It has been a hectic few weeks. And Digital, the main business with which I am involved (as shareholder and ‘strategy director’) is rising rocket-ship fast, and has been consuming all the time I could spare to keep it flying on course. Since ‘launch’ at the start of June we have added three full time staff to supplement the support we have from our close colleagues at new parent company And Partners. The latest achievement for the company has been appearing on the 5 Live breakfast show with Nicky Campbell this morning to comment on ITV’s results.

Originally I was meant to be talking about the new Ofcom report, but I’m always happy to be flexible for an opportunity like that. Apart from getting cut off while calling ITV Digital a ‘poor concept, poorly executed’ (will have to listen again on iPlayer to find out how much of that was heard), I think it went pretty well. Though I may change my mind when I hear it back… Be interested in your feedback.

Anyway, marvellous though all that is, it pales into insignificance when set against the other big development in my life. On Monday morning at 5:02, my daughter Isabelle was born. To quote one of the other fathers from our NCT class: “Fatherhood. Blimey.” The las three days have been utterly mind blowing; fantastic, exhilirating and exhausting all at once. So I will be on paternity leave for the rest of this week and next, working intermittently as required.

If I find time I’d like to add an update about the new Toy Cupboard, but if you don’t hear from me for a while, you will know why. This blogger is on paternity leave, and loving every minuted of it.