The Daily Telegraph has a new, new, new suitor - and it's Axel Springer, who has beaten the Daily Mail with a £575 million bid for Telegraph Media Group. Media historian Maggie Brown on what the new owners inherit.
Also on the show: Banijay and All3Media announce an $8 billion mega-merger, creating the world's largest independent TV production group. Juan Delgado, CEO of Footballco, on what consolidation at this scale means for the industry.
All that plus: the BBC's podcast deal for indies takes its first steps, FIFA OKs ads in World Cup hydration breaks, and in the Audio Network Media Quiz - Long Lost Revenue.
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What The Media Club has been reading this week:
Axel Springer to acquire Telegraph Media Group for £575m
Banijay and All3Media merge in $8bn deal
Elis James and John Robins podcast goes commercial under BBC Audio Release Policy
FIFA to allow World Cup hydration break ads for broadcasters
GB News losses narrow to £22m as revenue jumps 58%
Podimo hires ex-Netflix, BBC and Disney execs in video push
PodBean switches off dynamic ad insertion in Europe
Junk food ad ban criticised as ineffective by health experts
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