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Thursday night saw BBC One’s long running and unstoppable, slightly-famous-person-cooking show, Celebrity MasterChef (9pm), once again beat off its prime time rivals in an excited flurry of sweat, tears and innuendo.

The BBC and ITV have beaten Sky to secure a free-to-air rights deal that will see both broadcasters become home to Six Nations Rugby from 2016 to 2021.

Of the 150 senior level executives from the commercial departments of UK media owners surveyed, 82% felt that if the BBC became privately funded it would place a “significant threat” on the media sector.

Piriteze has launched a new campaign using Sky AdSmart, which will only show advertisements to potential hay fever sufferers on specific days, and only in particular UK regions whenever there is a medium to high pollen count.

Speaking at its inaugural ‘Tuning In’ conference on Wednesday, chief executive Siobhan Kenny said the report outlines a “progressive vision for a thriving and successful commercial radio sector.”

Radiocentre bids farewell to the RAB and RACC brands as it seeks to improve the understanding of the organisation and to better reflect changing realities in the radio industry.

Tuesday night saw the third series of BBC One’s cautionary soap opera The Syndicate (9pm) reach its suspenseful climax.

The acquisition, for an undisclosed sum, will add 10 million monthly users to Future’s eight million, including sites from publishers including Vox Media, Purch and Digital Trends.

New research from Ampere Analysis has revealed how multi-channel networks are being snapped up ahead of likely consolidation of smaller MCNs in the growing market.