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Douglas says News Corp’s deals were “tactical victories” and it had done “an impressive job of keeping this issue front of people’s minds. But the strategic question remains in place. How to improve the incentives for independent, quality news origination in the digital age, assuming we all agree that that plays a critical role in a healthy democracy.” 

He added “We hope the UK’s digital markets unit will deal with such strategic questions – designing for new definitions, norms, practices and market outcomes – regarding origination, curation and content distribution, rather than carving out a series of time-stamped deals.”

Jamie said “What is interesting here is that the Chinese Communist party has done a good job of cultivating huge tech giants, national champions. But there has always been a split under the surface between those who want to encourage the great tech leap forward and a growing unease among those worried about these huge companies and the big public figures at the head of them, like Ma, outgrowing the patronage of the [Chinese communist] party.”

Francois said "It's rubbish. Young people can sustain a full night binge watching series."

"If the content is of interest young people can be much more dedicated. So, I don't think it is a good characterisation of young viewers."

Francois said "Some buyers seem after a trophy asset, maybe lured by the hope of political influence,” but the views of the competition regulators were “the big question mark."

“Industrial rationale calls for consolidation. Will regulators reset their worldview to accept that the relevant market now includes online platforms competing with national TV channels for viewers and advertising spend?”

Claire said “Murdoch has displayed an extraordinary capacity to let go. While I don’t see Fox News as saleable, like the Wall Street Journal and the Sun I can’t see anything happening with them while he is alive. He is a real news man, but no one says his children love the mandatory political elements of the news businesses the way their father does.”

Sanchit said "There has been so much hype around the interview over the last week or so [that] it's hard to think of any other reason behind a sharp recent increase in the UK. The interview is likely to be one of the biggest stories of the year. People in the UK want any way to watch it and a VPN is really the only option."