As the BBC pushes on with its Radio 2 spinoff - we speak to rival Boom Radio’s Phil Riley about the impact on his business.

Meanwhile, BBC Studios has a ‘work-for-hire’ dilemma... media commentator Kate Bulkley unpicks a thorny problem for the BBC’s commercial strategy.

Also on the programme: staff at The Observer and the Guardian vote to strike over the proposed sale of the Sunday paper to Tortoise... but is the deal already done? James Ball, political editor at The New European is here to provide an update.

All that, plus... could an AI startup save journalism?

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The Media Club’s stories of the week:

Guardian & Observer staff to walk out over sale

Radio 2 announces spinoff - and Phil Riley is not happy about it

Zoe Ball leaves Radio 2

Watchdog urges BBCS to create more IP

Could an AI startup save journalism?

Fulwell73 and LeBron James’ SpringHill strike mega-merger deal

Logan Paul Sends Look-a-Like to BBC Interview

Goalhanger shuts TV Production House

Chapters:

(00:00) Intro

(00:47) Kathleen Kennedy

(02:15) Adam Bienkov

(04:07) Observer/Tortoise

(07:30) NAO/BBC

(12:35) R2 Breakfast

(17:14) R2 Extra/Phil Riley

(24:16) Podcast Discovery

(24:46) Podshop Online

(25:51) Everyone's Talking About

(26:36) Journalism AI

(30:16) New European

(37:13) Quiz

(41:05) Goodbye

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