Media Talk podcast: No BBC for an independent Scotland?

John Plunkett is joined by former Channel 5 chief executive David Elstein, former FT media editor and media consultant at Edelman Ben Fenton and Kate Bulkley, reporter for Broadcast. Together they review the Oxford Media Convention, including keynote addresses by culture secretary Maria Miller – whose claim that an independent Scotland would lose the BBC was met with scepticism. The BBC director general, Tony Hall, gave a staunch defence of the licence fee and hinted that households using UK TV catchup services may fall under its remit after charter renewal in 2016. Plus, we wave Rebecca Nicholson a fond farewell as she moves to a new lair in America, with reviews of True Detective, BBC3's Hair and BBC1 drama Silk. John PlunkettMatt Hill