Media Talk: Jeremy Hunt, GMG's losses, and Big Brother

This week, Matt Wells and the Media Talk team analyse Jeremy Hunt's blueprint for media policy. The new culture secretary has effectively torn up the Digital Britain report – but is he right to bet the farm on universal, superfast broadband at the expense of regional news? Maggie Brown gives her thoughts.

Also in the podcast, we look at the story behind the numbers after Guardian Media Group posted a £171m loss for the financial year.

Plus, as its final series begins on Channel 4 – we ask, how will history remember Big Brother? And because this is Emily Bell's final appearance on the podcast before she heads to New York (boo hoo), we get her to gaze into her crystal ball of media news.

Now dry your eyes, listeners – we're about to take a month-long summer holiday, so you'll have to go cold turkey until the middle of July. In the meantime, find us on Facebook and Twitter, and don't forget: other (inferior) media podcasts are available...