Ayesha on Sky now outing the Sky/Murdoch link and also pointing out C4's remit to innovate and how that blatantly clashes with this. Newton-Dunn squirming beside her as a few home truths are vocalised.

I know this isn't helpful but I find it constantly crap.

If by recently you mean since the beginning of time, then yes I have been experiencing problems with the ITV Hub .

Thanks for replying I've found it crap for a while now, but usually It's just little things like skipping forward a few minutes or going back to the beginning etc, however, in the last few days It's actually impossible to watch a programme because there is some sort of severe interference every few minutes (or less sometimes)

An ad blocker may sort the major issues out

I think I've owned the only computers in the world which don't have an issue with ITV Hub going by other reports. I watched Newzoids on it on Saturday evening and didn't have any issues.

Doc Martin is definate. Both Martin Clunes and Ian McNiece have confirmed this to be the last series.

Benidorm is not 100% definate, but I think its likely. Tbh I think Benidorm should have ended (or at least had a couple of years break) after series 7. Series 8 was a shambles.

Yes I'd like to see some comedy at 10pm. Ideally it would be better for ITV to grow comedy on ITV2 or ITV3, but given their smaller reach (in comparison to to BBC2) its not really viable. And going after the News won't work either, as that lead in would be no higher than 2.5m.

I know ITV said they are struggling to find comedy to commission, but they do have upcoming comedy (Pilot ATM I think) with Courtney Cox.

In other news Davina McCall series 'This Time Next Year' will be auring soon. I suspect this will take over from All Star Mr & Mrs at 8pm on Wednesday. Also The Level will launch on Friday, the week after HJoanna Lumley concludes.

I was fascinated to see how the BBC One announcers would deal with the two screenings on the final day. They avoided mentioning it by name. Although, BBC One NI did their own thing and introduced it as their final episode.

There really is far less connection between sky and the Sun than there used to be. The Sun is owned by News UK which is owned by News Corp. Sky is owned by Sky PLC which is minority owned by 21st Century Fox. They're pretty separate now but clearly there's still strong links.

Bottom line, Tom couldnt care less about who owns Love and this is all about being good for sales and traffic. It's certainly been good for DS.

And that is because people prefer watching BBC News. There are news alternatives and the majority go with the BBC. Break radio down by regions and not all BBC radio stations are number 1.

Oh I think there's no doubt about that.

Mary Berry "won't be signing anything" and "is very happy with the BBC" according to her husband this morning.

Jamie Oliver has already expressed interest in participating as a judge.

And the most interesting thing? BBC worldwide has the commercial worldwide rights until 2028. So the BBC will still make a few quid out of Bake Off from formats sold abroad.

I heard a discussion on the radio this morning and allegedly Alan Carr has been muted as a possible presenter to replace Mel and Sue

I am taking everything as speculation until confirmation, as that might work or just over power the show.

Some hosts suit a format.

Mel & Sue's ITV chat show was terrible by Light Lunch was great, Ant & Dec are good but couldn't save Red Or Black, Chris Evans was excellent on The Big Breakfast but wasn't right for Top Gear. Not that simple finding a new host. Everybody is replaceable but not all replacements are great.

True story - Bought some custard tarts yesterday only to get home and find there was no nutmeg on top AND they were past their sell-by date. So, I've bought an incomplete baked good that was missing a vital ingredient and paid full price when they should've been discounted or not sold at all.

Don't all strain for the metaphor at the same time - You'll do yourselves a mischief.

So according to Love Production, any skill based competition is copyrighted by them as they were the first and only people to ever think of such a format?!!

Unbelievable aragunt!

That aint surprising. Anything to stay in the limelight him.

BBC1
EastEnders: 5.94m (33.2%)
Holby City: 4.25m (22.5%)
One of Us: 3.56m (18.2%)

BBC2
The Hairy Bikers: Chicken and Egg: 1.63m (8.6%)
New York: America's Busiest City: 1.52m (7.8%)
Great British Menu: 1.48m (8.3%)

BBC4
The Brecon Beacons with Iolo Williams: 0.42m (2.3%)
All Together Now: the Great Orchestra Challenge: 0.23m (1.2%)
Brushing Up On...British Tunnels (R): 0.18m (1.0%)

Channel 4 (exc. +1)
The Last Leg: Live from Rio: 1.81m (9.6%)
Paralympics 2016 (9pm-1am): 1.36m (12.0%)
Paralympics Highlights (7.30pm): 1.17m (6.5%)

Channel 4's #Paralympics coverage peaked with 2.4m viewers as Ellie Simmonds won Bronze in the pool. Avg audience of 1.4m, +93% on slot
Channel 4 Press@C4Press

Channel 5 (exc. +1)
The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies: 0.99m (5.2%)
Eamonn and Ruth: How the Other Half Lives: 0.96m (4.9%)
Mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle (R): 0.52m (3.0%)

E4 (exc. +1)
Hollyoaks: 0.71m (4.3%)
Body Fixers: 0.32m (1.7%)
Celebs Go Dating: 0.30m (2.2%)

Sky 1 (exc. +1)
The Simpsons (7pm) (R): 0.27m (1.6%)
Mount Pleasant: 0.23m (1.2%)
The Simpsons (7.30pm) (R): 0.18m (1.0%)

The 70% is a combination of tv and radio and the website. We know the website is being cutback as the radio dominance will decline as digital radio goes in to people's cars.

I'm not complaining about the BBC News dominance. It's jusg worth remembering when people make up talk of Murdoch dominance. Or the power of the press.

As an aside, we are miles behind American when it comes to podcasts. In the industry they blame the ubiquitous of the BBC. I'm not sure how fair that it is.

I don't quite understand what C4 have actually bought - a tent in a field, some cooking facilities, napkins, a title, that's about it. Surely you can't copyright the act of baking ? Extraordinary that they didn't talk to the presenters before doing the deal.

Not a bad share for EE there.

One Of Us ended on a low did it not?

Excellent for The Last Leg. Should be 2m with +1.

Ch5 had a good night. Both 8pm and 9pm programmes should be around 1.2m inc+1. And the Bemuda Triangle rpt garnered I think 800k on Sunday, and another 500k yesterday.

It will become a big mess for C4. And if there is no series at all next year, it will sink into the distance.

Like I say, it's good in a way, that's it's ending on a high with the BBC.

True. Also some shows are a lot easier to host than others. Top Gear was not about the cars. Hosts certainly can add value as Ant and Dec show with Celebrity.

I've only seen one episode of GBBO so I'm far from an expert. Certainly Alan Carr can do the Carry On Are You Being Served innuendo very well.

They've bought the brand of 'The Great British Bake Off' and seemingly thought all four would move with the show. It's said that C4 knew at the time of deal that the presenters had not signed for it but I do believe that C4 would have thought 'there's no way Paul, Mary, Sue and Mel would quit the UK's most watched show' - well two down two to go.