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New TV licensing rules are making it illegal to use the BBC iPlayer app to watch the corporation's programmes without paying the licence fee. Up to now, only live content has been covered by the £145.50 annual licence, with online viewers having to confirm they have paid before they can watch a live feed of BBC channels. This policy is being extended to the catch-up service. Media Commentator Maurice Smith joined the show to discuss further.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Maurice Smith

Published: Thu 1 September 2016

Ed Molyneux, CEO and Co-founder of cloud-based accounting platform FreeAgent, joined the Directors’ Briefing sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise, to discuss the new research suggesting nearly half of SMEs are unaware of digital tax returns. So what are the government's plans to make tax digital?

Guests: Chris Bailey,Ed Molyneux

Published: Tue 23 August 2016

50 million people have watched the Olympic Games on Snapchat since the Opening Ceremony a week and a half ago. At the same time, there have also been rumours that Apple will bring Twitter onto the Apple TV platform allowing users to watch NFL games that the social network will stream. So are social platforms turning into broadcast vehicles, and why are they taking this route? That's the question Share Radio's Joe Aldridge put to Oliver Smith, Senior Reporter at The Memo.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Joe Aldridge,Oliver Smith

Published: Wed 17 August 2016

NetNames is an online brand protection and domain name management specialist. It is responsible for keeping organisations and brands one step ahead of online threats across the globe. Stuart Fuller is the company’s Director of Commercial Operations, and he discussed company protection online.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Stuart Fuller

Published: Wed 10 August 2016

Amazon is going to start testing its drone delivery service, with the UK government’s help. Its flying robots will revolutionise how deliveries are made, but some experts have raised concerns around privacy and security. Matt Cox spoke to tech consultant and journalist Chris Green, to find out more.

Guests: Matt Cox,Chris Bailey

Published: Wed 27 July 2016

Walking onto a firing range, falling off a cliff, or walking into a lamppost are the more obvious risks to the latest Pokémon Go craze, which is bringing augmented reality onto the streets of the globe. But there are the hidden mobile gaming threats associated with not just Pokemon, but Minecraft, and other games: business attacks, social engineering, and accessing valuable data. Chris Boyd, a researcher at internet and PC security firm Malwarebytes explained further.

Guests: Chris Boyd,Chris Bailey

Published: Wed 20 July 2016

Robotics and autonomous systems are generating an increasing number of benefits for our society. But are robot’s faithful servants or existential threats? That's the subject being debated at the Royal Academy of Engineers, as part of the first UK Robotics week. On the panel is Dr Alan Winfield, Director of the University of the West of England’s Science Communication Unit, and he spoke to Sarah Lowther.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Alan Winfield

Published: Wed 29 June 2016

Microsoft looks set to buy professional networking site, LinkedIn. But does the deal make sense from a tech perspective? Martin Garner from CCS Insight, which provides market analysis for companies in the mobile and wireless sector, gave his view on the deal, as well as discussing Apple and its latest Siri announcement.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Martin Garner

Published: Tue 14 June 2016

An online “code of conduct” aimed at fighting hate speech has been launched by the European Union in conjunction with four of the world’s biggest internet companies. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Microsoft have all been involved in the creation of the code, which is particularly aimed at fighting racism and xenophobia across Europe. Chris Green is a tech journalist and consultant, and he looked at the rules.

Guests: Chris Bailey,Chris Green

Published: Thu 2 June 2016

Apple has released a new iPhone model, which is the smallest of its current range. Oliver Smith, Senior Tech reporter at The Memo, discusses the reasons behind the release of a smaller, cheaper model. So is it worth purchasing or should you wait for the release of the iPhone 7 later in 2016?

Guests: Chris Bailey,Oliver Smith

Published: Tue 22 March 2016