# BBC job cuts, Journalist detained in Kuwait, HBO Max enters UK streamer market, Reporting the Artemis II launch

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Podcast: [The Media Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-media-show-1069092)
Published: 2026-04-15T16:15:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002v03w
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## Resource

The BBC’s interim Director General Rhodri Talfan Davies talks to Katie Razzall and Ros Atkins following the announcement of major job cuts across the corporation. Jodie Ginsberg from the Committee to Protect Journalists on the detention of Ahmed Shihab Eldin in Kuwait. BBC Science Editor Rebecca Morelle reflects on covering the Artemis II launch, after her emotional reaction went viral And as HBO Max launches in the UK with record sign‑ups, we assess its strategy and what the arrival of another major streamer means for British audiences. Producer: Lisa Jenkinson

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