Friday 10 July 2009

Torchwood

Not much to say really other than I'm gobsmacked at the ratings the show has had this week.

It's not been as good as people have been saying - it's gone from thriller to sub Scooby Doo at times, but you cannot dismiss the 'talkabout' factor the 5 episodes, the fifth tonight, have had on the audience.

A hit, it seems the public want 'Who in whatever form and will view it.

Friday 26 June 2009

Last of the Summer Wine

Back for another series in 2010. The worlds longest running sitcom - somehow, the BBC wouldn't be the same without it.

News article here courtesy Digital Spy

Friday 19 June 2009

Setanta loses Football Deal

Just been announced on the BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8109954.stm

I wonder if ITV might take the risk, the gamble in going for it? It's been a long time since that level of football was on terrestrial, 'free' television, and I wonder if it might be worth a punt from them for the potential revenue it may bring in?

Thursday 18 June 2009

Big Brother 10 UK

Just realised that I don't know the name of ANY contestant in this years Big Brother.

Monday 1 June 2009

Amazingradio!

Just turning to DAB radio at the moment. It seems on the Digital One multiplex that the Birdsong channel has gone and been replaced by Amazingradio, which promises to play nothing but unsigned bands. It's set for a six month trial on the national multiplex and probably needs the best luck in the world to be honest to succeed!

The website is here - www.amazingradio.co.uk

Now, where is the 24 hour news and information station on DAB that has been promised for years? That really would be amazing.

Saturday 30 May 2009

Another ITV Diatribe



Following on from my previous post.

Krypton Factor It!



In the days when ITV had regions and wasn't the corporate one body mess it is now.

With little features like this, it shows the pride that ITV had in it's regional "sum of all parts" structure. Sad that it's all gone due to greed, incompetence and negligence.