#18 - Kids TV tax breaks, Times profit shocker - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann

The government reveal a long-awaited tax break for the BBC and commercial productions - Olly Mann discusses the potential impact for the sector with Faraz Osman (Lemonade Money) and Matt Deegan (Funkids Radio, Folder Media).Also on the podcast: Vodafone raises prospects of a spending spree with a quad-play service involving Virgin Media and possibly Blinkbox. The culling of theatre critics at national papers has caused one professional reviewer to speak out, and the Times and Sunday Times make a profit for the first time since 2001 - is it a vindication of their paywall?Plus: there’s a media quiz in which an infamous Chris Morris fable is stated as fact, but our producer doesn’t have the heart to correct the panel.

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