Back from the Newsworks Effectiveness Summit, Raymond Snoddy digests the key take-outs – for both average humans and colourful cyprinidae.

Bosses from the likes of ITV and the New York Times want the big tech firms held accountable for the problems they cause around the world. Governments must listen, writes Raymond Snoddy.

The unheralded World Cup winner is already clear, writes Raymond Snoddy – the alphabet soup of UHD TV, HDR and 4K

With his reputation at stake, Sir Martin Sorrell has his work cut out if he wants to protect both his legacy and his new business venture, writes Raymond Snoddy.

The initial Murdoch-Disney musings came over a glass of wine – it might now be wise for Disney and Comcast to have a drink together before a bidding war intensifies, writes Raymond Snoddy.

Brexit has cast uncertainty over the fate of international broadcasters using the UK as a European base, writes Raymond Snoddy. If no deal is reached, the cost could be substantial.

Enough with ineffective committees – perhaps only a forensic inquiry led by an intellectually tough individual is going to find a solution to the problem of Facebook, writes Raymond Snoddy.

Following a surprise turn of events ahead of Ireland’s abortion referendum, Ray Snoddy says it’s time all countries reviewed their rules to take account of the new realities of global communications.

In planning new measures that will undermine press freedom, the Labour Party is displaying a strange sense of priorities, flowing against the tide of both technology and history, writes Ray Snoddy.

There is a danger that regulators could find legitimate domestic reasons to block deals in the newspaper and TV industries while missing the bigger global picture, writes Raymond Snoddy.