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Sir Alan Moses promises that IPSO will be “rigorous, independent, fair and transparent” – and you can’t say fairer than that, writes Raymond Snoddy. There remain, however, a few problems.

Tuesday night’s prime time entertainment brought one final terrifying labour-related shriek as the brooding ladies of In the Club (BBC One, 9pm) had to wrap up their dramatic and disastrous personal lives.

In an industry first, BARB, the TV audience measurement body, has announced that it is now able to capture viewing data from tablet devices – including both iPad and Android.

A total audience of 5.5 million viewers tuned in for the three and a half hours of coverage, resulting in a 26% share.

From the news that two very different sorts of companies are boldly stepping into the world of content to the surprising launch of Hello! Fashion Monthly, there are some major developments we need to take note of.

Sunday brought the dawn of yet another long-running gaudy reality show as Sir Bruce Forsyth stopped by the inauguration of Strictly Come Dancing.

There were few changes for national newspaper titles over the month; however the latest results reveal a continuing decline for print in the long-run.

Now that everyone’s calmed down and recovered from the outrage sparked by the non-event of last week’s Baked Alaska tragedy, last night meant it was safe to return to the white tent of dreams.

The enthusiastic ‘documentary’ wasn’t for fans of unbiased thought; instead Harry at 30 (8pm) spent an entire hour ramming home the opinion of what a super, well-rounded bloke he is.

Professional cheeky chappy family man Jamie Oliver was back fronting a new series, free of preachy messaging and now with 90% more family participation.