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The Media Show: 31/03/2010

31/03/2010

BBC Radio 4 - The Media Show, 31/03/2010

Sky challenged; Vatican on child abuse; Simon Kelner; chancellors' debates.

Sky told to cut cost of premium sport; reporting of Vatican response to child abuse allegations; The Independent's Simon Kelner on Lebedevs; lessons from C4's chancellors debate.

Sky has been told to sell its premium sports packages to rivals at a lower price. What does this mean for Sky and how could it affect the way we view TV in the coming years? Media analyst Matthew Horsman gives his views. 

The Catholic church has been under a lot of media scrutiny over its response to recent allegations of child abuse. Journalist Melanie McDonagh, who heads the Catholic Writers Guild, reviews the coverage and Jack Valero, from Opus Dei and founder of Catholic Voices, explains why he wants more Catholics to have media training ahead of this year's Papal visit.

With the sale of The Independent, MD Simon Kelner talks about the negotiations, why he thinks the Guardian is "terrified" of his paper and about his hopes for change. It all started, he says, when Matthew Freud introduced him to the Lebedevs.

And what does Channel 4's Chancellors Debate tell us about the leaders debates? The Guardian's political writer Michael White gives his verdict.

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