{"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/a6611bc6-6bdf-477b-aa80-363e5e53df53?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#157 - ARIAs 2021; Amazon Buys Bond; Discovery And WarnerMedia Merge","description":"<p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/ollymann\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Olly Mann</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;is joined by the editor of&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://www.newsweek.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Newsweek International</strong></a><strong>,&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://twitter.com/alexhuds\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Alex Hudson</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;and chief content officer of&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://somethinelse.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Somethin’ Else</strong></a><strong>,&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://twitter.com/stevenackerman\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Steve Ackerman</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p>This week: Audio awards aplenty at the ARIAs. Discovery merges with WarnerMedia and Amazon buys Bond’s back catalogue – along with the rest of MGM.</p><p>BBC Studios struggles to secure a new boss and the fallout continues from Martin Bashir’s Diana Panorama scandal.</p><p>Plus: Facebook’s latest news deal and, in the Media Podcast Quiz, Olly channels Linda Bellingham.</p><p><em>A&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://ppmtelevision.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>PPM</em></a><em>&nbsp;/&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.rethinkaudio.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Rethink Audio</em></a><em>&nbsp;Production, produced by&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://ppmtelevision.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Peter Price</em></a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.rethinkaudio.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Matt Hill</em></a>.</p>","author_name":"Rethink Audio"}