#70 - NARM conference, Bob Shennan on BBC Radio - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann

Ofcom and the government lay down the new order to the BBC and Channel 4, with new edicts on news, kids and regional production - Steven D Wright (Kerfuffle TV) and Louise Ridley (Buzzfeed) join Olly Mann to discuss the fallout from Salford’s Nations and Regions media conference.Also on the programme: the BBC’s director of radio, Bob Shennon, talks to us about his plans for the networks - and why commercial radio is no longer the enemy. Plus, the nominations are announced for the British Podcast Awards there’s talk of ‘Legsit’, George Osborne and in the Media Quiz, truth is put to the ultimate test (whatever that means). A PPM Production, produced by Matt Hill. Get bonus content on Patreon

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