Culture Secretary John Whittingdale has said there is "no prospect" of the BBC being abolished but insisted it must modernise – including reviewing the future of the flagship 10 o'clock news bulletin.

Whittingdale was speaking at the opening of the three-day Royal Television Society convention in Cambridge on Wednesday night after earlier announcing a review of the corporation's governance in light of a series of "bad mistakes" in recent years.

He said the Government would not seek to limit the BBC's reputation as a worldclass broadcaster but said it was important to review how the organisation fits into the modern broadcasting "landscape".