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“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…

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.

Celebrated football broadcasters Danny Baker and Danny Kelly have agreed to reform their on-off broadcasting partnership to front a lively football show for BT Sport.

Ahead of News Corp’s split from Fox Group next month, Rupert Murdoch has spoken of his “spectacular” mistakes of the past whilst outlining his goals and aspirations for the future of his new business venture.

BT’s TV offering is now comparable with Sky’s – and certainly better value for money – says the Bank of America Merrill Lynch as it forecasts Sky will lose around 300,000 satellite customers each year.

Britain is not staying tough; it’s getting tougher according to a ground-breaking and far reaching new study into the lives of ordinary Britons – and the implications for brands are huge as they learn to engage in new ways during a period of great change and flux.

Despite a drop in sales, Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday generate half year revenues of £287 million, as the MailOnline boosts profits to £20 million.

Following the Competition Commission’s “brutal” ruling for Global Radio yesterday, Raymond Snoddy argues that there could also be severe repercussions for Local World as the OFT examines David Montgomery’s regional newspaper initiative.

The Competition Commission has today announced that it will force Global Radio to sell stations in seven areas of the UK as part of a fair acquisition of Real and Smooth.