Anatole Kaletsky, who has written about economics and government at The Times for 22 years, implied in his leave-taking that he is glad to be out from behind the newspaper's paywall, saying that "news and analysis for business readers and policymakers is shifting irrevocably from print to digital". Kaletsky said he believes the "reinvention of capitalism" is the big story and is best told through an online column.

Arne Rees, VP for ESPN in the U.S., will take over from Tom Gleeson, who will consult for ESPN. Rees will be international digital media VP for ESPN International, overseeing ESPNCricinfo, ESPNScrum, ESPNF1, ESPNSoccernet and other properties. Among ESPN's most prestigious overseas TV rights is 23 live matches in the UK of England's Premier League soccer. It also holds mobile highlights rights to all the tournament's games.

If so, it shows how quickly the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) is conducting its investigation into whether Google is behaving non-competitively against competitors and consumers. Similar regulatory action has taken many years to come to fruition. The initial complaint against the search giant was filed in November 2010. The BEUC is focusing on how Google has used its role as "gatekeeper to the Internet" to "restrict access to its competitors and direct traffic to its own services."

Eighty-three percent of online media users surveyed by the IPA pointed to Spotify as the best quality of user experience, pushing Specific Media from its place as No. 1 since 2008. This is a first for a new entrant. Next on the list is Tribal Fusion, then AOL, Specific, Adjug, Glam Media and the Telegraph.

In a new move, the operator is allowing non-subscribers to register to use the O2 Wallet, which is being tested by 750 O2 staff members, with 1,800 more joining soon. A campaign site is promoted in its latest TV executions. O2 has been signing up participants to the trial, which lets users hold wallet items including cash and loyalty cards on their phones, among its own subscriber base since last year.

Despite the fact that PRS for Music slashed its rates, which are due for renewal in June, Pandora founder Tim Westergren says the economics of UK music streaming still prohibit Pandora returning to the country. It initially quit the UK in 2008. His reluctance makes Pandora one of the few online music services not to embark on internationlisation, when Spotify, Deezer, Rhapsody and others are expanding rapidly into new territories including the UK, Germany and Australia.

Revenues from such formats as downloads and online streaming are gaining steam at the distribution company behind Peppa Pig and the film "Twilight." Group turnover has doubled in digital in the year to March and is growing at a faster rate than a year earlier. New online services like LoveFilm and Netflix are boosting the value of E1's rights and encouraging consumers to watch more as they have more choice on more devices.

The tea brand zoomed past such brands as Apple, Rolex and Jaguar to get to the top of iProspect's Engagement Index, specifically on Facebook. Managementtoday.co.uk reports that nearly 2 in 10 PG Tips fans were active on the brand's page during February, although it could be attributed to a Valentine's Day campaign. But its long-term attitude is what Angus Wood, iProspect's director, attributes to its winning ways.

Celebrating its 15th anniversary this week, the broadcaster says it will extend its TV catch-up player to Android devices, connected TVs and the PS3 this summer. James Tatum, head of digital, says viewing across Demand 5 has doubled over the past year, which has increased inventory. Syndication remains a core part of the strategy and has driven "huge" amounts of traffic to the VOD player. Thus, the extension.

Google is under fire in the MPs' report into privacy for failing to develop an algorithm that would remove links to content found via searches that are in break of privacy. It urges that new legislation be introduced to force the search giant to do so. The Joint Committee on Privacy and Injunctions was responding to complaints from ex-Formula One boss Max Mosley about his difficulty in getting a video removed from the Internet.