Remote ATC will happen eventually and we/they need to be ready for when it will be the only option going into the future. If only because of the lack of people coming forward to train. That and the expense of training ATCs.
As far as corporatisation is concerned, if it happens the operator will be knocking on IOMG doors within 5 years asking for a hand-out because they can't make it pay. There simply isn't the passenger traffic and the resultant revenue to sustain the operation.
Some people in DOI with responsibility for the airport, including the so-called shadow board, need to get their heads around the fact that it's a numbers game, nothing else. It's all down to critical mass.