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The Guardian - UK
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Matt Wells

Media Talk: Virgin's new name and Geoffrey Perkins remembered

Virgin Radio finally announced its new name this week - Absolute. And no, it's nothing to do with vodka (although a tie-up with Absolut might have made for a rather natty new funding model). We assess the future for the station with this week's podcast panel, media consultant and former Talk Radio boss Paul Robinson, and Guardian media correspondent Owen Gibson.

Also in this week's podcast, Guardian director of digital content Emily Bell considers Selina Scott's claim for age discrimination against Five. We pay tribute to the comedy producer Geoffrey Perkins, who died in an accident last week, with his longtime colleague Jon Plowman. And we check in with the shock jocks at the Republican convention in Minnesota.

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