Matti Littunen was quoted in the Financial Times on the ICO finding widespread disregard by adtech companies for the requirements of the EU’s new general data protection regulation (GDPR). Matti said  “There will be an interesting game of chicken, who is going be the first to make major changes in response to this rapsheet from the ICO?” 

Claire Enders was quoted in the FT on Ofcom's decision for legislation that guarantees public service broadcasters a prominent spot on TV sets to be extended to help the PSBs compete against online competitors such as Netflix and YouTube. Claire said “Seeing this happen in practice is probably going to take some time,” referring to the currently preoccupied government. But she said Ofcom’s decision showed “PSBs are the core of the media experience in the UK and that [Ofcom] intends to keep it that way.”  

Julian Aquilina was quoted in the Financial Times on Wimbledon tennis looks to lift revenues through the roof. He said “Centre Court showcases the biggest matches, particularly throughout the second week of the tournament with the quarter-finals onwards and, as you’d expect, the TV audiences build as the tournament progresses.”

Matti Littunen was quoted in The Times on Ministers are too lenient towards the tech giants’ intrusion into our lives. He said  “It’s like owning the M1 and most of the lorries."

Joseph Evans was quoted in the Financial Times on Retail: how bookshops survived the Amazon onslaught. He said "Given the scale of Barnes & Noble, which has more and bigger stores than Waterstones — how applicable is that model." He added that “The impetus is the right one. The threat to [both] is coming from the same place.”

Francois Godard was quoted in the Financial Times on Italy’s Mediaset buys near 10% stake in Germany’s ProSiebenSat. 1 He said "Mediaset’s move was consistent with its message to shareholders that it is in a scale game to sell advertising across borders and have resources to invest in bigger programmes. Italians and Germans don’t like and watch the same programmes. Mediaset is not a producer of quality content with international audiences." He added that media groups in the UK, Europe’s largest advertising market, were unlikely to be targeted by Mediaset, as the British market was “pretty consolidated”. “It would be difficult to see ITV get into a pan-European thing like that,” 

Claire Enders was quoted in the Financial Times on ITV facing off with BBC over joint streaming service BritBox. Claire Enders believes proposed advertising restrictions on unhealthy foods and pressure on the BBC to waive licence fees for the elderly mean the BBC, along with Channel 4 and Channel 5, are unlikely to pay.

Joseph Evans was quoted in the Financial Times on Amazon leads $575m funding round into food delivery app Deliveroo. He said “Deliveroo has found a way to get things to people very quickly in built-up areas [so] that’s something that Amazon will be interested in. If right now they’re carrying pizzas and burgers, why shouldn’t they deliver books? If Amazon is serious about that market, they’ll put subsidies in. We know that they are willing to operate in a lossmaking business for a long time and their investors are willing to back them.”

Claire Enders was quoted in the Financial Times on Pressure mounts on ITV after Jeremy Kyle show death. She said “Markets may have gotten spooked, but investors and ITV are more concerned about broader issues that the whole industry is facing. Jeremy Kyle is bigger in the Daily Mail than in reality. People are assuming they have lost a bigger star than they actually have.”

Karen Egan was quoted in the Financial Times on Vodafone faces growth test after cut to dividend. She said "The company has been cutting costs, looking to form network-sharing deals and investing for 5G. But it is still underperforming. The dividend cut is a casualty of that underperformance rather than a solution for it."