the Financial Times

7 April 2014

Franҫois Godard was quoted in an article discussing  the competition between Al Jazeera's sports network, recently rebranded beIN Sports, and Canal Plus, the Vivendi-owned  broadcaster, over Champions League broadcasting rights in France.

the Times

2 April 2014

Ian Maude was quoted in an article on the acquisition of SecondSync by Twitter. He said " when you talk to broadcasters now they increasingly quote SecondSync stas at you. Twitter is the natural home for SecondSync and Twitter is pushing hard to integrate itself into the television industry."

the Financial Times

25 March 2014

Alice Enders was quoted in an article discussing the UK film industry. She said "the US industry is more stable because it has a broader production base."

 

 

 

 

 

the Financial Times

14 March 2014

Douglas McCabe was quoted in an article discussing the future of TV news. British news broadcasters are facing a battle for younger viewer's attention. He said "news is just ubiquitous - it surrounds us like wallpaper."

 

the Financial Times

10 March 2014

Claire Enders was quoted in an article about BBC's decision to cut costs by taking off-air its channel BBC Three. She said "it's much easier to take tens of millions out of really significant budgets, like television, than out of radio and online."

 

the Financial Times

6 March 2014

Claire Enders was quoted in an article about BBC cutting back its only television channel aimed at 16 to 34 year olds in an effort to save an extra £100m a year. BBC Three will become available only on iPlayer. She said "They are rightly anticipating that a larger segment of youth viewing is going online. But you can't break a new show on iPlayer to the level of Little Britain."

 

the Financial Times

4 March 2014

Douglas McCabe was quoted in an article about the Guardian's annual revenues. The Guardian is set for its biggest rise in annual revenues since the financial crisis, as digital revenues and a push into overseas markets offset the decline in printed newspapers. Talking about revenues falling by a quarter between 2008 and 2012 to £194m, he said "it was a double whammy effect" adding that "the financial crisis hit them badly, and at the same time they lost so much of their classified business."

 

the Financial Times

24 February 2014

Ian Maude was quoted in an article about Amazon's streaming service Lovefilm now called Prime Instant Video. Lovefilm will remain the name of Amazon's DVD rental business, but most attention will switch to Amazon Prime Instant Video. He said "Amazon is a much stronger consumer brand."

 

the Financial Times

18 February 2014

Chris Goodall was quoted in an article about BT winning a court victory over BSkyB in a  move that could make it easier for the telecoms group to gain access to its rival's sports content. "If there's an obligation to wholesale, the market is less likely to descend into a bidding war that destroys both companies" he said, adding that "if BT knows it will be able to obtain Sky's sports channels, then it might be less tempted to overbid for Premier League rights."

the Financial Times

12 February 2014

Alice Enders was quoted in an article about MPs voicing concerns on BBC World Service. The World Service, which reaches a global audience of 192m each week and is seen as a key part of the UK's soft power, has lost one-tenth of its annual funding since 2010. In the last financial year, it generated about £8m of commercial revenue, including £200,000 from advertising on its international websites. "Lots of public sector broadcasters have advertising; it's not the end of the world" she said.