Mediaweek Podcasts

E36 Lisa Messenger

Mediaweek — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:04:04 +0000

The editor-in-chief of the new Renegade Collective magazine speaks with James Manning about her decision to start a bi-monthly magazine. Messenger runs a successful book publishing business and she explains how she is changing the business model that most magazine publishers rely on.

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E35 Tony Jones

Mediaweek — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:00:41 +0000

Deep inside the ABC HQ in Ultimo, in a darkly lit, tiny Q&A office, James Manning and Brenden Wood got to spend 45 minutes with one of Australia's premiere interviewers and TV hosts – Tony Jones.
The host of Q&A and co-host now of Lateline talked about the difference between his two programs, his interviewing technique, including how he decided whether to bomb away with the toughest question first or save it for later. Jones talked about his relationship with the man likely to be Australia's next PM, Tony Abbott, and how he deals with politicians who refuse to directly answer questions. It wasn't all serious though, we also heard about his wardrobe (lots of ties), his fight for a car spot inside the prime Sydney real estate site that is home to the broadcaster, and, best of all, his job offer from Sam Chisholm (Jones v Jones!).

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E34 Andrew O'Keefe

Mediaweek — Tue, 14 May 2013 01:48:59 +0000

A fun session with the host of Seven's Deal Or No Deal and Weekend Sunrise.
O'Keefe talks about the 200 episodes he has hosted including the time the series spent in primetime before moving to late afternoons. He reveals the secrets behind the two-day intensive taping sessions in Melbourne and details some of the challenges he has faced over the years when things didn't go according to plan.
He also takes us behind the scenes on Weekend Sunrise and talks about his on-air colleagues and tells us what happened to the Sunrise band. There's also news about his role as King Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar and how this former lawyer negotiates his contracts with Seven.

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E33 David Meagher

Mediaweek — Tue, 14 May 2013 01:46:14 +0000

Meagher is the editor of The Australian's monthly luxury magazine Wish and he talks to James Manning and Brenden Wood about the special international city issues Wish publishes twice a year. He talks about their most successful edition ever and how he decides what city they will visit next. There is also discussion about luxury travel, hotel rooms and that mainstay of luxury magazines – watches.

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E32 Kathy McCabe & Holly Byrnes

Mediaweek — Tue, 14 May 2013 01:37:43 +0000

We chat to these two News Limited entertainment writers who are known across Australia via the publisher's network of newspapers and websites.
McCabe is a national music writer and talks to us about everything from tweeting a Bruce Springsteen concert to tweeting an episode of The Voice. She also speaks about the role reality TV talent shows play in the music business.
Holly Byrnes is a national television writer for News and is all over The Voice this year. She talks about the access she gets to the coaches and contestants, what sort of TV stories sell papers and generate online clicks and she also talks about the coming showdown between the home renovation shows.

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E31 Tony Thomas

Mediaweek — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:45:10 +0000

The marketing boss of the Australian radio business talks to Mediaweek about the first anniversary of Nova's Red Room and he remembers some of the guests that have performed at over 20 special showcases in the first year. Thomas also reveals the best guests they have had so far and hints at some plans for the future. He also talks about the first year of smoothfm and some of his learnings from a long career in marketing that saw him working for Pepsi and Coles, and Thomas even sits through a cheeky question about what he would do if offered the chance to work on a competitor's product.

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E30 Colin Blake

Mediaweek — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:42:38 +0000

The recently appointed Australia and New Zealand head of the streaming music business talks about what separates Rdio from the music streaming pack. Blake recently spent time at Rdio HQ in San Francisco and he discusses future initiatives and how Rdio could have announcements soon about some major new signings. The podcast also turns into a mini marketing masterclass with Blake talking about what he has learned from many years in the media business.

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E29 Erin Miller

Mediaweek — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:39:04 +0000

A special TV podcast with TV Week associate editor Erin Miller. Along with James Manning and Brenden Wood, the trio look at the TV world since the Easter break. They start with Seven's A Place To Call Home and Wood wonders why Manning tells Erin Miller things about the new drama that he didn't reveal to Bevan Lee during their 90-minute conversation a week earlier. They also look at the battle between The Voice and My Kitchen Rules, the forthcoming new series of The Block and much more. Miller also takes us behind the scenes of how TV Week covers The Logies.

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E28 Bevan Lee

Mediaweek — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:28:52 +0000

Mediaweek Podcast 28/2013: Bevan Lee
The creator of Seven's new drama A Place To Call Home visited the Mediaweek studio on Friday afternoon and was still there after the sun set. In a fascinating discussion Lee talked to Mediaweek's James Manning and Brenden Wood about how he developed the new series and how it was pitched to Seven executives. Lee told us where he does his best work and spoke frankly about everything from the state of Australian TV drama through to his controversial thoughts on the Australian film industry. Lee called A Place To Call Home his best work, something that his previous 30 years in the business had been working towards. He talked about the plot devices that script executives can drop into a series to give ratings boosts and he talked about his preference for working with a commercial network: "I will never apologise for having an audience".
Lee also spoke about his "happy families" trilogy, talking about who the Rafter family was based on. Lee also gave away a few clues about what might be next from him if Seven gives it the green light.

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E27 Dan Ginnane

Mediaweek — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:31:29 +0000

It has taken a couple of days to load this podcast, but we think it will be worth the wait. James Manning and Brenden Wood spent time with the head of Triple M's expanded NRL coverage and the host of the daily The Rush Hour show and the Saturday morning classic The Dead Set Legends. He talks about the strategy behind Triple M's bigger NRL coverage and he turns the spotlight on Mediaweek with some questions about radio ratings. Ginnane also talks about his favourite sports callers here and internationally.

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