⁠The Truth Behind ITV’s Daytime Cull

The Rest Is Entertainment

Goalhanger

Entertainment News, News, Books, Arts, Tv & Film

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🗓️ 26 May 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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How will ITV's brutal re-scheduling of daytime affect the industry? Who is masked singer that's dominating the UK and US charts? Why is Netflix's targeting toddlers in their race to market dominance? Richard Osman and Marina Hyde look at the devastating cuts that ITV have made to their daytime schedule, seeing beloved shows cut and hundreds of jobs culled. Can traditional broadcasters turn the tide, or is it the end of Lorraine? Genre-bending band Soft Token are storming the charts on both side of the Atlantic, the pair explore one of the most unlikely hitmakers of 2025. Finally, we revisit the streaming wars as a new battlefront has opened for the attention of pre-schoolers, what impact will Netflix's aquirement of Sesame Street and Ms. Rachel have on YouTube? Recommendations: Marina: The Wizard of the Kremlin, by Giuliano da Empoli (Book) Richard: Conclave (Film) The Rest Is Entertainment AAA Club: Become a member for exclusive bonus content, early access to our Q&A episodes, ad-free listening, access to our exclusive newsletter archive, discount book prices on selected titles with our partners at Coles, early ticket access to future live events, and our members’ chatroom on Discord. Just head to therestisentertainment.com to sign up, or start a free trial today on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/therestisentertainment. The Rest Is Entertainment is proudly presented by Sky. Sky is home to award-winning shows such as The White Lotus, Gangs of London and The Last of Us. Visit Sky.com to find out more For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com Assistant Producer: Aaliyah Akude Video Editor: Kieron Leslie, Charlie Rodwell, Adam Thornton Producer: Joey McCarthy Senior Producer: Neil Fearn Head of Content: Tom Whiter Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by our friends at Sky.
0:06.5	Now, they really know how to put on a show and to make it easy for us to enjoy them.
0:10.5	Everything is just there. No digging around, no endless scrolling.
0:13.8	Absolutely, and here's the magic. If you know what you're in the mood for, just say it into your remote.
0:18.1	You want something specific? Say, sweet pee. And sweet pee will appear. If you want something, a genre, just say, show me remote. You want something specific? Say sweet pee and sweet pee will appear.
0:21.9	If you want something in a genre, just say, show me horror and your sky will show you
0:26.8	horror movies, horror TV shows anything in that genre. It really is magic. It's not magic,
0:31.6	it's technology, but it feels like magic. It's like having a shortcut to your perfect evening. You
0:35.7	speak, it listened, and suddenly you three episodes in.
0:38.8	A feast of entertainment right at your fingertips.
0:41.2	Feast Schmogersbord banquet.
0:43.7	Which makes me very hungry.
0:44.8	Yeah.
0:45.3	I wonder if you can get snacks from your remote.
0:48.1	Try it.
0:48.7	I'm being told you can't.
0:50.1	It's just the world of entertainment at your fingertips.
0:53.0	The world of food, you have to go elsewhere.
0:54.8	So if you're ready to dive into top-notch entertainment,
0:57.6	just head to sky.com to learn more.
1:04.3	This episode is brought to you by FeverTree.
1:07.0	Now, we all know FeverTree for their amazing tonic waters,
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