Roll the drums. YouTube has just celebrated its fifth birthday by announcing it has hit the 2 billion downloads a day mark.

Raymond Snoddy’s latest comment piece looks at how television, the press and social media handled the general election.

Raymond Snoddy on the success of publishing company Pearson and its chief executive, Dame Marjorie Scardino.

Raymond Snoddy on how the media is changing the UK’s political landscape. “The British system has been changed for ever by the power of communication.”

Raymond Snoddy says that the arrivals of Archie Norman and Adam Crozier have been marked by an auspicious turn in ITV’s fortunes …

Raymond Snoddy on the power of television in the forthcoming general election and the attitude of the main parties towards the media.

Raymond Snoddy on the decline of Bebo and the “lost generation” of brand managers who just don’t get social media.

Raymond Snoddy wants to know if Twitter has had its day, despite its effectiveness as a communications tool.

Raymond Snoddy on Freesat hitting one million customers and the long-awaited results of Ofcom’s investigation into the pay-TV market.

Raymond Snoddy asks if it is too late for ITV’s new chairman Archie Norman to overturn Michael Grade’s decision to dump regional news.