There are only a handful of TV institutions that have remained essentially unchanged for more than 30 years and in the case of The South Bank Show at least two of the hallmarks are aural.

The spring heatwave has been welcomed by many people across the UK, but David Cameron has revealed he has been struck down by hay fever as a result.

Communications watchdog Ofcom has raised the prospect of auctioning off the public service licences currently held by ITV and Channel 5.

British director is in Cannes to sell movie celebrating recent success of Catalan side

ITV got a boost yesterday as it reported a 61 per cent jump in first-quarter revenues at its programme-making arm ITV Studios, which is responsible for shows such as I'm A Celebrity and drama series Titanic.

Labour to tear up its 'blank sheet of paper' policy reviews

BBC boss says writers can't handle the pressure of a mass audience and are pitching ideas to other channels

Paula Kerger knew she had a hit with Downton Abbey in America after the viral success of "Downton Arby's" – an online spoof which set the period drama in a fast food restaurant selling soda and curly fries. Further US parodies have included the rap-based "The Fresh Prince of Downton Abbey" and a tribute from chat show host Jimmy Fallon, who made an eight-minute short called "Downton Sixbey" (named after the famous Studio 6B in NBC's New York headquarters).

Bleary-eyed viewers tuning in to BBC Breakfast this morning might not have noticed much difference in the set or in the line-up of presenters (Bill Turnbull is still on the sofa). But, nonetheless, today represents a change for the programme, as it will now be broadcast from the BBC's shiny studios at MediaCityUK in Salford, Manchester.

Gareth Southgate is the leading candidate to become the Football Association's first technical director in 10 years. The former Middlesbrough manager, who is currently the FA's head of elite development, was part of a delegation the governing body sent to Brazil last week to scout out training base camps for the 2014 World Cup finals.

Adam Crozier, the chief executive of ITV, earned a pay package worth almost £2.2m in salary, bonus and share awards last year, according to the annual report of the Downton Abbey broadcaster yesterday.

Former BBC Chairman Michael Grade has criticised the corporation for becoming over-burdened with bureaucracy.