The Media Show - 26/08/2009

Lord Mandelson's department has published new measures that could see people who illegally download films and music cut off from the net. But is such action proportionate and practicable when an estimated seven million people in the UK are involved in illegal downloads? The online video provider Blinkbox has just struck a deal with BBC Worldwide to make hundreds of hours of shows including Top Gear and Doctor Who available via its UK online video service. How will this and other similar services on the market alter the way in which we watch television? As The X Factor returns with its sixth series and the line-up for this year's Strictly Come Dancing is revealed, former Strictly contestant Esther Rantzen and the News of the World's showbiz editor Dan Wootton deliver their verdict on the latest measures to keep the Saturday night TV behemoths fresh in the fight for ratings. And with the news that Rupert Murdoch's London Paper is going to close, what does the future hold for the freesheet?