Panellists BBC Comedy's Gregor Sharp, UKTV's Simon Lupton, Comedy actor Jessica Knappett, Channel 4's Nerys Evans were asked by Heat magazine's Boyd Hilton about the future of comedy.
Here they reveal the interest that remains in comedy and whether the genre will work online.
In this episode, as part of our Behind the Scenes series, we take a look at the production process at The One Show. Known for its topical magazine style and famous guests, The One Show is hosted by Alex Jones and former Blue Peter star Matt Baker. The team bring daily live entertainment to our screens, so join us to see how they bring the show to life.
So, it’s a great story with great atmosphere, a range of colourful characters to whom lots of stuff happens and it's even a major bestseller, such as “The Casual Vacancy”. Is that it? Does it follow that great tv drama will ensue?
Does an epic novel automatically make for multi-series, unmissable TV? And do the rules change when the material is autobiographical and the author remains part of the process?
Filming begins in Birmingham this week for series three of post-war gangster drama, Peaky Blinders.
Three more actors are to join the BBC cast.
They are Pride’s Paddy Considine, Last Resort’s Dina Korzun and Cordon’s Jan Bijovet.
What started out as a humble amateur baking contest has now gripped the nation, as we've tears and tantrums in the baking tent.
With thoughts turning to this year’s final, it begs the question: what are the former winners up to now?
Nancy Birtwhistle
Last year's nail-biting final saw Birtwhistle triumph over bookie's favourite Richard Burr.
Since winning she has launched her own cooking website and has appeared on a number of food shows such as BBC Good Food Spring in April .
Heather Jackson is one of Channel 4’s media lawyers.
Here she explains the importance of understanding libel when producing television programmes. Libel is “a published false statement damaging to a person's, company’s or organisation’s reputation.”
The RTS has this year invested £75,000 in two schemes – offering 20 bursaries for Television Production and Broadcast Journalism students and, for the first time, five bursaries for Computing and Engineering undergraduates. The bursaries aim to widen participation in media and related industries and support talented students from lower income backgrounds seeking to pursue a career in television. During their studies, each scholar will be given £1,000 per year to assist with their expenses.
ITV will merge their website, TV outlets and on-demand service under the ITV Hub.
The service will give viewers the ability to watch and catch up on shows in one place.
This will also be the first time that episodes of Family Guy and American Dad will be available on-demand without subscription.
Figures from ITV reveal that 30% of their online usage is from live streaming, which will be the main service of the Hub.
The RTS Cambridge Convention 2015 took place from Wednesday 16 to Friday 18 September, seeing senior leaders from the television industry on both sides of the Atlantic converge on the city.
The topics covered over the three days ranged from the importance of the BBC worldwide, to a debate about the lessons learnt from the General Election 2015, to the continued challenge that the television industry faces with the rise of video content emerging on digital platforms.
ITV have launched a free app that allows fans to interact live with the 2015 World Cup.
The play-along platform also allows people to catch the latest news and receive video highlights from the tournament.
The app gives fans the chance users to vote during Television Match Official decisions about whether a try should have been given.
ITV online product manager Ashley Fletcher said: “Our app is a great way for fans to get even closer to games, interact with the programme and share and debate with fellow rugby fans.”
