<p>Jim Waterson speaks to The Media Club about the launch of his local journalism project, London Centric; and the wider local media revolution.</p><br><p>Also on the programme: right wing outlet InfoWars is bought by The Onion... What’s that about? And as most streamers embrace ads on their services... what is Amazon doing with FreeVee? Jane Ostler, EVP at research agency Kantar explains.</p><br><p>All that, plus: Chloe Straw of Audio UK talks about the future of podcasts away from the BBC, we ask who will replace Gary Lineker on Match Of The Day?</p><br><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><br><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><br><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><br><p>The Media Club’s stories of the week:</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/nov/14/onion-info-wars-alex-jones" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Onion buys rightwing conspiracy theory site Infowars</a></p><p><a href="https://deadline.com/2024/11/gary-lineker-who-will-replace-match-of-the-day-presenter-1236173681/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Who Will Replace The BBC's Biggest Star?</a></p><p>A<a href="https://www.barb.co.uk/news/barb-releases-q3-2024-svod-subscriptions-data-from-its-establishment-survey/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vods are up</a>, according to Barb data, just as <a href="https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/amazon-freevee-shutting-down-1236208451/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amazon Prime closes Freevee</a></p><p><a href="https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/the-guardian-departs-toxic-media-platform-twitter-x/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Guardian will no longer post on Elon Musk’s X from its official accounts</a></p><p><a href="about:blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Radio 1 Anthems has launched</a></p><p><a href="https://deadline.com/2024/11/cop29-climate-change-un-uk-broadcaster-measurment-pledge-bbc-itv-channel-4-itv-uktv-1236173667/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Broadcasters Commit To A Shared Measurement System For Climate Change Content</a></p><p><a href="https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/indies/research-reveals-london-indies-dominate-scottish-commissioning/5199111.article" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Research reveals London indies dominate Scottish commissioning</a></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2024/bbc-investment-in-digbeth-west-midlands-hundreds-of-jobs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BBC making waves in Digbeth</a></p><p>Check out https://londoncentric.media</p><br><p>(00:00) Introduction</p><p>(00:40) Charlotte Lock</p><p>(01:29) Bluesky Team</p><p>(02:05) Lineker</p><p>(06:30) Infowars</p><p>(08:45) Streaming</p><p>(13:40) X-odus</p><p>(18:14) PodShop</p><p>(19:00) Podcast Discovery</p><p>(19:30) What We've Heard</p><p>(20:20) Radio 1 Anthems</p><p>(22:00) BBC Audio Commissioning</p><p>(28:22) London Centric</p><p>(39:37) Media Quiz</p><br /><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>
