{"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/dcd659bf-8390-4cb0-8f58-f378683c24e3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#119 - Edinburgh TV Festival Special 2019","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/614d976b772a06d1d06158fe/614d97bca015be0014a50e27.png?height=200","description":"<p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/boydhilton\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Boyd Hilton</strong></a><strong> presents a special edition of The Media Podcast from the </strong><a href=\"https://www.thetvfestival.com/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>2019 Edinburgh TV Festival</strong></a><strong> with guests </strong><a href=\"https://twitter.com/catrionalewis\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Cat Lewis </strong></a><strong>(CEO, </strong><a href=\"https://twitter.com/ninelivesmedia\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Nine Lives Media</strong></a><strong>) and </strong><a href=\"https://twitter.com/jimwaterson\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Jim Waterson</strong></a><strong> (media editor, </strong><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jim-waterson\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Guardian</strong></a><strong>).</strong></p><p><br></p><p>The panel discuss the news and gossip from the annual TV shindig - including <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XIEFKEw4co\" target=\"_blank\">Dorothy Byrne’s powerful performance</a> at the festival’s <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/aug/21/boris-johnson-media-strategy-vladimir-putin-channel-4-news-chief-dorothy-byrne\" target=\"_blank\">44th MacTaggart Lecture</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Plus: Will making shows available on iPlayer for longer help attract younger viewers; How The Athletic’s aims to rewrite football coverage with the help of deep pockets; And, as margins are squeezed, what are the rewards of making public service television in a global marketplace?</p><p><br></p><p>And in the <em>The Media Podcast Quiz</em> can you spot the difference between real commissions announced at the festival and pitches we made up?</p><p><br></p><p>The Media Podcast is a <a href=\"http://twitter.com/ppm\" target=\"_blank\">PPM Production</a>. Produced by <a href=\"https://twitter.com/x_ray_bex?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\">Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry</a>.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><em>Photo: Courtesy of Edinburgh TV Festival / Copyright Greg MacVean</em></p>","author_name":"Rethink Audio"}