{"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/67f80f3a78ad3c79011af848?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Sham Experts, Luxury Podcasts & Radio 2 vs Ofcom","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/614d976b772a06d1d06158fe/1744378337458-eadf752f-8c16-4bd5-b996-2c8f8dda2b0b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In the club today: the curious case of fictional experts... is AI driving a&nbsp; credibility problem when sourcing talking heads? Media writer Maggie Brown and broadcaster Alex Zane discuss Press Gazette’s excellent scoop... as well the launch of Alex’s new podcast, The Savoy Originals.</p><p><br></p><p>Also on the programme: Ofcom puts the brakes on Radio 2’s spin-off. Phil Riley from Boom Radio assesses the damage.</p><p><br></p><p>All that plus: podcast festival Crossed Wires gets a new creative director. Owner Dino Sofos is here to reveal who it is... and, in the quiz, we enter the Frequency Funhouse.</p><p><br></p><p>Become a member for FREE when you sign up for our newsletter at <a href=\"http://themediaclub.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">themediaclub.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>A <a href=\"http://rethinkaudio.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Rethink Audio</a> production, produced by Matt Hill with post-production from <a href=\"http://podcastdiscovery.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Podcast Discovery</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>We record at Podshop Studios - for 25% off your first booking, use the code MEDIA CLUB at <a href=\"https://t.ly/7PD5O\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">podshoponline.co.uk</a></p><p><br></p><p>What The Media Club has been reading this week:</p><p><a href=\"https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/digital-journalism/virtual-reality-the-widely-quoted-media-experts-who-are-not-what-they-seem/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Press Gazette's expose into fake commentators</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and-on-demand/bbc/ofcom-proposes-to-give-green-light-to-three-new-bbc-dab-stations-but-not-radio-2-spin-off-or-expanded-radio-5-sports-extra/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ofcom says no to Radio 2 spin-off</a></p><p><a href=\"https://careers.bbc.co.uk/search/?createNewAlert=false&amp;q=iplayer&amp;locationsearch=&amp;optionsFacetsDD_department=&amp;optionsFacetsDD_shifttype=\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">BBC advertising for new iPlayer roles...</a></p><p><a href=\"https://deadline.com/2025/04/threads-tv-drama-adolescence-warp-1236361888/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Threads is back</a></p><p><a href=\"https://radiotoday.co.uk/2025/04/former-spirit-fm-presenters-launch-new-podcast-all-about-radio/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Local Radio podcast launches</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/08/judge-orders-white-house-restore-associated-press-access\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">AP To Be Allowed Back Into White House</a></p><p><a href=\"https://deadline.com/2025/04/avalon-minority-stake-adolescence-philip-barantini-indie-1236362990/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Avalon take a stake in Adolescence producer</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Rethink Audio"}