The first concrete step taken after Jeremy Paxman's MacTaggart lecture comes from Five News. Its youthful new editor, David Kermode, has decided to ditch the "noddy", and other editing techniques that he describes as "hackneyed". Is this a serious move to restore trust in TV or will it not make any difference? If nothing else, it is sure to get the rest of the industry watching Five News again. We hear from Kermode in this week's show.
There's more Edinburgh TV festival reaction in the form of an interview with Jane Root, president of the Discovery Channel. She reckons the TV industry in Britain has gone a bit mad in the past year. We also hear from Vint Cerf (crazy name, crazy guy), the chief internet evangelist of Google.
In other news, Stephen Brook, press correspondent of MediaGuardian.co.uk, assesses the first year of free newspaper wars in London and the rest of the UK.
This week's panel is Emily Bell, director of digital content, and Bobbie Johnson, technology correspondent.
Gareth McLean is back too - anyone want to accompany him on his raffle-winning trip to Los Angeles?
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