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Saturday afternoon brought a sense of occasion for many football fans across the UK as the final of the 133rd season of the FA Cup wrapped up as many were basking in the sunshine.

After opening with 2.5 million viewers, the latest reality contest to take The Great British Bake Off format a step too far, saw the audience trickle away over the following thrilling weeks.

Total Global Radio UK has maintained its dominance over the national stations and networks as Bauer Radio Total Portfolio knocks BBC Radio Two out of second place.

Following a wave of acquisitions and consolidation in the television market, the question left hanging in the air is whether ITV could itself become a takeover target. By Raymond Snoddy.

Tuesday night saw Sally Wainwright’s superior small town drama Happy Valley (BBC One, 9pm) slip further into darker territory as West Yorkshire’s most sadistic kidnapper literally lost the plot.

Aligning TV’s mass reach with online video’s mass addressability, you create a modern multiplier for advertisers, says Videology’s head of global TV strategies, Rhys McLachlan.

For once Cowell’s talent soap for children seemed positively gritty, hard hitting and edgy compared to offering on the other side.

Only four daily titles managed to record any growth in the latest ABC results showing circulation figures for the national newspapers as the London Free Press sees good yearly growth.

Thursday night saw BBC One’s latest observational documentary wrap up after four episodes and a hugely successful run, as the traffic wardens of Parking Mad (9pm) hung up their ticket-issuing tools for the last time.

Richard Marks argues that BBC’s Playlister service reflects the blurring of the lines between radio and music streaming services – but these do not have as defined a role as radio or even a successful commercial model…