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.
RTS Digital World Conference 2012: London 2012 Olympic Games
8 October 2012Claire Enders discusses viewing trends over the London 2012 Olympic Games, assessing the success of the media coverage in keeping audiences engaged.
Radio 4: Woman's Hour
26 September 2012Claire Enders speaks with Radio 4's Woman's Hour to discuss the issue of Page 3 girls in The Sun and the wider context of the entertainment media market.
Financial Times
21 September 2012In an interview with the Financial Times, Claire Enders commented on the implications of Ofcom's statement finding BSkyB to be a "fit and proper" broadcaster but criticizing James Murdoch. The regulator said his "conduct in relation to events at News Group Newspapers repeatedly fell short of the conduct to be expected of him as a chief executive officer and chairman.” “It has coalesced all the information out there and rammed it home again,” Claire said.
BBC Radio 4: You&Yours
18 September 2012Douglas McCabe was invited on to BBC Radio 4's You&Yours to discuss the challenges and opportunities for magazine publishers, as a new magazine launch is announced.
Financial Times
13 September 2012In an interview with the Financial Times, Benedict Evans said that the launch of the iPhone 5 puts Apple “back into a tech leadership position” for the next six to nine months.
“Effectively, Apple is maintaining the status quo,” he said. “It has probably the best phone on the market but also the most expensive, and it will continue selling in large numbers at high prices while Android sells in far higher numbers at much lower prices to quite different customers.”
BBC Radio 4: Today programme
23 August 2012In contrast to their US counterparts, UK media and news publications opted not to publicise nude photographs of Prince Harry on holiday, in line with requests from St James' Palace. This sparked debate on the role of recent press scandals in subduing the industry voice. Claire Enders speaks with BBC Radio 4's Today programme to discuss motivations behind the decision.
BBC Radio 4: Today programme
7 August 2012On BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Claire Enders discussed the pressures on print media. She covered accelerating circulation decline and the challenges to monetising digital platforms. Claire also discussed the different approaches by key publishers to embrace the digital sphere, and the varying degrees of success these have achieved.
BBC Radio 4: The Media Show
27 April 2012On the first day of Rupert Murdoch's appearance before the Leveson Inquiry, Claire Enders is asked to take part in a discussion led by Steve Hewlett, tracing back the rise of the Murdoch family in media and politics, events around the proposed BSkyB merger and issues regarding media ownership.
The Takeaway (Radio)
2 February 2012Ian Maude speaks with John Hockenberry of The Takeaway radio on Facebook 's IPO in the context of similar moves by other technology giants, incuding Google and AOL, and what this might mean for the company.