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Thursday night brought the second ever clash between two of terrestrial telly’s big hitters as BBC One’s boardroom farce once again went head to head with ITV’s itchy jungle histrionics.

From the DMGT reporting fantastic profits, to the launch of a new newspaper in the heart of London, it’s been a great week for the UK’s press, writes Raymond Snoddy. Can the industry keep it up?

Despite industry reservations, AudienceScience’s Natalie Mazer argues that TV should embrace programmatic sooner rather than later.

The TV viewing nation was given sweet relief from Kendra Wilkinson’s jungle anxiety in I’m a Celebrity…, with ITV replacing the big budget reality mayhem (and most of the evening schedule) with some good old fashioned football.

With the help of new consumer data from Sky, Starcom MediaVest Group’s Simon Stanforth says there are five common myths to be debunked when it comes to video.

After a full week of everyone playing nice and getting along, Monday evening saw a fog of tension descend upon the jungle set as Edwina Curry locked horns with Hugh Hefner’s discarded and broken pet, Kendra Wilkinson.

Media agencies have a tough road ahead of them, writes Dominic Mills – but they can reach the promised land.

Once again, Saturday night’s biggest hit came in the form of the perpetually tap-dancing, perma-smiling celebrities of Strictly Come Dancing (BBC One, 7pm), which easily eclipsed ITV’s hyperbole spectacular The X Factor (8pm).

Thursday night saw BBC Two’s critically acclaimed sexy-serial killer show The Fall (9pm) up the tension as Gillian Anderson’s DSI Stella Gibson moved closer to catching her man.

For the first time since it reared its maggot-infested head on Sunday, last night brought the first real competition for the latest series of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! (9pm).