This week the Newspaper Society’s president told MPs the BBC should pay regional newspapers for stories it ‘lifts’ for its websites and local radio stations – but is this fair? Raymond Snoddy looks at the bigger picture.
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Richard Marks of Research The Media argues that Facebook’s ‘Watching with Friends’ report on social TV is long overdue – highlighting that, like television itself, Social TV is a multi-platform phenomenon.