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Media Talk podcast: The gay kiss, TweetDeck and Easter TV

Matt Wells has Steve Ackerman and Josh Halliday in the pod for your slightly-earlier-than-usual bank holiday edition of Media Talk.

As Hot Chocolate said, it started with a kiss, and that's where we begin this week. Gaydar Radio's news editor Scott Roberts helps us examine the media reaction to that same-sex smooch in Soho.

Next, we look at Alexander Lebedev's announcement that a new Saturday edition of the i is coming in May, as well as Spotify's new plans to drive users towards its premium service, and Twitter's mooted purchase of TweetDeck.

Finally, Vicky Frost joins us to look ahead to the best and worst bits of the Easter TV schedules, and fill us in on the Bafta battle between The Only Way is Essex and Big Fat Gypsy Wedding.

Speaking of weddings, we're off next week (we don't want to upstage Wills and Kate). So for now, have your stilettos, vajazzles and fake tan at the ready, and leave your feedback on this week's nonsense on the blog below.

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