Monday, September 8th 2008 7.35am GMT

Future of BBC’s iPlayer in doubt

Better the devil you know than the devil you don't. Traditional rivalries are one thing, but when you find yourself trekking into an indeterminate future in which you will face competitors unknown in scope and scale, sometimes it's better to forget old differences, circle your wagons and stand back to back against the howling of the storm.

Britain's terrestrial broadcasters have got the message.

Must-have message is the secret of Apple’s success

ONCE UPON a time, the zeitgeist was something you chased. Billions of marketing dollars were poured into pursuing the alluring, fast-moving and almost imperceptible curve that remained just out of reach for all but the hipper-than-thou few.

Nothing on telly? Broadcast yourself

IMAGINE A world without limits, where the power and reach once held by a tiny few is suddenly at the disposal of all.

Our digital darkness

A TEACHER is assaulted, another man is murdered and the rape of a teenage girl is filmed, digitised and served up for the titillation of millions.

On a winning streak

The rookie has nothing, but he's relying on a bluff and a big pile of chips to keep him in the game.

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