the Times

5 August 2013

Toby Syfret was quoted in an article discussing the impact of BT Sport, the new sports channel offered by BT. “It’s not too exciting yet as none of their jewels have come out yet,” he said. He argued that BT must create content to run alongside the live rights to justify the large amount BT has spent expanding into sports broadcasting. “It is vital that they create something that is not just reliant on games and that will push up the cost”.

the Financial Times

1 August 2013

Thomas Joseph was quoted in an article discussing Bauer Media acquisition of Absolute Radio which it has bought from the Times of India Group. He said that Bauer and Absolute would be able to make “significant” cost savings by combining their operations. He added that the deal “shows that Bauer is making a very serious play on digital radio stations”.

Financial Times

31 July 2013

James Barford was asked by the FT to give his opinion on competition between Sky and BT over Sports TV. The interview begins at 02:32 into the programme.

Claire Enders appeared on the Today programme to discuss how BT is attempting to compete with BSkyB by boosting its TV sports offering. The interview begins at 1:16:23 into the programme.

The Sunday Times

22 July 2013

Toby Syfret was quoted in an article discussing how ITV is managing to compete with internet companies that are streaming and producing online content. Whilst internet companies are skilled at selling ads relying on a customer’s browser history free TV stations can reach millions of consumers in one go. “ITV1 retains the ability to charge more for advertising, largely because it delivers the programmes with the largest audiences on commercial TV".

The Financial Times

22 July 2013

Benedict Evans was quoted in an article discussing how Apple has acquired travel app HopStop and location-and-data startup Locationary to solve deficiencies in Apple Maps. Benedict tweeted that “It is surprising how little Apple Maps have improved” after news of the deals were released.

Claire Enders appeared on The Media Show to discuss how the drive towards regime change at the BBC may have contributed to overly large executive pay offs. The interview begins at 09:05 into the programme.

The Financial Times

20 June 2013

An article on the Apple ebook price fixing trial quoted Benedict Evans. “It is a kind of lying with statistics issue here,” he explained. “Depending on which averages you pick and which samples you pick, the number will move.”

The Financial Times

11 June 2013

An article on the FT's Tech Blog quoted Benedict Evans in its round-up of analyst opinion on Apple's new iOS 7 mobile operating system.

“It takes some getting used to and there are some odd decisions,” said Benedict, “but the functional changes are really good.”

The Financial Times

11 June 2013

Benedict Evans was quoted in an article rounding up analyst reactions to the announcement of Apple's iOS 7. "I think they maintained the status quo", he commented. In his view it has "not really changed anything fundamental."