The Media Leader columnist and Creativebrief editorial director Nicola Kemp joins Omar Oakes and host Jack Benjamin for this candid discussion of the biggest stories in media and advertising this week.

In recent days, there has been a renewed push to ban TikTok in the US, the BBC is considering adding ads to podcasts when they are accessed on commercial sites, the government has disallowed newspapers to be purchased by foreign governments and United Talent Agency’s Michael Kassan has left the company. And, believe it or not, Ofcom has once again found GB News in breach of its broadcasting code, but has not doled out a punishment. 

Highlights:

0:50: Gender equality in the workplace and the need for action

5:30: The impact of Michael Kassan's departure on the media industry

10:40: What happens if TikTok is banned in the US

25:45: Is the BBC right to enable ads for podcasts in the UK?

34:30: Quick hits – The Telegraph sale; another GB News Ofcom breach; and Ofcom's "no shit, Sherlock" report about what children see on social media.

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