Claire said “Channel 4 owns its HQ in Westminster and I believe it would be right to consider moving once the out-of-London project reaches fruition. It would sell for a significant sum, perhaps even £200m.”

James predicted a "£500m hit on top of the £500m forecast by BT last week."

Claire described it as “pincer movement to cause the BBC to wither and implode."

James Barford was quoted in The Times on We’ve never trusted Huawei but the risk is limited, says spy chief. James said that such a cap could also be damaging for the consumer. “The smallest of the four mobile operators in revenue terms is Three. It seems harsh to be disrupting the business model of a challenger in the market."

Douglas said the Athletic differs from older digital media companies in that it comes from “A completely different era of the development of the internet. It is not about advertising or sponsorship and it is entirely about the quality rather than quantity of content, and building a niche audience rather than thinking about scale." 

He added that success will depend on sports fans making The Athletic core to their daily football news habit. “I don’t think yet that the UK launch has been a proven success, because it takes time, but they are getting quite significant support.”

Claire Enders was quoted in the Financial Times on New BBC chief will inherit broadcaster under attack on all fronts. Claire said “The next three years will be the most extraordinary period for the BBC to navigate, there’s no doubt about that."