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The Media Show: Read All About It... in America?

Read All About It... in America?

BBC Radio 4 - The Media Show, Read All About It... in America?

British tabloids including the Mirror and Express plot US launch.

The US launch of British tabloids the Mirror and Express, plus an interview with Google's UK boss, Matt Brittin.

Newspaper group Reach has announced plans to launch US operations for the Mirror, Express, and Irish Star. But can these British brands really succeed in America? Also in the programme, Google's UK boss, Matt Brittin.

Guests:  Liz Hazelton, Editorial Director, Express.co.uk, David Yelland, Former Editor of The Sun, Christina Garibaldi, Correspondent, Us Weekly, Claire Atkinson, Chief Media Correspondent, Insider, and Matt Brittin, President of EMEA Business and Operations, Google.

Presenter: Katie Razzall

Producer: Dan Hardoon

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