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Mediaweek Podcasts deliver insider access to Australia’s media industry. From exclusive interviews with top execs and talent, to sharp analysis of trends shaping media, marketing and advertising.

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August 21, 202627 min

Mediaweek Newsmakers - Gogglebox's Matt Fahd

You probably know Matty Fahd from the Gogglebox couch. But before he was critiquing TV for a living, he spent 18 years working behind the scenes in media, from the agency trenches to helping build TikTok Australia. Then he did something many of us have probably fantasised about: he walked away from the corporate gig. With Gogglebox Australia back for a new season, Matty joins me on Newsmakers to talk TikTok, taking the gamble on becoming a full-time creator, and why leaving the job he always wanted ultimately gave him something much more valuable: time with his family. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

August 16, 202621 min

Mediaweek Newsmakers - SCA's Group Digital Commercial Director, Olly Newton, and SCA’s Head of Digital Ad Product and Operations, Kim Loasby

Google gets the click. Meta gets the conversion. But did either of them actually create the demand? New research from SCA and Seven suggests that by the time a consumer searches, clicks, or buys, much of the hard work is already done. The research looked at almost $73 million in media investment and more than 615,000 customer outcomes, and raises some big questions about how marketers measure what’s actually working. On this episode of Mediaweek Newsmakers , I’m joined by SCA’s Olly Newton and Kim Loasby to talk attribution, what consumers say versus what they actually do, and why performance marketing can’t work without brand building behind it. Read more here: https://www.mediaweek.com.au/sca-seven-attribution-research-newton-loasby See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

August 10, 202628 min

Mediaweek Newsmakers - Kyle Sandilands

We here at Mediaweek wanted this chat to be a little bit different from our usual ones. We all know about the bust-up with Jackie, the court case and the new show, Kyle Sandilands Live , which launched today. And while we touch on some of that, I wanted to go somewhere else. Full disclosure: I’ve known Kyle for around 15 years. I first met him when he and Jackie were at SCA, before coming back into his orbit when they moved to ARN. So I wanted this conversation to be about the Kyle I’ve observed over those years. The boss his employees know - and the one many remain fiercely loyal to, following him from one chapter to the next. Because it raises an interesting question: if Kyle really is as nasty or vile as some of his critics claim, why do so many of the people who work closest to him keep choosing to do so? Having spent a long time working in radio myself, I’ve always found Kyle something of an anomaly. He can be brutal on air, but off air, he’s often the opposite. With some other broadcasters, that switch gets flicked the other way. Make of that what you will. This conversation is looser than most. A little more personal, too. And, quite frankly, that’s probably exactly how Kyle would like it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

August 4, 202628 min

Mediaweek Newsmaker's - Seven's director of sales, Katie Finney and Prophet CEO Jordan Taylor-Bartels

If you've ever wondered whether marketers are giving far too much credit to the last click, this episode is for you. In this episode of Newsmakers, I’m joined by Seven's director of sales, Katie Finney , and Prophet CEO Jordan Taylor-Bartels to unpack why the industry is moving beyond last-click attribution, what actually drives demand, and why TV, audio, podcasts and digital work best when they're working together, not competing for credit. We also dive into what the Seven-SCA merger means for advertisers, why live moments still matter in a search-first world, and how better measurement is helping marketers make smarter decisions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

July 6, 202639 min

Mediaweek Newsmakers - RyanCap's Simon Ryan

Simon Ryan has seen this industry from both sides of the table. He used to run things inside a legacy global holding company - now he's the one building a business, giving those same networks a headache. Kind of poetic, honestly. He's the founder of RyanCap, which he built fast and sold to Cosmo Five in Paris in about three years. So when he talks about why the big guys are struggling, he's not guessing - he's lived it. And he does not hold back. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 26, 202634 min

Mediaweek Newsmakers - Antoinette Lattouf

Antoinette Lattouf has become one of the defining figures in Australia’s media and political landscape - not just because of the Federal Court case against the ABC, but because of the broader questions it raised about journalism, power, and what happens when reporters become the story themselves. In this episode of Mediaweek’s Newsmakers , Lattouf speaks candidly about the legal battle, the personal fallout, and the moment her career changed overnight. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 12, 202630 min

Mediaweeks Newsmakers - Michael Usher

There are journalists who cover the news, and then there are those who somehow end up standing in the middle of history as it unfolds. Michael Usher has spent the better part of three decades doing exactly that. From the chaos of 9/11 in New York to the Iraq War, the London bombings, royal weddings, federal elections and some of the most defining moments in modern television news, Usher has built a career that reads less like a résumé and more like a timeline of global events. So, it’s no wonder he’s become one of the country’s most trusted broadcasters. But what makes this conversation fascinating isn’t just the headlines he’s covered - it’s hearing how it all started. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 11, 202631 min

Mediaweeks Newsmakers - Julia Edwards & Maddy Mewing

Securing millions of eyeballs during prime time looks great on a network press release. However, monetising those streaming audiences at the speed of live television, presents a completely different challenge. Behind the screen, Connected TV (CTV) and programmatic advertising serve as the vital plumbing that turns those viewers into revenue. This unseen engine dictates exactly which ad plays to which household in a matter of milliseconds. On this episode of Mediaweek’s Newsmakers podcast, we caught up with Julia Edwards , director of programmatic sales at Nine, and Maddy Mewing , director of platforms at Magnite, to unpack exactly how this technical wizardry works. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 5, 202632 min

Mediaweek Newsmakers - Tom Malone

Tom Malone didn’t set out to run a national audio network, but he sure built his career like someone who might. In this episode of Mediaweek’s Newsmakers , the Tapt Media CEO traces his path from newsroom floor to the top job, unpacking the decisions, discipline and industry shifts that now sit behind the launch of the new independent audio business. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 4, 202626 min

Mediaweek Newsmakers - Spotify's Jenny Haggard

The term ‘thought leader’ is often loosely applied across marketing and media, but at its most effective, it plays a defined role in shaping brand direction and influence. That’s the focus of the latest episode of Newsmakers, featuring Jenny Haggard, Head of Global Brand Strategy and Thought Leadership Lead at Spotify. In the episode, Haggard outlines how the role operates in practice – and how it has evolved alongside Spotify’s own growth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.