We're on the road at the Oxford Media Convention for this edition of Media Talk, and Matt Wells starts by speaking to Jeremy Hunt about his grand plan to set up a new network of local TV channels across Britain. Will it work, and – more importantly – does any one really want it in the first place? Dan Sabbagh and Maggie Brown give us their thoughts.
Also in the podcast, former Radio 4 controller Mark Damazer and Dawn Airey – previously at Sky News, among others – argue the rights and wrongs of having opinionated, Fox News-style current affairs in the UK.
Finally, we get up to date on the latest revelations from the News of the World phone-hacking scandal; welcome Vanessa Feltz back to television; and wave farewell to Erik Huggers as the cab-loving BBC technology chief grabs a ride all the way to Intel (diiing, ding-ding-ding-ding).
We're back in the studio next week. In the meantime, post your feedback on the blog below.
