The summer will see the launch of Five GD, a high definition version (HD) of Five, available on Sky +HD. The public service broadcaster’s line-up lends itself to transmission in HD with top-rating US dramas such as CSI and FlashForward, popular soaps including Neighbours and Home & Away, international cricket and live Europa League football, [...]
A collection of 150 short films that warn people of hazards that are faced every day such as crossing a road are enjoying surprisingly large sales on DVD. The public information films have animated characters instructing viewers such as the Green Cross Code, Charley the Cat, and Tufty the Squirrel. Head of marketing at the [...]
Bet Lynch is set to shock viewers as a landlady on Rovers Return. Although there are not too many details surrounding her appearance, it is known for sure that Julie Goodyear is just one of the first of many old characters that will be making a comeback on Coronation Street. The rumour is that producer [...]
Coronation Street, the long lasting ITV soap, sorry, ongoing drama serial, will soon commemorate its 50th anniversary with a stage show version that takes place in August at the Salford Lowry Theatre titled the Coronation Street Abridged Live affair. The production will be two hours in length and will take the audience through over 2000 [...]
The BBC has announced the six hopefuls who will have made it to the public vote in an effort to become the UK’s entry to Eurovision this year. This batch there are two groups and four solo performers each of whom will perform live in front of judges on March 12th on Your Country Needs [...]
Television viewers can now watch all of the UK’s free-to-air television channels online from a single site for the very first time and at no cost. The service TVCatchup.com carries the 18 main channels and over 50 channels by the end of the year. For those unable to purchase a satellite or cable subscription, TVCatchup [...]