Ofcom’s block on BBC iPlayer box-sets is a time-consuming distraction that ignores the real threat of Netflix, Amazon and Apple, writes Ray Snoddy.
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How many high street chains will have to close, or local newspapers be driven to extinction, before anything meaningful is done to make the big tech firms pay fair tax, asks Ray Snoddy.
As Sir Nick Clegg surprises everyone and joins Facebook, can the tech giant really lobby its way out of the hole it has dug itself into?
The purchase of Scotsman Publications in 2005 was seen at the time as the pinnacle of Johnston Press’ achievement, writes Raymond Snoddy. Where did it all go wrong?
As citizen newshounds crack one of the biggest stories of the year, Raymond Snoddy wonders if a new model for investigative journalism is ready to flourish.
If Brexit negotiations continue to go badly and a solution to the Irish border issue remains elusive, what on earth will the Brexit cheerleading newspapers tell their readers, asks Ray Snoddy.
Ray Snoddy outlines the winners and losers following Comcast’s epic £30.6bn bid for Sky – and looks ahead to possible future deals.
Many believe UK broadcasters and their production arms should do business with the the big American tech companies – but it makes it rather tricky for them to bite the hand that feeds, writes Raymond Snoddy.
We are routinely and rightly exercised by the politics of equality – but poor old ageism, so far as the media and communications industries are concerned, gets pushed down the emotional pecking order, writes Raymond Snoddy.
From an all-female line-up causing a stir, to a surprise on-air resignation, the world of broadcasting is witnessing some interesting changes, writes Raymond Snoddy.