Amol Rajan on leaving the Today Programme, the BBC's future and leaping into the "Digital Narnia" of the creator economy

About this episode

Amol Rajan discusses the future of the BBC and the rise of the creator economy with hosts Jimmy Mulville and Peter Fincham.

Jimmy and Peter are joined by broadcaster and soon-to-be media entrepreneur Amol Rajan to talk about the smaller but even more important future for the BBC, the rise of the creator economy and why YouTube versus Netflix is the media battle of our age. They also unpack what it takes to build a media company in 2026, from audience-first thinking to monetisation challenges, and why individual creators are becoming more powerful than institutions. Amol shares his plans to create a global, intellectually curious audience through podcasts, video, live events and more whilst reflecting on lessons from legacy media and figures like Piers Morgan who’ve successfully followed the audience. Plus, crashed boats, care homes and Amol’s presenting tips for Jimmy and Peter… Jimmy Mulville is the co-founder and Chief Executive of Hat Trick Productions. His list of hit shows includes Have I Got News For You, Father Ted, Derry Girls, Outnumbered, and Episodes. In the US Hat Trick launched Whose Line Is It Anyway in 1997 which ran on ABC for seven years and was the first British series to be recreated for American network television by a British producer. Peter Fincham ran TalkBack, where he…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jimmy Mulville, Peter Fincham

Guest: Amol Rajan

Topics covered

• BBC's future
• creator economy
• media company building
• audience-first thinking
• monetisation challenges
• individual creators
• media battle

Keywords

• BBC
• creator economy
• YouTube
• Netflix
• media company
• audience-first
• monetisation
• Piers Morgan

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC, YouTube, Netflix, Hat Trick Productions, Expectation

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