In the club today: it’s RAJARs week - analyst Adam Bowie is here to run the numbers for the radio industry.

Also on the programme: as the BBC celebrates record viewing figures for The Traitors... what can we expect from the celebrity version? Megan Carver (Carver PR) reveals the runners and riders.

All that, plus: The Sun’s rebuilding its paywall... and, in The Media Quiz, we say farewell to some big names (for now) including Kay Burley and Richard McKerrow.

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:

Matt's and Adam's blogs on the RAJARs

The Sun launches £1.99 paywall

The Sun’s Celebrity Traitors line-up

FT policy chief warns MPs watered-down copyright regime for AI is ‘huge mistake’

ITV and All3Media owner in production merger talks

Kay Burley announces retirement

Richard McKerrow exits Love Productions

Persephonica Nabs BBC Sounds Commissioner

Chapters:

(00:00) Intro

(00:37) Media Club Guest Invites: Holly Walsh, Helen Serafinowicz & Barunka O'Shaughnessy - Amandaland

(01:43) Media Club Guest Invite: Naga Munchetty

(04:19) Radio Listening Figures & New Stations

(08:09) Speech Stations & Morning Radio

(10:59) Celebrity Radio Interviews

(11:54) Radio Efficiency

(13:12) Global Regional Stations Disappearing

(18:23) The Bad News from RAJAR

(22:25) The Sun's Monthly Subscription - Sun Club

(27:33) The Celebrity Traitors

(32:20) The Media Quiz

(37:09) Goodbyes

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