Media: Olympic TV rights & Arab Spring reporting 27 Jun 2012




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Summary: How well did the BBC cover the Arab Spring? The author of an in-depth study gives his view. With the news this week of plans to split the NewsCorp business into entertainment and publishing companies, what's the view of the UK papers from NewsCorp's home in New York? We hear from Sarah Ellison formerly of Vanity Fair. And the rights to show the 2016 Olympics are up for auction this week, with sealed bids being opened on Friday. Does this mark the end of the Olympics being shown on free to view tv?