Tortoise’s Observer deal is done... whilst BBC faces Ofcom pushback

The Media Club with Matt Deegan

The Observer becomes part of Tortoise. Charlotte Tobitt of Press Gazette is here to tell us what happens next.

Also on the programme: BBC Radio faces pushback from Ofcom over its DAB expansion plans, and The Radio Times’ Caroline Frost ponders what we have to look forward to on TV in 2025.

All that, plus: all the gossip from the British Journalism Awards, the continued de-Wallacing of TV... And, in the Media Quiz, we brush up those CVs.

That’s all happening in this edition of The Media Club. Come on in!

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The Media Club’s stories of the week:

Observer sale confirmed - and new editor too

BBC’s DAB expansion plans on hold

Grace Dent to replace Gregg Wallace

British Journalism Awards and Press Gazette introducing a registration wall

Bluey movie announced

Gavin & Stacey cast in Radio 2 takeover

Rowan Atkinson returns to Netflix

(00:00) Intro

(00:40) Strictly & Amazing Women in Journalism

(03:40) The Observer & Tortoise

(07:30) Guardian competition?

(09:40) Future of Masterchef

(13:34) BBC pause DAB station roll-out

(21:30) Media Concierge takeover

(25:05) Press Gazette's registration wall

(26:32) Radio Times Podcast

(27:40) Harlan Coben's Missing You

(29:06) Brian Walden and Margaret Thatcher

(30:14) Return of Bergerac

(31:23) Charlotte's rom-com hits

(32:10) The revival of TV spy action

(33:02) The Media Quiz

(38:16) Goodbyes

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