growth-is-accelerating/5205350.article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">their annual report</a></p><p><a href=\"https://metro.co.uk/2025/05/19/gary-lineker-confirms-quit-bbc-error-upset-antisemitic-post-23110251/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Lineker to leave BBC after MOTD this weekend</a> </p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Rethink Audio"}