Media Talk: Parliament rushes through digital economy bill

Matt Wells is joined by Maggie Brown and Steve Ackerman from Somethin' Else for this week's Media Talk podcast. We begin in Westminster with the digital economy bill. Two years in the making, but passed after just two hours of debate in the House of Commons as part of the parliamentary wash-up - we pick apart this scandalous and wide-ranging piece of legislation. Labour MP Tom Watson tells us why he voted against the government. Be advised, though, that his phone died before we could get onto anything too juicy. That's showbusiness for you (and politics). Also in the podcast, Bebo gets the bullet as AOL declares it willl shut down or sell its failing social networking site. Jemima Kiss tells us where it all went wrong. Plus, Rupert Murdoch's gone ga-ga over Google - again. We ask whether the News Corp chief has finally lost it after he vented further spleen over the free web, and declared the iPad the saviour of newspapers. Finally, we give our verdict on Matt Smith as the new Doctor Who, and peer at the nominees for this year's Sony Awards – including this very podcast (we're very flattered). Post your feedback on the blog below, and find us on Facebook , iTunes , and Twitter (but sadly not Bebo).