Why Has The Onion Bought InfoWars?
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Jim Waterson speaks to The Media Club about the launch of his local journalism project, London Centric; and the wider local media revolution. Also on the programme: right wing outlet InfoWars is bought by The Onion... What’s that about? And as most streamers embrace ads on their services... what is Amazon doing with FreeVee? Jane Ostler, EVP at research agency Kantar explains. All that, plus: Chloe Straw of Audio UK talks about the future of podcasts away from the BBC, we ask who will replace Gary Lineker on Match Of The Day? Become a member for FREE when you sign up for our newsletter at themediaclub.com A Rethink Audio production, produced by Matt Hill with post-production from Podcast Discovery. We record at Podshop Studios - for 25% off your first booking, use the code MEDIA CLUB at podshoponline.co.uk The Media Club’s stories of the week: The Onion buys rightwing conspiracy theory site Infowars Who Will Replace The BBC's Biggest Star? AVods are up, according to Barb data, just as Amazon Prime closes Freevee Guardian will no longer post on Elon Musk’s X from its official accounts Radio 1 Anthems has launched Broadcasters Commit To A Shared Measurement System For Climate Change Content Research reveals London indies dominate Scottish commissioning BBC making waves in Digbeth Check out https://londoncentric.media (00:00) Introduction (00:40) Charlotte Lock (01:29) Bluesky Team (02:05) Lineker (06:30) Infowars (08:45) Streaming (13:40) X-odus (18:14) PodShop (19:00) Podcast Discovery (19:30) What We've Heard (20:20) Radio 1 Anthems (22:00) BBC Audio Commissioning (28:22) London Centric (39:37) Media Quiz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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