Douglas Mccabe was quoted in an article regarding the announce from the Guardian newspaper regarding a fall in operating losses. He said the declining losses were "encouraging", but that it was "far from certain" that digital advertising growth would offset the decline in print advertising. Pessimism about the British newspaper industry has lifted slightly in recent months, with print advertising revenues falling less sharply than industry observers had expected. 

Leo Watkins was quoted in an article regarding the verdict that absolves Rebekah Brooks, the most senior former News Corp executive to be put on trial following the phone - hacking scandal, on all charges. Leo said " it's clearly a big positive for [News Corp]."

Claire Enders was invited to Woman's Hour to discuss the circulation of the free copy of The Sun last Thursday which did not include the paper's traditional Page 3 top-less model for fear of a marketing own-goal. The interview begins at 27:40 into the programme.

Douglas McCabe was quoted in an article regarding Local TV in the UK, a government-led project inspired by the success of regional channels in the US. Local TV faces an uphill battle in the UK to secure viewers and credibility. He commented " All local TV business will struggle to get the audience that they need."

James Barford was invited to the Today programme to discuss Vodafone's FY 2013/14 results and forward strategy for the company in the context of current competitive performance and the investments funded by the proceeds from the recent sale of its stake in Verizon Wireless. James also shared views on consolidation prospects related to AT&T's rumoured interest in Vodafone earlier in the year as well as competition regulation in Europe. The interview begins at 1:19:00 into the programme.

Leo Watkins was quoted in an article regarding the change of editorial leadership of the New York Times. Ms Abramson's departure comes a week after Arthur Gregg Sulzeberger  completed an "innovation report" on how to improve the Times' digital reach and scope.

Alice Enders was quoted in an article regarding Sajid Javid, the new culture secretary, and his role in the debates over the renewing of the BBC licence fee. There has been some parliamentary support for decriminalising the non-payment of the licence fee; a move which the BBC believes could reduce its budget by £200m a year. Alice said " hopefully, he'll think twice." 

Claire Enders was quoted in an article regarding the potential successors of Lord Patten, Chairman of the BBC Trust, who announced on Tuesday his departure with immediate effect. The government has to name a head of the Trust a year earlier than expected; the possible candidates are Sir Howard Stringer, Colette Bowe and Marjorie Scardino. Claire said “there are many good female candidates…there is no need for it to be a retired, male Conservative politician.” 

Toby Syfret was quoted in an article regarding Ofcom announcement of plans to review the 'wholesale must-offer' obligation placed on BskyB in relation to its Sky Sports 1 and 2 channels. He commented " We now have a very different landscape, where BT can take on Sky...a more general solution is required if Ofcom decides to retain a remedy at all."

Douglas McCabe was quoted in an article regarding Kiosked, a Finnish start-up company who are implementing their  technology on several UK newspapers, which scans content on a web page to work out  the most relevant advertisements to display. Douglas said that online publishers have "no choice" but to move beyond traditional display ad formats, adding that the UK market for affiliate marketing is worth about £1 bn a year and growing at a double-digit pace. "You can't simply keep using what is effectively a display advertising print model in digital."