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After weeks of speculation, ITV chief executive Charles Allen finally looks set to step down at the broadcaster's Monday board meeting, writes Julia Day. But is the favourite to take Allen's place, former Ofcom chief executive Stephen Carter, the best man for the job? Not according to dissenting voices in the pod this week.
Meanwhile, the BBC once again pummels commercial radio in the latest set of radio ratings figures. Media consultant Paul Robinson gives us his take on the corporation's continued dominance and tells us where commercial stations are missing a trick. And, as Capital Radio sinks to an all-time audience and share low, he looks at where GCap Media is going wrong.
Sarfraz Manzoor's session at the Edinburgh TV festival later this month will discuss the contention that it is easier for right-wing commentators to get on TV. Sarfraz talks about his theory and Daily Telegraph turned Guardian columnist Kim Fletcher tells us whether he thinks there is any truth in it.
Media Guardian columnist Jeff Jarvis gives us his perspective on the latest media news from the other side of the Atlantic. He discusses the future for critics now that bloggers are being taken seriously by film studios. And takes a look at why the French are addicted to blogs.
As Rupert Murdoch gathered friends and colleagues in California for the News Corp management conference, the Guardian's Dan Glaister tells us what it was really like at Pebble Beach.
Plus John Plunkett takes a look at the new satirical TV show that has got the Daily Mail up in arms, Armando Iannucci's Time Trumpet, and whether Radio 4 fans will love or loathe Fi Glover in John Peel's old Saturday morning slot.
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