With Lord Burns confirmed as the new Channel 4 chairman, all eyes are on the broadcaster's chief executive appointment as well as the top ITV jobs.

Sometimes dubbed "Lord Fixit", Lord Burns has been parachuted in by the government in various situations, including inquiries into hunting in 2000, the National Lottery Commission two years later, the FA in 2004, not to mention the BBC review in the run-up to the royal charter renewal.