The Media Show

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The Media Show: Is this the end for TalkTV?

Is this the end for TalkTV?

BBC Radio 4 - The Media Show, Is this the end for TalkTV?

The opinion-led TV channel is going off air just two years after it launched.

With the scandal still all over the front as well as the back pages, we explore what the Christian Horner allegations tell us about the challenges journalists face in holding sports leaders to account. TalkTV is moving to online only and GB News has been censured by Ofcom. We consider the successes and failures of both channels. Plus, as pictures of the Princess of Wales are published in the United States we hear why codes of behaviour among British journalists mean, despite being freely available online, they will not be appearing on TV or in print here.

Contributors: Jake Kanter, Investigations Editor, Deadline; Aggie Chambre, Host, Westminster Insider podcast; Andrew Benson, Chief F1 Writer, BBC Sport; Fern Buckley, F1 Correspondent, talkSPORT; Chris Ship, Royal Editor, ITV News 

Presenter: Ros Atkins
Producer: Simon Richardson

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