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Captured at 2013’s Connected Consumer conference, our exclusive video charts the debate between Freesat’s Emma Scott, Decipher’s Nigel Walley and Channel 4’s creative lead, David Amodio, as they discuss whether BT and Sky’s battle for the triple play market is good or bad for consumers.

A new IPA report has been produced to help the audience measurement community use ‘big data’ more effectively – drawing up a list of ten key questions every researcher should ask.

On both Saturday and Sunday, the BBC’s flagship channel claimed the top four shows each day.

Prime time scripted drama was in short supply last night as the TV schedule was awash with cheap ‘documentary’ shows, with viewers drowning in a sea of observational reality programming.

“iPlayer, 4OD, ITV Player – they’re all dying out. They’ve had their day in the sun,” said Decipher’s Nigel Walley at this year’s Connected Consumer conference on Wednesday – and it’s the STB that is going to put the nail in the coffin…

Wednesday saw the annual Connected Consumer conference in full swing as a series of panel debates took place in central London. In the first of our reports, hear from the likes of ITV, OMD and Specific Media as they set out the challenges for both defining and reaching the connected consumer.

For countless viewers, last night’s instalment of Coronation Street (ITV, 7:30pm) was a piece of fan fiction come true.

In the run-up to the sporting season, the battle between BT and BSkyB continues – and with BSkyB refusing to air its rival’s multi-million pound ads, it’s clear that they’re taking the threat seriously, says Aegis’ Jim Marshall. But what exactly is it that BT is threatening? It certainly isn’t BSkyB’s football coverage…

In a moment of admirable honesty, Sir Martin Sorrell said that the amount of corporation tax a company pays was really “a question of judgement.” However, the tipping point will come when international players such as Google and Amazon decide it is purely in their corporate interest to avoid the social stigma attached to highly artificial forms of tax avoidance, says Raymond Snoddy.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has said it expects the broadband discounts announced by Sky last week to remain a permanent feature – and will cost the company over £60 million if it was to run the promotion for a whole year.