Trump's Billions, YouTube Oscars & BBC Charter
Charlotte Tobitt and Alex Hudson Join Matt Deegan
Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the BBC has ballooned to $10 billion, but is there any merit to his case filed in a Florida court? Press Gazette’s Charlotte Tobitt and journalist Alex Hudson explain why the corporation might actually want to keep fighting rather than settle, especially as the BBC prepares to launch a US paywall that could benefit from being seen as the anti-Trump broadcaster.
We’re covering the Oscars’ shock move to YouTube from 2029 (leaving terrestrial TV behind for global streaming rights), what the government’s 40,000-word BBC charter green paper actually means for the licence fee, and why the audio industry finally got a seat on the Creative Industries Council. Also on the show, Sky Q reaching the end of the road, whether cinemas can survive the Netflix onslaught, and why the metaverse maybe already exists - it’s just not Zuckerberg’s VR dream.
Plus in the Media Quiz, we play “Schedule This” - challenging our guests to pitch new TV formats for empty with a live in-person scoring by Alex from Audio Network.
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