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Bradley Walsh is to leave Law & Order: UK after eight series, as the long-running show prepares to take a break from the nation’s screens.

Thursday night saw Channel 5 unveil its latest grand pageant of moral decay as the granddaddy of all gutter-scrapping reality shows, Big Brother (9pm), got underway.

From today, Sky customers will be able to watch all content available on ITV – from Coronation Street to Midsomer Murders, and the 2014 World cup when it launches later this month.

A new report from PwC forecasts the UK entertainment and media market to reach £64 billion by 2018, with key growth coming from internet advertising and video games.

Next month, the corporation is expected to announce that it will cut between 475 and 500 jobs from its news division, with a further 75 to 85 going from its UK radio operation.

As well as having the option to choose from 20 pre-set filters, users will now have the ability to adjust brightness, contrast, warmth, saturation, and more.

Tuesday night brought the finale of writer Sally Wainwright’s latest successful drama Happy Valley (9pm), which once again secured the biggest audience in the prime time spot for BBC One.

‘After Midnight’, which will run until 3am, will seeing hosting duties split over the week between long-standing night owls, Janice Long and Alex Lester.

The editor-in-chief of MOJO and Kerrang! magazines, Phil Alexander, has also assumed responsibility for music monthly Q, extending his remit across Bauer Media’s music brands, it has been announced.

Reported to use a new interface called Pono, Android TV – a platform rather than a device – is expected to offer users tailored recommendations for content including films, games and other third-party apps.