Douglas said Reuters is “a tremendously powerful part of” the Thomson Reuters brand, and that “the mighty Reuters newsroom behind you and all the really specialized business assets is a great combination.”

He added that convincing consumers to pay for content is challenging because “Reuters is a brand that a lot of people recognize but don’t intuitively go to.” But he is more optimistic that targeting professionals could succeed for Reuters. “All the evidence says to me that these are the subscription models that really work."

Joseph said "It's at the intersection of several hot trends - audio, live and social, and it's recreating some of the things we can't do normally because of the coronavirus pandemic restrictions, such as attending a talk or having a group conversation."

He added "A few years ago Facebook would probably have already put an offer on the table [for Clubhouse], but it's not in the market for another social network because of the competition scrutiny that it's under, so Facebook's only option is to compete with it."

Alice said “Bloomberg Green’s appeal will be scale, as well as reaching the right people — in this case, business-oriented and climate-concerned individuals."

Tom said  shows have performed “comparatively poorly to local programmes” made by the broadcaster. “It will be a short-lived agreement with FX programming destined for Star on Disney+ in the UK. So the volume [of American shows] will decline even though the BBC is clearly on the lookout for cheap new programming to help its content budget squeeze/plug holes due to the Covid production shutdown.”

Karen said Three “seems to be between a rock and a hard place — too small scale to earn a decent return and with a very challenging trajectory towards achieving the scale it needs to improve those returns."

James said “The most polite way of putting it is to say that the comments are slightly tenuous."

Alice said “That’s why the rebrand could be so important. They can say, ‘We have all of these great initiatives that we’re launching, but we need funding, and part of that funding comes from you, our members. Come join us in this mission.'”

Francois said “DAZN appears to be trying to double down on Italy in the prospect of their expected IPO. Sky is probably more relaxed than in the past about holding rights.”

Gill believes the £1.5bn target is bold, but added: “While it is notoriously difficult to make money out of kids programming, if the BBC happens to devise the next Peppa Pig, the return from merchandise could be huge."

She added “The BBC has a very strong brand globally, and if it could commercialise its audio output and/or news via a subscription service outside the UK there is potentially a large market. You could see people paying a few pounds a month to have access to Radio 4, for example, via BBC Sounds.”