Unfiltered Media Podcast

About Unfiltered Media Podcast

A senior, data-driven podcast on media, advertising and ad-tech — TV, streaming, ad-spend and the markets behind them. Hosted by Justin Lebbon and Ian Whittaker.

Publisher

Justin Lebbon & Ian Whittaker

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Jul 2025

Latest episode

16 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

29 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Oct 2026

   LLMs, media plans and creators: are brands walking into a trap?

   Hotspex CEO Shane Skillen joins Justin Lebbon to unpack how LLMs are reshaping consumer buying, why strong brands can override AI recommendations, how AI quietly skews media plans toward digital, and whether creators threaten TV.

2. 

   26 Sept 2026

   Barb's New CEO on Streamers, Google and the Future of JICs

   Barb's new CEO Caroline Davey and partnerships head Luca Vannini give their first interview, laying out an ambitious roadmap to blend panel and streamer first-party data, move to second-level measurement, and rethink JIC relevance amid squeezed budgets.

3. 

   11 Sept 2026

   The DSP Squeeze and Nike's Doom Loop

   Justin Lebbon and Ian Whittaker unpack two S&P demotions: Trade Desk's slide out of the S&P 500 as Amazon and Google squeeze the DSP market, and Nike's exit from the S&P 100 after a brand-eroding pivot to performance and DTC.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

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