It's the start of September – and depending on what you've read, your regular host Matt Wells is (back) in rehab, or finally taking his long-overdue sabbatical. Either way, Stephen Brook is your host on this week's Media Talk.
We lead this week with the bitter dispute at Independent News & Media. Rebel shareholder Denis O'Brien says it's time to sell or close the loss-making titles. Emily Bell gives her thoughts.
Also in the podcast, the parliamentary inquiry into phone-hacking and blagging continues. What does it mean for the industry – and Andy Coulson – that the News of the World got into Prince Harry and Prince William's mobile phones? James Robinson analyses the second hearing into Fleet Street's summer scandal.
Plus, never mind coup d'etat, we discuss the coup D'Ancona that's seen Fraser Nelson installed as the new editor of the Spectator. What role has Andrew Neil played in the farrago?
And finally – the chief executive's off (probably), the chairman's out the door, and the flagship show's been axed. We ask, what now for Channel 4?
Have a listen and post your comments on the blog below, find us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter. And by the way wasn't our live show from Edinburgh rather good?
