From Twitter’s ad proposition to the future of the BBC, and Local TV to Facebook’s falling popularity, Raymond Snoddy shares his views on the most important media trends to watch out for in 2014.

As a report into the BBC’s handling of the £100 million failed DMI nears publication, Raymond Snoddy examines other mismanaged and costly failures under Mark Thompson’s governance.

As public spending faces further cuts and the way we consume media changes, Raymond Snoddy examines how the BBC might look to other public service broadcasters to find a funding model that works.

The print version of Newsweek is making a comeback, business leaders are falling out of love with social media and old-fashioned journalistic values are on the rise. Are we seeing some important trends emerging here?

As the International Content Marketing Summit kicks off today, Raymond Snoddy asks if this new trend is really different enough to declare itself a new species of communication – and stumbles on some troubling questions.

As with the BBC’s former head of news, Roger Mosey, there is a small problem with the Question Time presenter’s views says Raymond Snoddy: they are not very sound and fit all too precisely with an emerging Conservative agenda.

Now BT has poached the rights from ITV, the Champions League will effectively disappear behind a full paywall and millions of football fans will be disadvantaged – will sponsors have to say goodbye to some of their audience?

Sky, Virgin and Netflix are all experimenting with the ultra high-definition 4K, but will free-to-air broadcasters be able to keep pace – and will consumers want to upgrade their TV sets like they are items of fashion?

As the battle with the politicians over regulation comes to a climax, a touch of paranoia is a vital weapon in ensuring we do not carelessly slip further down the road to a half-free society says Raymond Snoddy.

A poll has revealed that the majority of the public believe that investigative journalism has a positive effect on democracy – yet does it have a future in a time of flagging newspaper sales and uncertain business models?