In an article on the appointment of James Purnell to the position of Director, Strategy and Digital at the BBC, Claire Enders was quoted. “It’s kind of peddling back from the paring back of those layers of management,” she commented. “It is an indication that eliminating the deputy director-general and chief operating officer roles were a bit too much.”
Claire Enders appeared on The Media Show to discuss the potential merging of The Times and The Sunday Times into a seven-day newspaper. The interview begins at 11:35 into the programme.
Toby Syfret was interviewed on the Six O'Clock News about the rise of Netflix and the changing habits of television viewers. The report begins at 27:53.
James Barford was quoted in an article on BT's new smartphone app, "SmartTalk", which enables users to make calls on their smartphones using their landline tariff.
"The operators are generally worried about IP-based comms substituting for voice traffic," he said, "which includes email, social networking and texting apps as well as Skype et al, with total UK mobile minutes now in decline in part due to this, so I doubt the entry of BT and Virgin Media will make a big difference to the overall environment.”
Toby Syfret was interviewed on the Today Programme about the future for the television industry.
Claire Enders appeared on BBC Radio 4's Today Programme to discuss the implications of Al Jazeera's acquisition of Current TV.
An article on the difficult question of how press regulation could apply to the internet quoted Leo Watkins, who sounded an optimistic note. “You certainly couldn't compel websites to join, but membership of a regulatory system with its associated protections could be attractive for some, especially major news providers," he said.
Claire Enders appeared on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour to discuss who the powerful women are in the media world.
Claire Enders addresses the achievements of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, strongly supported by Channel 4's coverage of events, and the ultimate success of the games in informing social attitudes.
Claire Enders discusses viewing trends over the London 2012 Olympic Games, assessing the success of the media coverage in keeping audiences engaged.