{"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/6a4fe4f0cf487ba3a993b009?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Mail's Big Win, Sky's Bigger Buy","description":"<p>A High Court judge throws out Prince Harry’s privacy case against the Daily Mail's publisher, on every count. Guardian media editor Michael Savage sifts through the wreckage.</p><p>Also on the show: Sky agrees a £1.6bn deal to buy ITV's channels and ITVX - reshaping British broadcasting overnight.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Clive Dickens of The Meliora Company joins us for our now traditional, biannual AI roundup... and, in the Audio Network Media Quiz, we're heading back to Saturday mornings.</p><p><br></p><p>The Media Quiz is sponsored by Audio Network. Alex selects the music for us to score each episode and she and her team can do it for you too at https://audionetwork.com</p><p><br></p><p>We record at Podshop Studios - for 25% off your first booking, use the code MEDIACLUB at https://www.podshoponline.co.uk/services/podcast-studio</p><p><br></p><p>Become a member for FREE when you sign up for our newsletter at https://themediaclub.com</p><p><br></p><p>A Rethink Audio production, produced by Matt Hill with post-production from Podcast Discovery.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What The Media Club has been reading this week:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jul/07/prince-harry-lawsuit-mail-publisher-phone-hacking-claims\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Prince Harry loses privacy case against the Daily Mail</a></p><p><a href=\"https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/paul-dacre-prince-harry-daily-mail-privacy-case-reaction/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Paul Dacre's reaction to the verdict</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/06/sky-owner-announces-16bn-takeover-of-itvs-broadcasting-arm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sky agrees £1.6bn takeover of ITV's broadcasting arm</a></p><p><a href=\"https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/itv-news-commitments-unclear-2034-sky-takeover/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">What the Sky/ITV deal means for ITV News</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/broadcast-international/banijay-all3-mediawan-likely-suitors-for-itv-studios/5218350.article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Is ITV Studios next in line for a takeover?</a></p><p><a href=\"https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/axel-springer-promises-ai-powered-transformation-as-it-completes-telegraph-deal/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Axel Springer promises AI transformation at Telegraph</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jul/07/england-world-cup-win-mexico-breaks-viewing-records-bbc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">England's World Cup win breaks BBC viewing records</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/bbc/ludwig-recommissioned-ahead-of-series-two-launch/5218422.article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ludwig recommissioned for series three</a></p><p><a href=\"https://deadline.com/2026/07/bbc-matt-brittin-edinburgh-tv-festival-1236975433/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Matt Brittin to make Edinburgh TV Festival debut</a></p><p><a href=\"https://deadline.com/2026/07/bbc-review-acquisitions-outbidding-rivals-scooby-doo-1236976761/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">BBC told to review acquisitions after Scooby-Doo criticism</a></p><p><a href=\"https://deadline.com/2026/07/bluey-first-audiobook-collection-penguin-random-house-bbc-1236974586/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bluey gets its first audiobook collection</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2026/07/09/60942/channel_4_confirms_taskmaster_spin-off\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Channel 4 orders Taskmaster family spin-off</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Rethink Audio"}