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EPISODE · Jun 2, 2026 · 50 MIN

The Substack Effect, James Murdoch's Media Bet, and an AI Movie | The Media Beat #97

from The Media Beat · host Maureen Kerr and Claire Tavernier

The ways we consume news and opinion continue to evolve rapidly. In this Deep Dive Double Header, Claire and Maureen take us through how this has happened and what is means for consumer, creator and those hoping to make a buck. News covers the opening of the new Murdoch chequebook, Ofcom spreading its influence in the UK and AI scraps. You will be pleased to see a noticeable uptick in Podmoji apparatus as we go through good news for Neon, UMG and SNL UK.

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