The auction to buy the Telegraph Media Group is officially on - but will it be derailed before a buyer is found? Media news and analysis, with guests journalist James Ball and Ann Charles (Radio TechCon). Also on the programme: fifty years old, and commercial radio is in rude health, if the RAJARs are any indication. We unpack the findings.  Plus, what’s it really like for freelancers in the TV commissioning slowdown? We speak to one director, Anna Collins, frustrated at the way they’ve been treated. All that plus, in the media quiz, it’s time for the return of... The Elevator Pitch. Love our look and sound? Hire thelondonpodcaststudios.com for your next recording - and get 25% off your first booking when you use the code MEDIAPOD. Hear more from James Ball over on The Two Matts, from The New European: https://podfollow.com/2matts Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.