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Radio merited relatively few mentions around Edinburgh over the weekend – reasonable enough as it is a TV conference – but the BBC director general Mark Thompson’s radio comments – not reported much – were significant on two fronts.

On Monday night, the peak slot of 9pm to 10pm was shared by BBC One’s Who Do You Think You Are? and ITV1’s Agatha Christie’s Marple.

Mark Thompson, the BBC director general, used the central stage at this year’s MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival’s MacTaggart lecture to make his own attempt to set the media agenda, as James Murdoch did in the same spot this time last year.

“Will ITV survive the next 10 years?” was a question asked in the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival’s special edition of ‘Question Time’.

If you can only have one thing, go for Google TV, said Project Canvas’ marketing director Tim Hunt to a room full of surprised delegates at this year’s MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival.

Mark Thompson’s MacTaggart lecture at this year’s MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival ensured that the BBC dominated the weekend agenda… even the culture secretary Jeremy Hunt admitted to being a “huge fan”.

LoveFilm have landed a digital distribution deal with US company MGM, meaning that members of LoveFilm will be able to watch a selection of MGM films online.

YouTube has announced they will be launching a free movie service, with over 400 titles initially available.

BBC One’s Mistresses secured the top ratings for the peak slot of 9pm to 10pm last night, with an audience of 4.2 million, and a share of 18%.

According to a new survey from Lightspeed Research, 58% of TV viewers have streamed or downloaded television within the last six months.