<p>Goalhanger hits quarter of a million paying listeners, we speak exclusively to their Chief Revenue Officer about their strategy, and what it means for tv, radio and streamers across the sector.</p><br><p>Also on the show: Banijay and All3Media are in talks to merge. But what do you call a superindie when it doubles in size?</p><br><p>All that plus: Cathay Newman leaves Channel 4, Amol Rajan leaves Today ... and, in the Audio Network Media Quiz, we look at the media properties with Grand Designs.&nbsp;</p><br><p>The Media Quiz is sponsored by Audio Network. Alex (who is a real person) selects the music for us to score each episode and she and her team can do it for you too at <a href="https://audionetwork.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://audionetwork.com</a></p><br><p>We record at Podshop Studios - for 25% off your first booking, use the code MEDIACLUB at <a href="https://www.podshoponline.co.uk/services/podcast-studio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.podshoponline.co.uk/services/podcast-studio</a></p><br><p>Become a member for FREE when you sign up for our newsletter at https://themediaclub.com</p><br><p>A <a href="http://rethinkaudio.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rethink Audio</a> production, produced by Matt Hill and Ollie Peart with post-production from <a href="http://podcastdiscovery.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Podcast Discovery</a>.</p><br><p>What The Media Club has been reading this week:</p><p><a href="https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/banijay-all3media-production-merger-report-1236630130/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Banijay and All3Media in merger talks</a></p><p><a href="https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/google-ai-training-pay-opt-out-publishers/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Google believes it shouldn't pay for non-paywalled content</a></p><p><a href="https://deadline.com/2026/01/disney-strikes-deal-stephen-graham-matriarch-adolescence-1236682521/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stephen Graham's prodco signs first look deal with Disney+</a></p><p><a href="https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/sky/sky-news-snaps-up-cathy-newman/5212657.article" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cathy Newman jumps ship to Sky News</a></p><p><a href="https://radiotoday.co.uk/2026/01/itv-and-global-launch-new-national-weekly-birthday-draw/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Interesting tie up between Global and ITV for a new lottery</a></p><p><a href="https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/broadcasters/dara-o-briain-returns-as-mock-the-week-host-for-tlc/5212613.article" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mock The Week &amp; Dara O'Brien return on TLC</a></p><p><a href="https://deadline.com/2026/01/youtube-beating-bbc-barb-viewing-ratings-1236680843/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube joins Barb - and upends the charts</a></p><p><a href="https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/gb-news-viewing-figures-2025-sky-bbc/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GB News Consistently Beats BBC &amp; Sky News in ratings</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>