BBC Gets Newsroom Facelift And New Tenants
The BBC’s long-standing ‘Broadcasting House’ building in London (England) has applied its new reformatted IPTV broadcasting equipment to practical use for the first time, with a slightly unusual choice of More...
Harry Potter Gets Arty
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has been lined up for his first-ever headlining TV role, as he goes alongside Jon Hamm (Mad Men) for a new TV drama on Sky’s Sky Arts channel. In what will be the oddest More...
Sky Comes Up Short With The Short Way Round Comedy
Sky1 have announced the confirmation that the long-rumoured spin-off special of hit travel show An Idiot Abroad will happen, with revised format The Short Way Round set to air for two special episodes near More...
Xbox Live Make Viewers Pay And Now They Have To Watch Ads
Video apps appearing on Xbox Live are set to be joined by mandatory advert breaks, according to a recent announcement from console makers Microsoft.Viewers on the Xbox 360 accessing the online content (which More...
FA Cup Final Comes To Sky In 3D
As previously expected, Sky have announced a deal with ESPN to serve as an additional broadcaster of this season’s The FA Cup Final, with the hotly anticipated annual event in football in England (which this More...
Smart TV Users Lack System Intelligence
A recent YouGov survey into the use of smart TV sets in the UK has revealed that, amongst other key statistics for connected TV viewing, almost half of owners do not know what a smart TV is designed for. In a general More...
The Pirate Bay Getting Sunk In UK
The High Court has released a controversial ruling that major internet service providers (ISP’s) in the UK are now legally required to block access to Swedish torrent directory website The Pirate More...
The Voice Looks To Chane As Ratings Drop
Producers of The Voice UK on BBC1 are said to be planning a number of changes to the format of the show, following a small ratings drop for this weekend’s first round of live shows. Recording an average of 9.33m More...
Chatmercial Format Coming To ITV Late Night
As a natural result of the world’s perception of the working day, programming between the hours of 1-6 in the morning is generally considered a graveyard slot with a lack of innovative shows being broadcast, and while More...
South Park On-Demand Launch
UK fans of long-running animated comedy series South Park are now able to watch the show online through official means, as a new subscription-based video on-demand service has been launched days after More...