BBC shelves plans to shut news channel
Corporation review into cost benefits of making channel online-only understood to show savings would only have been around £16m a year
Viral video: Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Alanis Morissette and chicks
Harrison Ford dresses as a hotdog, David Attenborough narrates Adele’s Hello and Winston the corgi turns stormtrooper
BBC Store offers chance to buy and download episodes of classic shows
Doctor Who and Dad’s Army among 7,000 hours of content to be made available from corporation’s archive through new online service BBC Store
Colin Welland: an enduringly popular presence and Jeremy Corbyn prototype
As the writer of Chariots of Fire and a thoroughly relatable actor, Welland exemplified a bluff British egalitarianism that prompted a widespread affection
Which film or TV show scared you most as a child?
More than 500 viewers have complained about the violence in ITV’s teatime drama Jekyll and Hyde. Tell us what childhood viewing has haunted you
Frank Skinner to host weekly talkshow promoting BBC iPlayer content
Series will feature comedian talking to celebrities about which programming they enjoy on the catchup service
Disney to launch UK film and TV streaming service for £9.99 a month
DisneyLife offers movies, such as Frozen, as the cost of buying content from all big subscription services rises to £450 a year
YouTube Red subscription to mix music, digital stars and ad-free viewing
Google hopes shows from PewDiePie, Lilly Singh and The Fine Brothers will persuade YouTube viewers to pay $9.99 a month for premium access
The mainstream is coming for e-sports, but do e-sports need it?
The BBC is broadcasting them, Sky’s taking bets on them, but finals of Dota 2 and League of Legends are already attracting audiences of more than 20m viewers
Twitter’s TV strategy: timelines, Periscope and troll-taming talent
Users of the social networking service are watching 370 years of video a day, while talkshow hosts seem to be getting the bug for live-tweeting
Key trends to watch from Mipcom: social TV, virtual reality and remaking classics
Science and children’s TV also the talk of industry conference, which highlighted these top five trends
Viral video: Benedict Cumberbatch, Bob Dylan and Hugh Jackman
Sherlock sharpens up for special, Messi and Ronaldo do Friends, Bob meets his match in a robot and Jaws gets personal
The Weekly Beast: will Mark Latham return to foul-mouthed form on The Verdict?
Latham to appear on Nine’s premiere of The Verdict, Mel Greig ‘disappointed’ by Celebrity Apprentice cast mate retweeting troll, two women up for top ABC job
Great British Bake Off spices up BBC iPlayer viewing
BBC catch-up service attracts 7m views for first four episodes of cookery show in August but it fails to burn past Top Gear as most popular programme overall
Five of the best media-streaming boxes to turn your dumb TV into a smart one
Smart TVs aren’t always that smart, meaning a streaming box normally offers much more. But which one is best for you?