Toby Syfret was quoted in an article discussing the competition between BT and Sky to broadcast Champions League football. While competition is supposed to benefit the consumer, in this case there is concern that the public could end up paying more to watch the same matches. He says "the consumer loses out."
Claire Enders was quoted in an article discussing the Champions League rights auction. She said that both BT and Sky would be careful not to appear desperate to win the Champions League rights following previous financial guidance to investors. "Both companies will be thinking very carefully about what signal to send out" she added.
Alice Enders was quoted in an article discussing digital music service Deezer. About Deezer's "paid subscribers" figure which includes an undisclosed number of subscribers to bundled telecoms deals who have not activated the service, she commented that it is " one of the best kept secrets out there."
Alice Enders was quoted in an article discussing digital music service Deezer. About Deezer's "paid subscribers" figure which includes an undisclosed number of subscribers to bundled telecoms deals who have not activated the service, she commented that it is " one of the best kept secrets out there."
Claire Enders appeared on The Media Show to discuss BT Sport's potential bid for Champions League rights. The interview begins at 12:12 into the programme.
Benedict Evans was quoted in an article discussing Samsung who set out its pitch to app developers at the first event of its kind in Silicon Valley on Monday. He said that " Samsung has always had feet in lots of camps and it needs to keep a 'Plan B' open in case of problems with Android. But it's unlikely it plans to try to create a standalone platform as a rival to Android any time soon."
Benedict Evans was quoted in an article discussing Apple's FY 2013 results. He said that "clearly Apple has moved out of one growth phase." With the iWatch and TV, "it's much less clear there is a $200m-a-year market that can add another leg to the stool."
Alice Enders was quoted in an article discussing big publishers' reluctance to sign up for digital book services. She said: "cannibalisation is probably one of their biggest fears as 80 per cent of their revenue comes from 20 per cent of the most avid readers."
Benedict Evans was quoted in an article discussing how Twitter's flaws and feuds helped it fly the nest. He said: "if Twitter was a properly run company, would it have worked? Twitter can be whatever you want it to be. It's not constrained by a vision and a set of execution issues. If they don't screw it up, it may have a unique kind of value."
Benedict Evans was quoted in an article discussing Apple's new iPads. He said the launches contained "no real surprises." He added that "Apple doesn't need to be competitive on price because there are two completely different markets for tablets."