Best Tim Searls Podcasts (2024)

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Sir Peter Bazalgette, former chair of ITV, on the funding and future of PSBs and the case for mergers 27:10

10m ago27:10

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Sir Peter Bazalgette was until recently part of the previous Government’s committee to review how the BBC was funded. In his distinguished career he has been responsible for shows such as Big Brother, Changing Rooms and Ready Steady Cook, he’s also a former chair of Arts Council England and in September 2023 he stepped down as chair of ITV. He is n…

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Prof Dominic Wring on general election coverage audit, media bias, legacy v social media and populism 36:27

5d ago36:27

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Academics from Loughborough University’s Centre for Research in Communication and Culture have conducted news audits for every General Election since 1992, and their audit for this election is out now. We talked to one of its authors, Professor Dominic Wring, about whether the public was well served by the media, whether legacy media still has a ro…

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Omnichannel Customer Experiences with Kevin P. Nichols - Pt. 2 19:37

8d ago19:37

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Patrick sits down with the industry experts that wrote the Content Operations book to talk about their chapters and how each one hopes to influence the structured content community. Whether you're just starting to explore content operations or ready to take yours to the next level, this podcast and this book is for you! Get the book here About Kevi…

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Dame Elan Closs Stephens former BBC acting chair on what she would like from a new Culture Secretary 38:27

9d ago38:27

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Dame Elan Closs Stephens was the acting chair of the BBC after the resignation of Richard Sharp in June last year until her retirement in March. She was a member of the BBC’s governing body since 2010, first serving as Member for Wales on the BBC Trust, until its dissolution in 2017, and then as the Welsh member of the BBC Board. On this week's epi…

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Omnichannel Customer Experiences with Kevin P. Nichols - Pt. 1 24:16

14d ago24:16

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Patrick sits down with the industry experts that wrote the Content Operations book to talk about their chapters and how each one hopes to influence the structured content community. Whether you're just starting to explore content operations or ready to take yours to the next level, this podcast and this book is for you! Get the book here About Kevi…

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Components Live! The State of Customer Self-Service Report 2024 16:28

15d ago16:28

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Components Live Your Friday content rundown to wind down the work week. Join us live on LinkedIn or YouTube at 3pm ET. Hosts: Patrick Bosek Casey Jordan Jarod Sickler Ren Taylor This weeks topics: The State of Customer Self-Service Report 2024By Ren Taylor

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Olivia O'Leary former BBC and RTÉ broadcaster on the UK election, funding PSB's, Newsnight and the future of journalism 32:59

27d ago32:59

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Olivia O’Leary has been a television and radio broadcaster on both the BBC, ITV and RTÉ – the Irish public service broadcaster in her native Ireland. In 1985, Olivia became the first female presenter on BBC’s Newsnight. She later returned to Ireland, presenting once again ‘Today Tonight’ – RTÉ’s flagship current affairs programme. She has also pres…

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Components Live! - 6/21/2024 - Why Engineers Should Study Philosophy 15:12

26d ago15:12

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Components Live Your Friday content rundown to wind down the work week. Join us live on LinkedIn or YouTube at 3pm ET. Hosts: Patrick Bosek Casey Jordan Jarod Sickler Ren Taylor This weeks topics: Why Engineers Should Study Philosophy Jarod's philosophy recommendationBy Ren Taylor

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Adam Boulton ex Sky News political editor on election coverage, Farage media manipulation, impartiality and his career 33:54

24d ago33:54

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Veteran journalist Adam Boulton spent more than thirty years at Sky News, twenty-five of those as political editor. He has been host for General and US elections coverage, invigilated the first leaders’ debate in 2010 and has the distinction of having interviewed every UK Prime Minister since Sir Alec Douglas-Home. He continues to write for Sky but…

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Translation, Localization, Globalization: Oh My! with Loy Searle - Pt. 2 30:35

26d ago30:35

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Patrick sits down with the industry experts that wrote the Content Operations book to talk about their chapters and how each one hopes to influence the structured content community. Whether you're just starting to explore content operations or ready to take yours to the next level, this podcast and this book is for you! Get the book here About Loy:…

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Peter Snow veteran BBC journalist on the general election campaign, Newsnight and election night coverage 29:32

1M ago29:32

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Peter Snow is a former BBC Newsnight presenter (1980–1997), ITN Diplomatic and Defence Correspondent (1966–1979), documentary maker, and historian. Known for his iconic "swingometer" on election night, we discuss the drama of election night, the current election campaign, Newsnight, and being called a 'traitor'. “I think this election campaign is t…

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Translation, Localization, Globalization: Oh My! with Loy Searle - Pt. 1 28:11

1M ago28:11

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Patrick sits down with the industry experts that wrote the Content Operations book to talk about their chapters and how each one hopes to influence the structured content community. Whether you're just starting to explore content operations or ready to take yours to the next level, this podcast and this book is for you! Get the book here About Loy:…

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Components Live! - 6/7/24 - Is Agile Killing Your Results? 19:15

2M ago19:15

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Components Live Your Friday content rundown to wind down the work week. Join us live on LinkedIn or YouTube at 3pm ET. Hosts: Patrick Bosek Casey Jordan Jarod Sickler Ren Taylor This weeks topics: Agile failure rates AI anti-trust investigation Eco & social impact of home deliveries 5 year old boy with an Iron Man arm!…

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The Afterword with Jason Swarts - Pt. 2 16:54

1M ago16:54

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Patrick sits down with the industry experts that wrote the Content Operations book to talk about their chapters and how each one hopes to influence the structured content community. Whether you're just starting to explore content operations or ready to take yours to the next level, this podcast and this book is for you! Get the book here About Jaso…

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Components Live! - 5/31/24 - Who should do what in docs these days? 18:40

2M ago18:40

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Components Live Your Friday content rundown to wind down the work week. Join us live on LinkedIn or YouTube at 3pm ET. Hosts: Patrick Bosek Casey Jordan Jarod Sickler Ren Taylor This weeks topics: New York Times post about ChatGPT's latest release Dazed article about using AI to translate for whales Tom Johnson on how AI is accelerating him Erin Gr…

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Prof Catherine Johnson discusses what a Labour government might mean for PSB, the Media Bill and digital terrestrial switch off 30:24

1M ago30:24

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Catherine Johnson is the professor of Media and Communications at the University of Leeds, author of the book Online TV, and a member of the Department of Culture, Media and Sports College of experts. With parliament now dissolved, we discuss what happened to the Media Bill and in what form did it survive - what was left in and out? Also, we examin…

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The Afterword with Jason Swarts - Pt. 1 17:36

2M ago17:36

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Patrick sits down with the industry experts that wrote the Content Operations book to talk about their chapters and how each one hopes to influence the structured content community. Whether you're just starting to explore content operations or ready to take yours to the next level, this podcast and this book is for you! Get the book here About Jaso…

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Jane Martinson ex Guardian media editor on Sir Paul Marshall, media ownership and impartiality 32:10

2M ago32:10

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Jane Martinson, author of ‘You May Never See Us Again: The Barclay Dynasty: A Story of Survival, Secrecy and Succession’ is the former media editor at the Guardian and now Marjorie Deane Professor of Financial Journalism at City University. In the week the general election is called we discussed the potential takeover of The Telegraph by Sir Paul M…

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Summer Holidays... 1:12:36

2M ago1:12:36

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Football, bloody hell. Greville Waterman and I look back at a tumultuous season. It promised so much in the heat and humidity of Washington DC in July, and in the end we hung on. 16th at Christmas and 16th at the end, Brentford Football Club were never boring but you did watch some of the matches through your fingers. Admit it. We look forward as w…

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The Secret Society of Content Governance Enthusiasts with Kate Kenyon - Pt. 2 18:57

2M ago18:57

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Patrick sits down with the industry experts that wrote the Content Operations book to talk about their chapters and how each one hopes to influence the structured content community. Whether you're just starting to explore content operations or ready to take yours to the next level, this podcast and this book is for you! Get the book here About Kate…

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Components Live! - 5/3/24 - Where's the value in AI? 19:41

2M ago19:41

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Components Live Your Friday content rundown to wind down the work week. Join us live on LinkedIn or YouTube at 3pm ET. Hosts: Patrick Bosek Jarod Sickler Ren Taylor and now Casey Jordan This weeks topics: New York Time's article about AIBy Ren Taylor

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Audio expert Matt Deegan discusses BBC's podcast advertising plans, children's audio and the latest radio listening figures 31:07

2M ago31:07

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Matt Deegan is the co-founder of the award-winning Fun Kids, a digital radio station for families and children, which has just won the bronze award in the Radio Academy’s UK Station of the Year category. Given that the gold award went to BBC Asian Network and the silver to Talksport, this is a considerable achievement for a small independent networ…

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The Secret Society of Content Governance Enthusiasts with Kate Kenyon - Pt. 1 16:22

2M ago16:22

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Patrick sits down with the industry experts that wrote the Content Operations book to talk about their chapters and how each one hopes to influence the structured content community. Whether you're just starting to explore content operations or ready to take yours to the next level, this podcast and this book is for you! Get the book here About Kate…

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To Bournemouth...and Beyond! 1:10:05

2M ago1:10:05

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Glenn Houlihan joins me as we look back at Fulham, and specifically...well, you know who we discussed. And we look ahead to Bournemouth. What a season it has been, but I'm proud of who Brentford is and how they've conducted themselves throughout this often insanely challenging year. Top to bottom, the club has made me proud this season. Even that o…

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Jamie Angus, ex director of BBC World Service and 'Today' editor discusses Ofcom, consequences of WS cuts and funding solutions 32:52

2M ago32:52

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Jamie Angus is the former director of the BBC World Service and the former editor of 'Today' and 'Newsnight' who now works in the Middle East. We discuss Ofcom's oversight of broadcasters, the consequences of previous World Service cuts, and the impact of new ones. We also explore long-term solutions to the issue of its funding, which is under revi…

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Defining Content Operations with Rahel Bailie - Pt. 2 20:43

3M ago20:43

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Patrick sits down with the industry experts that wrote the Content Operations book to talk about their chapters and how each one hopes to influence the structured content community. Whether you're just starting to explore content operations or ready to take yours to the next level, this podcast and this book is for you! Get the book here About Rahe…

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Components Live! - 5/3/24 - Stop Trying to Delight Your Customers 19:56

3M ago19:56

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Components Live Your Friday content rundown to wind down the work week. Join us live on LinkedIn or YouTube at 3pm ET. Hosts: Patrick Bosek Jarod Sickler Ren Taylor and now Casey Jordan This weeks topics: harvard business review articleBy Ren Taylor

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Fulham at home is like Christmas eve 1:00:39

3M ago1:00:39

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Old friend Lev Riley joins Tim and Greville this week in the ASFB studios for a really fascinating conversation. Lev tells us of his first trip to the Gtech, with side-trips to The Griffin pub and to the spot of old Griffin Park. It's (rightly) a bit of a sacred pilgrimage now for a visiting American Bees fan. The Gtech is great n'all...but I miss …

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Stewart Purvis, former Ofcom regulator challenges Ofcom's conclusions on its audience research and its guidance on politicians as presenters 31:34

2M ago31:34

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Stewart Purvis, former content regulator at Ofcom and former Editor of Channel 4 News and ITN Chief Executive, discusses Ofcom’s guidance on general election coverage published last week. Stewart delves into the research on which Ofcom based its guidelines, spells out what the guidance means in practice, and reflects on Ofcom as an organisation. “O…

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Defining Content Operations with Rahel Bailie - Pt. 1 22:17

3M ago22:17

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Patrick sits down with the industry experts that wrote the Content Operations book to talk about their chapters and how each one hopes to influence the structured content community. Whether you're just starting to explore content operations or ready to take yours to the next level, this podcast and this book is for you! Get the book here About Rahe…

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Components Live! - 4/26/24 - Welcome to the Post-Localization Era 18:09

3M ago18:09

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Components Live Your Friday content rundown to wind down the work week. Join us live on LinkedIn or YouTube at 3pm ET. Hosts: Patrick Bosek Jarod Sickler Ren Taylor and now Casey Jordan This weeks topics: tcworld's localization article meta's earnings callBy Ren Taylor

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Hatters get battered 1:30:34

3M ago1:30:34

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What a season. The Luton victory says as much about this lost season of such high expectations as any match could. Now that we are back to a near first team (ok...without Rico, Norgaard, Toney and DaSilva!!) we are rampant against a Luton side that really couldn't afford to be beaten. What could have been... This week Adam Harder and Greville Water…

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You're Here Because of People with Jonathan McFadden - Pt. 2 24:22

3M ago24:22

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Patrick sits down with the industry experts that wrote the Content Operations book to talk about their chapters and how each one hopes to influence the structured content community. Whether you're just starting to explore content operations or ready to take yours to the next level, this podcast and this book is for you! Get the book here About Jona…

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Comedian Steve Punt discusses his departure from the BBC Radio 4 satirical news programme 'The Now Show' and the evolution of radio comedy 33:35

3M ago33:35

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Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis took their bow from BBC Radio 4’s satirical news programme ‘The Now Show’ last Friday after 25 years. Steve Punt discusses the last programme, the development and success of this long-running radio comedy show, the impact of our changing news consumption, political bias, radio comedy’s evolution and the new podcast format…

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Components Live! - 4/19/24 - We need more writers! 18:45

3M ago18:45

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Components Live Your Friday content rundown to wind down the work week. Join us live on LinkedIn or YouTube at 3pm ET. Hosts: Patrick Bosek Jarod Sickler Ren Taylor and sometimes Casey Jordan This weeks topics: Cherryleaf podcast reveals job openings for tech writers is up TikTok ban is imminent VASA, Microsoft's AI talking head video generator is …

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Bring on Season 4! 59:06

3M ago59:06

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Tempting fate, I'm declaring us 'safe' for another glorious season in the rarified air of the Premier League after a professional defeat of Sheffield United. Greville Waterman is along to tell me that Luton remains a 'must win' and if not it's 'squeeky bum time'. But, really? The free-flowing conversation includes a review of the match (it was neve…

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You're Here Because of People with Jonathan McFadden - Pt. 1 20:37

3M ago20:37

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Patrick sits down with the industry experts that wrote the Content Operations book to talk about their chapters and how each one hopes to influence the structured content community. Whether you're just starting to explore content operations or ready to take yours to the next level, this podcast and this book is for you! Get the book here About Jona…

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Max Cotton discusses his BBC 'Growing Solo' documentary series on his year long food self-sufficiency experiment and the importance of food and farming literacy 26:59

3M ago26:59

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Max Cotton is a former BBC political reporter who has spent a year finding out if he can grow and produce 100% of his food on his smallholding near Glastonbury. We discuss his BBC Radio 4 documentary series on the experiment 'Growing Solo', as well as exploring food and farming literacy, food security and self sufficiency in the UK. "As a group of …

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Components Live! - 4/12/24 18:25

3M ago18:25

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Join us every Friday at 3pm EST for quick-fire insights on the latest content news, some sizzling hot takes, and answers to all of your burning questions. 🔥By Ren Taylor

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3 Draws, but nothing boring about it!! 1:03:52

4M ago1:03:52

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Could any three matches have such competing stories as the draws against ManU, Brighton and Villa? Each tell a different version of the season: So much ability and potential in the first, so much exhaustion in the second, so much chaos in the third. Michel Cowdry was at the Gtech for the first two, and was at Fan Fest in Nashville for the third. He…

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The Business Case of Content Ops with Sarah O'Keefe - Pt. 2 24:10

4M ago24:10

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Patrick sits down with the industry experts that wrote the Content Operations book to talk about their chapters and how each one hopes to influence the structured content community. Whether you're just starting to explore content operations or ready to take yours to the next level, this podcast and this book is for you! Get the book here About Sara…

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The Business Case of Content Ops with Sarah O'Keefe - Pt. 1 44:46

4M ago44:46

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Patrick sits down with the industry experts that wrote the Content Operations book to talk about their chapters and how each one hopes to influence the structured content community. Whether you're just starting to explore content operations or ready to take yours to the next level, this podcast and this book is for you! Get the book here About Sara…

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Components Live! AI and Copyright Infringement with Casey 3/29/24 18:05

4M ago18:05

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Join us every Friday at 3pm EST for quick-fire insights on the latest content news, some sizzling hot takes, and answers to all of your burning questions. 🔥 This week's topic: https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/bloomberg-asks-us-court-toss-copyright-lawsuit-over-ai-training-2024-03-25/ Girl Talk music: https://www.girltalkmusic.com/…

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The Nashville NBC Fan Fest, with Marcus Gayle and Megan Bespolka 43:16

4M ago43:16

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What a joy it was to speak with Marcus Gayle and with Megan Bespolka, who is the International Marketing Manger for Brentford Football Club. We talk the Nashville Fan Fest as well as about international membership for American fans - and how to plan your journey to the GTech. Along with Greville Waterman I get a chance to ask Marcus about some of t…

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Rory Cellan-Jones ex BBC Technology Correspondent on Tim Davie’s speech, 'Movers and Shakers', 'Ruskin Park' and #SophieFromRomania 27:31

4M ago27:31

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Rory Cellan-Jones, former BBC Technology and Business Correspondent examines Tim Davie’s, the BBC’s Director General speech on the BBC’s future priorities. He also explores life after the BBC, discussing his, ‘Movers and Shakers’ Parkinson’s podcast, his family memoir ‘Ruskin Park’ and his forthcoming book on #SophieFromRomania - his beloved rescue…

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Personalization for Content Ops with Jeffrey MacIntyre - Pt. 2 17:35

4M ago17:35

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Patrick sits down with the industry experts that wrote the Content Operations book to talk about their chapters and how each one hopes to influence the structured content community. Whether you're just starting to explore content operations or ready to take yours to the next level, this podcast and this book is for you! Get the book here: https://p…

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Components Live! - 3/22/24 with Casey Jordan 19:17

4M ago19:17

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Join us every Friday at 3pm EST for quick-fire insights on the latest content news, some sizzling hot takes, and answers to all of your burning questions. 🔥 This week's topic: https://youtu.be/y4qUEBlgU_w?si=y4V57DG0oAq1YWOU Patrick's LinkedIn post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/patrickbosek_ive-been-having-lots-of-conversations-about-activity-717…

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Chris Banatvala, former Ofcom Director of Standards discusses Ofcom, GB News, impartiality and freedom of expression 29:06

4M ago29:06

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In the week that Ofcom finds GB News in breach of its code five times but will face no sanction, we talk to Chris Banatvala, Ofcom’s founding Director of Standards, and Content Board member, who was responsible for drafting and enforcing its codes. He is now an independent member of the Sky News Board, Channel 4’s online independent complaint revie…

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Personalization for Content Ops with Jeffrey MacIntyre - Pt. 1 25:03

4M ago25:03

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Patrick sits down with the industry experts that wrote the Content Operations book to talk about their chapters and how each one hopes to influence the structured content community. Whether you're just starting to explore content operations or ready to take yours to the next level, this podcast and this book is for you! Get the book here: https://p…

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Components Live! - 3/15/24 16:09

4M ago16:09

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Join us every Friday at 3pm EST for quick-fire insights on the latest content news, some sizzling hot takes, and answers to all of your burning questions. 🔥 This week's article: https://endtimes.dev/why-lowercase-letters-save-data/ Download the Content Operations book: https://publishing.vt.edu/site/books/e/10.21061/content_operations_evia/ Heretto…

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