Prince Harry settles with News Group Newspapers. Is that finally the end of the phone hacking saga? And has the press learned its lesson? Will Wood, head of PR firm Multitude Media, reflects on over a decade of trials and inquiries.

Also on the programme: could Mr Beast buy TikTok? Jake Kanter, Investigations Editor at Deadline, reflects on a week of turmoil at the Chinese social media firm.

All that, plus: what happens when a TV production loses its star talent during filming? We look at the big trouble in Big Talk’s latest show with Noel Fielding.

That’s all happening in this edition of The Media Club. Come on in!

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What The Media Club has been reading this week:

Prince Harry settles with The Sun

Mr Beast eyes up TikTok US

Headache for Big Talk as Noel Fielding Drops Out

BBC's AI Guidelines are trailed

Netflix increases prices in North America

Alamy Bills Journalist For Posting His Own Story

Chapters

(00:00) Intro

(00:39) Guest Media Club Invites

(05:40) Prince Harry settles phone hacking case

(09:40) The tension between tabloids and celebrities

(13:45) Will newspapers change how they report on Prince Harry?

(18:50) TikTok shutdown and Mr. Beast purchase

(26:47) Trump going for media

(30:54) The BBC's policies on AI use

(35:46 Noel Fielding drops out of Dick Turpin

(42:19) The Media Quiz

(46:15) Goodbyes

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