Oct
15
The BBC is not going to let its entertainers use intrusive, derogatory, or insulting remarks against people on air. The decision follows a review of the actions of Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand who made calls to Andrew Sachs, former Fawlty Towers actor, to get second-rate laughs. The incident sparked protest at the time it …
Jun
25
Vodafone, O2, and Orange have teamed up together in order to test out a TV broadcast service that would let mobile phone users across the UK watch television channels on their mobiles. The three leading companies in the UK have the bulk of the control in the UK mobile industry, and are testing out technology …
Apr
17
According to the watchdog Ofcom, more UK viewers are continuing to upgrade to high definition television service. In the new Digital Progress Report published by the media regulator, sales of HD television sets in the UK reached over 23m by the close of 2009. Additionally, during the last three months of 2009 around 3.3m television …
Mar
26
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, …