{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/b7af9d6c-cb49-4877-a217-f0e2b87c0b2a/623cb6713f3e440012c39c45?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ed Vaizey on Ofcom and Channel 4, BBC boost to Ukraine output","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/614d976b772a06d1d06158fe/show-cover.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Former Culture Secretary Baron Vaizey joins Matt Deegan to discuss what’s so enticing about being chair of Ofcom, as we hear that Michael Grade has bagged the top job.</p><p><br></p><p>Also on the programme: the BBC in shock funding story as it actually *gains* 4m from the Government, media writer Maggie Brown and audio consultant Ann Charles ask if it's the journalists that could end up saving Auntie?</p><p><br></p><p>And, in the Media Quiz, we provide order where there is chaos.</p><p><br></p><p>A Rethink Audio production, produced by Matt Hill with support from Phoebe Adler-Ryan.</p><p><br></p><p>Tell us what you think of the show: <a href=\"www.themediapodcast.com/survey\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">themediapodcast.com/survey</a></p><p>Support us with a top slice of your salary: <a href=\"www.patreon.com/mediapod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">patreon.com/mediapod</a></p>","author_name":"Rethink Audio"}