Will Channel 4’s Great British Bake Off – with advertising revenue boosted by sponsorship – become a commercial and ratings success? Raymond Snoddy rates its chances.

For the first time there are realistic chances that the £11.7bn Murdoch bid for all of Sky will not go ahead – or at the very least be mired in further delays amid intensifying political controversy.

It is now only a matter of time before the likes of Amazon and Facebook start turning up with their giant chequebooks to compete for the rights to the world’s top sports.

The media bone yard is littered with the corpses of well-meaning attempts to launch more high-minded journalism, writes Raymond Snoddy – maybe it’s time for something to finally stick around…

As it cuts its losses by a third, Raymond Snoddy argues that, to a considerable extent, the Guardian should be viewed as a bellwether of the national newspaper industry.

While gender and lower female pay have received most attention, the new BBC salary list suggests that ethnic diversity is also an issue, writes Raymond Snoddy.

The battle for the term mainstream media has been lost and is no longer capable of rehabilitation, writes Raymond Snoddy. So what does that mean for journalism?

With the dust still far from settling, Raymond Snoddy examines what has been a tumultuous 12 months for politics and media organisations.

Facebook wants to go to Hollywood, Twitter wants to be a newsbrand and Google is facing a fine of eye-watering sums. It’s been an interesting week for social media, writes Raymond Snoddy.

Why can’t the BBC openly declare that a mandatory iPlayer log-in is about licence fee enforcement, wonders Raymond Snoddy.