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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Matt Wells

Media Talk for December 8

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BT managed to get a good deal of favourable coverage for the launch of its TV on-demand service this week. The London Evening Standard set the tone by devoting its front page to the launch on Monday, which had the rest of the nationals following in hot pursuit. But does it live up to the hype? Lib Charlesworth, sales and marketing director of BT Vision, came into the studio to explain. Our podast panellists this week, Steve Hewlett and Emily Bell, were somewhat sceptical.

Also this week, as the Guardian's web supremo, Emily is particularly peeved with the ICC for its clumsy attempts to stop newspapers publishing over-by-over cricket reports online - pioneered by the Guardian but now proliferating all over the web. Will they back down?

We also replay Jeremy Paxman's particulary grumpy moment on Newsnight. Plus John Plunkett tells us about his trip to Asda in Romford - and no, it wasn't for media monkey's weekly shopping.

Hope you enjoy.

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