<p>The Daily Telegraph has a new, new, <em>new</em> suitor - and it's Axel Springer, who has beaten the Daily Mail with a £575 million bid for Telegraph Media Group. Media historian Maggie Brown on what the new owners inherit.</p><p>Also on the show: Banijay and All3Media announce an $8 billion mega-merger, creating the world's largest independent TV production group. Juan Delgado, CEO of Footballco, on what consolidation at this scale means for the industry.</p><p>All that plus: the BBC's podcast deal for indies takes its first steps, FIFA OKs ads in World Cup hydration breaks, and in the Audio Network Media Quiz - Long Lost Revenue.</p><p>The Media Quiz is sponsored by Audio Network. Alex (who is a real person) selects the music for us to score each episode and she and her team can do it for you too at https://audionetwork.com</p><p>We record at Podshop Studios - for 25% off your first booking, use the code MEDIACLUB at https://www.podshoponline.co.uk/services/podcast-studio</p><p>Become a member for FREE when you sign up for our newsletter at https://themediaclub.com</p><p>A Rethink Audio production, produced by Matt Hill with post-production from Podcast Discovery.</p><p>What The Media Club has been reading this week:</p><p><a href="https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/axel-springer-ousts-dmgt-with-deal-to-buy-telegraph-for-575m/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Axel Springer to acquire Telegraph Media Group for £575m</a></p><p><a href="https://deadline.com/2026/03/banijay-all3media-deal-done-1236742713/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Banijay and All3Media merge in $8bn deal</a></p><p><a href="https://podnews.net/press-release/elis-john-audioalways" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elis James and John Robins podcast goes commercial under BBC Audio Release Policy</a></p><p><a href="https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/broadcasting/fifa-to-allow-world-cup-hydration-break-ads-for-broadcasters/5214634.article" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FIFA to allow World Cup hydration break ads for broadcasters</a></p><p><a href="https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_business/gb-news-losses-2025/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GB News losses narrow to £22m as revenue jumps 58%</a></p><p><a href="https://www.televisual.com/news/podcast-co-podimo-hires-bbc-netflix-google-execs/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Podimo hires ex-Netflix, BBC and Disney execs in video push</a></p><p><a href="https://podnews.net/update/podbean-switches-off-dai" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PodBean switches off dynamic ad insertion in Europe</a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/10/uk-junk-food-ad-ban-so-diluted-it-may-be-largely-ineffective-experts-say" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Junk food ad ban criticised as ineffective by health experts</a></p><p><a href="https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/mails-katie-nicholl-says-nonsense-hacking-claims-damaged-her-career/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mail on Sunday staff take the stand in Harry case</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>