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Insiders: The TV Podcast

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Insiders: The TV Podcast

106 episodes · 11 with AI analysis

<p>Old friends Peter Fincham and Jimmy Mulville are the ultimate TV insiders, and in their new podcast, they'll share their insights and analysis of the goings on in the world of television. In short, they're going to get together once a week to gossip!</p><br><p>Jimmy is the co-founder and Chief Executive of Hat Trick Productions. His hit shows include <em>Have I Got News For You</em> (series 69 now airing), <em>Father Ted</em>,<em> Derry Girls</em>, <em>Outnumbered</em>, and <em>Episodes</em>.

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YouTube content strategy×2AI in television productionTV executive decision-making processesParamount Warner Brothers mergerBBC job cuts and restructuringCreative industry labor relationsTelevision commissioning processesMedia consolidation concernsLicense fee sustainabilityExecutive producer roles

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Apr 17, 2026

Do TV Execs Think You’re Stupid? Hollywood A-listers fight back against Paramount and Big BBC Cuts

AI in television productionTV executive decision-making processesParamount Warner Brothers merger
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Apr 10, 2026

HBO Max launch frustrations, how Alan Sugar got the gig on The Apprentice, and the shows you couldn’t make today...

HBO Max UK launch issuesReality TV ethics evolutionBBC YouTube strategy
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Apr 3, 2026

Greg Dyke on the BBC’s new DG, how to get your staff on side & the importance of public service broadcasting

BBC Leadership and Organizational CulturePublic Service Broadcasting Funding ModelsEditorial Independence vs. Government Pressure
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Mar 27, 2026

Matt Brittin to be the next DG, SNL UK launches on Sky, and Bob Monkhouse’s famous joke books are back in the news

BBC Director General appointment processPublic service broadcasting vs commercial media cultureSNL UK launch and performance metrics
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Mar 20, 2026

Amol Rajan on leaving the Today Programme, the BBC's future and leaping into the "Digital Narnia" of the creator economy

BBC funding and license fee reformCreator economy entrepreneurshipYouTube vs Netflix competition
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Mar 13, 2026

Uncertainty over CNN's future, new BBC funding ideas and Meghan Markle’s jam making empire consciously uncouples from Netflix

CNN ownership transitionBBC license fee evasionNetflix content strategy
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Mar 6, 2026

The Banijay All3 Mega Merger, BBC Bafta Fallout and Paramount emerge victorious in the battle for Warners

Media mergers and acquisitionsStreaming platform competitionBBC Director General succession
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Feb 27, 2026

Lisa McGee on creating How to Get to Heaven from Belfast & what the future holds for Derry Girls

Streaming vs traditional broadcasting economicsGlobal rights acquisition strategiesMusic licensing for international distribution
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Feb 20, 2026

Can TV Copy the Music Industry? Sky’s Ad/Subscription Paradox & Latest BBC Cuts

Television catalog monetizationSky subscription and advertising modelBBC cost cutting and charter renewal
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Feb 13, 2026

ITV’s picture-in-picture ads, day drinking with Claudia Winkleman and the Wild West era of 90s reality TV (with Gill Wilson)

Picture-in-picture advertisingBBC-Channel 4 merger speculationReality TV evolution and ethics
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Feb 6, 2026

Trump’s fury at the Grammys, the BBC’s latest funding conundrum & Channel 4’s Big Gamble

BBC funding crisis and license fee alternativesChannel 4 in-house production strategyGrammy Awards controversy and Trump response
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