ITV's chief exec Carolyn McCall has done the right things to limit the scarring. Some 800 workers have been furloughed, the dividend and executive pay have been cut and costs severely pruned.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: What happened to impartiality? Now fans with microphones invade every broadcast and are almost encouraged to act out by their bosses.

Southend United manager Phil Brown became an unexpected talking point on Twitter on Sunday night after Sky Sports News selected him to be a pundit on the World Cup final.

BRIAN BARWICK: And so to Match 64, or the World Cup Final as you and I call it. And the two teams are rested, recuperated, and ready for ‘the big one’.

They are the bits of tournament television coverage we love to watch but which we also dread, and in the battle of the World Cup 2014 montages BBC just shaded it over ITV.

EXCLUSIVE: BeIN Sports have written to the Premier League urging chief executive Richard Masters to block the £300million deal for Newcastle, citing illegal streaming of matches in Saudi Arabia.

The BBC, another key Premier League partner, has also complained to the European Commission about Saudi Arabia regarding TV piracy, which could scupper state's bid to buy Newcastle.

Making an appearance on Stephen Colbert's A Late Show With Stephen At Home on Thursday, the award-winning writer, 34, warned that the production was 'a little bit darker' than the TV show.

Footy WAG Rebecca Judd has admitted that it 'feels weird' to watch the AFL on TV, with no crowd in attendance. 

Collingwood President Eddie McGuire unleashed on Channel Nine reporter Tony Jones when pressed about refunds for cash-strapped members amid the coronavirus pandemic.

An Ofcom report last October revealed that more than half of young Britons aged 16-24 did not watch a single minute of any BBC programme in the preceding week - neither on live TV nor on catch-up.

CHRIS FOY'S WORLD OF RUGBY: Sky Sports are reportedly leading the race for broadcast rights to the Six Nations from 2022. Prepare for rugby to become a low-profile, niche sport.

Donald Trump lashed out at CNN host Don Lemon in a tweet on Tuesday after a panel on his show mocked the President and his supporters.

Kira Johnson, 39, right, died in 2016 after the c-section delivery of her second son. Her husband Charles, left, said Cedars-Sinai Medical Center staff said she 'was not a priority'.

Andrew Yang, a former presidential candidate who faced off against Joe Biden on the debate stage, announced his support for the former vice president while serving on a cable TV news panel.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: The Six Nations powerbrokers are largely content with the existing deal, which is worth £90m a year between the BBC and ITV and is delivering record viewing figures.

Sunrise presenter Edwina Bartholomew resumed her broadcasting duties on Monday, after her 'errant tweet' about Seb Costello earlier this month caused a legal headache for Channel Seven executives

The popular BBC Radio Ulster host uploaded the images (pictured) on Twitter alongside a love heart and a praying emoji, a day before it emerged he had passed away aged 47.

Neither side are particularly fancied as winners ahead of their first game, but with talent throughout the Switzerland side, it would be foolish to write them off before they have even kicked a ball.

France will be looking to dampen down the voices of criticism that piped up after their less than convincing opening game win over Romania last week as they face Albania in Marseilles.

Romania head into this clash knowing that three points could be enough to take them into the next round but only if Switzerland lose to France.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY CRAIG HOPE:There is one scene that Charlie Methven - the overnight star of Sunderland 'Til I Die series two - had to watch through his fingertips.

Cable channel Fox, has adapted HG Wells' classic sci-fi novel The War Of The Worlds, months after a BBC1 series. Nicole Lampert, reveals how the latest adaptation set in Britain and France differs.

Snapchat users will be able to star in their own animated TV shows alongside their friends, after the social platform announced a new feature called Bitmoji TV.

The TV picks for next summer's tournament have been revealed, with ITV showing England's final two group matches, including the final game with the Czech Republic.

MATT HUGHES - AHEAD OF THE GAME: Sky Sports' owners Comcast have begun negotiations over extending NBC's contract to show Premier League matches in the United States.

Joshua will face the toughest test of his career to date in the form of Klitschko, a 21-year veteran of 68 fights. Sportsmail provides you with all you need to know about the showdown.

The big day is finally upon us, Anthony Joshua is set to step into the ring with boxing legend Wladimir Klitschko to do battle for the IBF and WBA world titles. Here are all the fight details you will need.

Soccer Aid 2019 kicks-off tonight in what will be the seventh edition of the tournament raising money for Unicef. Find out date, time and location plus channel, ticket availability and the teams.

The farming family of four appeared live on TV show The Project, to discuss weather extremes in rural Australia. When flies land on his face, he whips out his tongue and scoops them in.

NICKY MORGAN: Decriminalisation of TV licence evasion was previously looked at by David Perry QC. It has now been five years since the Perry Review.

A Northeastern University study found smart speakers were randomly set off to listen to users by words spoken on television sets that were in the same room as many as 19 times per day.

NRL executives have reportedly flown to the United States this week to meet with Amazon, Google and Facebook to discuss screening matches on their platforms.

Online retailer Kogan has launched a massive 'frenzy' sale on home essentials as Australians increasingly stay indoors during the coronavirus pandemic.

The We Can't Stop singer said that her father, 58, has in the past to leave his Nashville home to communicate with her via the Apple feature.

Netflix recently dropped a trailer for their newest dating reality series, Too Hot to Handle - launching Friday, April 17 at 5pm.

On hearing that his dark and, at times, almost unbearably moving comedy had been recommissioned, Ricky Gervais said, 'I have never had a reaction like this before. It's been insane.'

The Ashford International Studio plan, which was approved at a council planning meeting last night, will include 240,000 square foot of studio production space and create 2,000 jobs.

The Eddy is a jazz club in an unfashionable part of Paris. It's owned by Elliot, an American musician who's fighting to keep the place running while trying to get his relationship with his daughter back on track.

Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness, a Netflix docu-series, quickly became the most popular title on the platform when it launched in March. 

The 17-year-old Swedish climate change activist will explore what actions can be taken to limit climate change in the series produced by BBC Studios, the corporations' commercial arm.

Vodafone is the most complained about broadband, mobile and landline provider, new data has revealed. It is the second quarter in a row it has been voted the worst for broadband.

A new TV streaming service called Disney+ launches on Tuesday - and experts believe it could shake up the way we watch television.

An elderly couple in their eighties who both had dementia were sold £125 'insurance' for the same TV twice by the same company under different names.

They can simply ask Sky to suspend its sports offer until live action returns. BT Sport has a confusing approach - bamboozling viewers with a choice of a 'credit' or switching to another package.

From fuzzy display to poor sound quality, haggling with an outdated set can be frustrating. Stop waiting and start shopping for your new model via Amazon's incredible Prime Day Deals.

Amazon's Black Friday deals have launched with huge savings on their smart home devices including the Echo Dot, Echo Show, Fire Sticks, Kindles and more. Find out what you can save here...

MATT HUGHES - AHEAD OF THE GAME: The Premier League may let TV cameras into dressing rooms and allow broadcasters to conduct interviews at halftime if the season is resumed.

Arsenal and Chelsea fans face a travel nightmare after their FA Cup fourth round ties later this month were moved for live television coverage.

The explosion of cinema multiplexes, streaming channels and new broadcasters has created unprecedented demand for Britain's booming television and film industry.