The Media Show · BBC Radio 4
Ian Hislop, Gary Lineker's new podcast deal with Netflix, YouTubers filming drug and alcohol use in Manchester, football piracy
December 3, 2025·43 min·3 clips
Manchester Evening News editor: during a synagogue attack, Google pushed our 28-journalist coverage to page 8.
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A sharp BBC media roundtable on paywalls, podcast money, football piracy and the ethics of filming public distress.
The Media Show takes a crowded media week and keeps its eye on who pays, who profits and who gets exposed. Roz Atkins moves from Ian Hislop and Private Eye to sports streaming piracy, Gary Lineker's Netflix deal for The Rest Is Football, and the Manchester Evening News putting…
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Podcast deals, paywalls, piracy, and a very modern Manchester story.
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