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Broadcast: Talking TV

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About the show

Get behind the TV industry headlines with news, analysis and interviews from the team at Broadcast. Each week Broadcast’s journalists are joined by creatives, experts and on-screen stars to unpick the week’s top stories and behind-the-scenes happenings from the world of telly. Talking TV offers unbeatable insight into the key challenges facing the industry, as well as celebrating the brilliance and creativity of those who work in it. Stay up-to-date and connected with Talking TV, brought to you by Broadcast, the essential source for business info. Find out more at broadcastnow.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latest episodes

  • The Future of Channel 4: What’s next for a broadcaster facing a brutal reset?

    October 1, 2026 · 27 min

    Talking TV returns amid a major shake up at Channel 4, which is cutting more than a quarter of its workforce. To break down exactly what is happening and how this will impact the industry at large, hosts Heather Fallon and Rebecca Cooney…

  • Edinburgh TV Festival Special

    August 28, 2026 · 40 min

    Join the Talking TV team on the ground at the EICC for what will be the final Edinburgh TV Festival… or will it? With YouTube taking centre stage this year, the annual event asked the big questions about the health of the UK production…

  • Channel 4 special: What do indies want from the broadcaster's new content bosses?

    July 30, 2026 · 36 min

    Channel 4 is on the hunt for a new director of programmes after spliting its chief content officer role into three. What kind of person would indies like to see in the role? What should the PSB's content mix look like going forward? What…

  • What's happening to support freelancers? (plus Ed Gamble's unacceptable TV opinion)

    July 23, 2026 · 36 min

    Action For Freelancers project director James Taylor-Tovey shares the group's latest updates with Broadcast's Heather Fallon, and Ed Gamble chats to Broadcast Intelligence's Alice Redman about his new show Unacceptable. As the industry…

  • Terms of Trade in the spotlight

    July 16, 2026 · 24 min

    In the last couple of weeks, the once solid terms of trade agreement for the UK television sector has suddenly found itself at the centre of debate. After what Broadcast dubbed a ‘terms of trade grenade’ was thrown by former Ofcom chair…

  • The Sky/ITV deal: what do we know so far?

    July 9, 2026 · 45 min

    Everyone's talking about the news that Sky has finally confirmed it plans to buy ITV's broadcast and streaming business as part of a £1.6bn deal - and so are we. First up, senior reporter Heather Fallon chats to Broadcast's editor in chief…

  • Can we collaborate with Gen AI? Jesse Armstrong and Argonon’s Amanda Goddard 

    July 2, 2026 · 32 min

    Peep Show writer Jesse Armstrong and Argonon's Amanda Goddard weigh in on the use of generative AI in production. In Broadcast’s most recent Indie Survey, 59% of indies surveyed told us they were keen to explore and use AI. Only 1% said…

  • Pride special: LGBTQ+ representation on TV

    June 25, 2026 · 45 min

    Twofour’s chief executive officer David Brindley and journalist, broadcaster and TV critic Scott Bryan join the podcast this week for a special episode marking Pride month. Coinciding with the launch of the final series of BBC3’s I Kissed…