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Media Talk: The BBC rides to the rescue

This week, Matt Wells is joined by the Guardian's director of digital content, Emily Bell, and the Observer's media editor, James Robinson, to discuss the BBC's rather generous plans to open up its iPlayer technology to rival broadcasters - and to also step in to rescue the Digital One DAB multiplex. Is it all preparation for a post-licence fee world? And just where, exactly, does Channel Four fit in?

Also in the podcast, the panel discuss the Mail on Sunday's new record label; ITV's "Project Penguin"; and the Guardian's New York correspondent Ed Pilkington reports on the potential collapse of one of America's media powerhouses.

Finally, Gareth McLean pops in to pay tribute to Bagpuss creator, Oliver Postgate. It's not quite as sensitively done as this one by Steve Busfield, so perhaps you should head there instead.

And if you have ideas for topics or guests on our potential spin-off show, Media Moral Maze - please let us know. It might get made one day. Probably.

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