Format Fever, Sky's Gamble, and The Creator Economy Grows Up

200 companies pitched for the BBC and NBC's next global format - and the winner is a partnership between Expectation and Plegazoid. CMG Productions' Claire McArdle, making her debut today, on what it takes to design something that can travel.

Also on the show: Sky News is remaking itself as a premium, subscription-first newsroom by 2030. Gold Wala's Faraz Osman on whether that's a strategy or a euphemism.

All that plus: The Ankler leaves Substack. Patreon launches Quips. iHeartMedia and SiriusXM in merger talks. And The Audio Network Media Quiz - three stories that all end with something unexpected.

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What The Media Club has been reading this week:

Expectation and Plegazoid win BBC-NBCU format tender

Sky News unveils premium video-first strategy

The Ankler leaves Substack for new platform

Patreon launches Quips and discovery network

iHeartMedia and SiriusXM in merger talks

Barclay Brothers settle with HSBC

Sophie Jones named new RTS CEO

Marvellous Miniature Workshop renewed for 20 episodes