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We look at what may be the biggest media deal of the year – Microsoft is trying to buy one of the world’s leading games producers Activision Blizzard for almost 60 billion pounds, but UK regulators have questions.
The cost of living crisis is deepening, does the news media have the skill set to understand and explain a story of this scale and complexity?
And who is the new Culture Secretary?
With Sarah Lester, Editor of the Manchester Evening News, Sebastian Payne politics writer for the Financial Times, Miatta Fahnbulleh, Chief Executive of the New Economics Foundation, Faisal Islam, BBC Economics Editor, Jason Kingsley, Co-founder and CEO of video game developer Rebellion and Louise Shorthouse, Senior Games Analyst at Ampere Analysis.
Presenter: Ros Atkins Producer: Helen Fitzhenry Studio Engineer: Tim Heffer
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