Broadcast Newswrap #10 super-indie takeovers and Mipcom latest

There was huge news in the super-indie world this week as the protracted £1.7bn mega-merger between Banijay Group and Endemol Shine Group (ESG) finally completed, with ESG chief executive Sophie Turner Laing stepping down after five years at the helm.  Our international editor John Elmes and insight editor Jesse Whittock are on hand to talk listeners through this historic move, as they mull its broader ramifications going forward.  Meanwhile, the latest on just what shape the upcoming Mipcom will be taking. All that, plus ‘what we’ve been watchin’, on this week’s Broadcast Newswrap You can subscribe to the Broadcast Newswrap on Spotify and iTunes, or listen via the embeddable player above. Music: The Vendetta by Steffan Kartenberg. Licensed by Creative Commons