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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Presented by John Plunkett and produced by Matt Hill

Media Talk podcast: let's rock – a new station is born

Joining presenter John Plunkett to discuss the week's media news are John Myers, former chief executive of GMG Radio and now of Team Rock, plus Media Guardian reporter Josh Halliday.

Aside from Team Rock's launch, there's talk of BBC director general Tony Hall's performance on the Today programme and the news that online music licensing revenues have trumped radio for the first time. Is this the beginning of the end for radio's influence over music companies?

Jemima Kiss drops by to share some more titbits from the online media landscape and Rebecca Nicholson reviews the new episode of Game of Thrones, now officially the most illegally downloaded programme of all time.

What did you think of the Game of Thrones series opener? Can Team Rock succeed where other digital stations have failed? Please join the discussion below …

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