Claire said “There’s a lot of overlap. The impetus to put together MailOnline with the main titles is driven by costs. It has to be done.”

She added “These types of assets have been systemically condemned by the City, which is never going to get this story again. It’s better off being privately managed. He’s doing what’s necessary now, which is to put these titles on a sensible footing as cash flow machines for his family.”

Gareth said “The economics of the game are fantastic”. But he added there were only so many battles that EA could pick with football bodies. “You don’t want to be in a position where all of a sudden you’re beginning to unpick [naming] arrangements."

Francois said “This, and a couple of other notable licenses, including NENT in Scandinavia, Poland and Netherlands, and Telekom Srbija, more than make up for the drop in China."

Julian said “I don’t think sports makes sense for a lot of the online digital platforms." He added that he “wouldn’t read too much” into the discovery of SportsKit as an indication that Apple is preparing such a move. This software could be used to deliver things like the latest scores to fans instead of live streamed matches.

Claire said said the allegations were a severe blow to Afiniti’s stated ambitions for a US listing. “It would certainly compromise, fatally, plans for an initial public offering."

Karen said "I think Nick Read sounds too confident with regard to the UK. There is a bit more acknowledgement to balance investment and returns, but I think that the appetite for consolidation is still quite weak.

"It is hard to think how Three UK is going to thrive or even survive without such a deal, but I don't think it is there for the taking in any stretch of the imagination."

Karen believes Vodafone's heavy debts are a key reason that it is eyeing merger opportunities for Vantage Towers, the mobile masts operator that was carved out of the business in a move that could pave the way for Vodafone to sell down its 82pc stake.

James said "[Street Hubs] used to be in BT's ventures division. And it is still a venture today. It is unclear whether the business model is working or not." 

Gareth predicted today the Weta Digital sale will result in Wellington-based operations - particularly research and development - to be "ultimately hollowed out and moved to North America."

Douglas said “We’re all bombarded with information, and a weekly digest just seems to make an awful lot of sense."

“This is a very resilient sector,” he added, drawing a comparison with other genres that “are all but disappearing”, such as celebrity gossip and men’s interest.

Douglas said “The Sun is a challenged business and the company doesn’t yet have its arms around what to do with it strategically. The brand’s confidence has been hit for sure, but it remains relevant and there are always opportunities: what might it merge with or acquire? The Sun can be a huge network play."

He added “News UK is building an overall scale platform; ‘We aren’t just newspapers, we are a conglomerate’. You need to innovate to fly and you can’t criticise them for experimenting and looking at different models. News Corporation has always had a swagger, an extraordinary confidence, but in recent times I’m not sure News UK has quite had it. This is about getting that swagger back.”