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RTL’s recent acquisition of a majority stake in SpotXchange has given Decipher’s Nigel Walley a nervous sense of déjà vu, reminding him of a previous broadcaster’s dramatic foray into emerging digital media…

A little over a year since Lord Hall took charge of the BBC, how should we judge his performance? Raymond Snoddy gets out his red pen and examines the evidence.

Tuesday night brought some opportunistic scheduling for Sky One, who in the wake of comedy legend Robin Williams’ death moved heaven and earth to air a fitting family-friendly tribute.

The second series of machinery-child-mangling fun found in The Mill (8pm) brought in 1.3 million and a 6% share.

Thursday night saw the return of one of the BBC’s most enduring factual formats as Birmingham-born actress Julie Walters had her turn on the emotional historical merry-go-round that is Who Do You Think You Are? (BBC One, 9pm).

Claimed use of Netflix is growing more quickly than any other VOD service, but still remains lower than the services provided by the BBC, Channel 4 and ITV.

However, the top-line portfolio share figure has remained fairly stable due to the increases in share of Channel 4’s digital channels.

Since 2007 the proportion of digital video recorder and (seven day) catch-up viewing has grown by two percentage points year on year, to reach 11% in 2013.

After four long years of been hidden away in the nether regions of BBC Two, Wednesday night not only saw the return of The Great British Bake Off (8pm) but also marked the show’s move to the glorious prime time heights of BBC One.

Tuesday night saw BBC One deliver the perfect prime time antidote to that specific demographic that have had their fill of sweaty footballers and pirouetting athletes as Kay Mellor’s latest female-led drama In the Club kicked off.