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The Media Show: 01/12/2010

01/12/2010

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Michael Grade on TV; how Wikileaks changes journalism; Virgin's Neil Berkett on new TiVo.

Michael Grade is heading for the Lords, how does he want to change TV now? Is Wikileaks burying its news with so many stories? and Virgin's new video on demand, TiVo.

Michael Grade was chairman of the BBC and then ITV and is now heading to the House of Lords. Last week, he suggested that Channel 4 should drop its adverts and that licence fee payers should take over its funding. As a new Conservative peer, what changes would he try to bring about in the TV industry? 

With traditional journalism, many of this week's stories from Wikileaks could have commanded their own headlines and front page coverage for days. How far does the volume of stories work affect their impact and the ability of journalists to call the relevant people to account. In effect, is Wikileaks burying its own bad news? Columnist Ian Birrell discusses this with Janine Gibson, editor of the Guardian website.

And, as Virgin Media launches its new video on demand service, TiVo, Steve asks chief executive Neil Berkett whether there really is a demand for this service. 

The producer is Simon Tillotson.

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