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  • Worker runs up £27k mobile bill. Phones, Mobile phones, Vodafone, TV shows 0 NEWS

    Worker Runs Up £27k Mobile Bill

    Shocker for downloader from Darlington 12,008 reads hot
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    The BBC has announced today that it will broadcast its 2006 World Cup coverage and major Wimbledon matches in high definition this summer 8,728 reads hot
  • (c) Photography by Simon Niblett/Idols NEWS

    "See more, hear more, feel everything" 6,778 reads hot
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    Hi-def programmes from the BBC coming to a HD Television near you soon 5,712 reads hot

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  • Sky shows to make a return to Virgin?. Home Cinema, TV shows, Biz, Sky, Virgin Media 0

    Sky shows to make a return to Virgin?

    Lost, 24 and The Simpsons could come back 9 May 2008 12:25 GMT

    Virgin Media customers could finally get all of the Sky channels back 18 months after a wrangle between the two companies saw the likes of Lost and 24 taken off air for them.

    Reports on the internet suggest that top execs from both companies are sitting round...

  • Worker runs up £27k mobile bill. Phones, Mobile phones, Vodafone, TV shows 0

    Worker runs up £27k mobile bill

    Shocker for downloader from Darlington 29 December 2007 10:28 GMT

    A factory worker from Darlington in County Durham had a bit of a shock when he opened his monthly mobile phone bill.

    Ian Simpson, 29, was more than a little shocked to find out he had managed to tot up a £27,322 mobile bill, according to the Daily Mirror.

  • 2007: A year in review, February. Biz, Lawsuits, Apple, Beatles, iTunes, Phones, Mobile phones, Motorola, RIM, BlackBerry, GPS, Nokia, Mobile phone TV, Mobile phone apps, Microsoft, Vista, VoIP, Software, Online, Utilities Software, Email, Google, Home Cinema, TV shows, Sky, Virgin Media, Operating Systems 0

    2007: A year in review, February

    A month of madness - Apple makes friends with the Beatles and Cisco while Virgin Media and Sky declare war 26 December 2007 11:00 GMT

    The month of lurve saw the settlement of the Apple versus Apple legal case ending 25 years of feuding as a new agreement was penned between Apple Inc and Apple Corp after the bitter battle finally came to an end.

    Both sides mounted up huge legal costs, which...

  • Comment: Do we really want Channel 4 plus one?. Comment, Home Cinema, TV shows, Channel 4 0

    Comment: Do we really want Channel 4 plus one?

    Of course we don't ... we want plus 24 instead 22 August 2007 9:00 GMT

    With the launch of Channel 4 +1, pseudo time-shifting TV has come to the mainstream.

    But in a world of Personal Video Recorders, electronic programming guides and Sky+ do we really yet another TV channel that offers us the same programs but simply an hour later?...

  • Online TV viewers on the rise. Home Cinema, TV shows, Video on demand, Joost, Motorola, BBC, ITV 0

    Online TV viewers on the rise

    Half of broadband users watch TV 3 May 2007 11:27 GMT

    Amid a host of online IPTV service launches like Joost, BBC's iPlayer and ITV's iTV in the last week, new research out today has found that users accessing content is on the rise.

    Jumping on an IPTV bandwagon, Motorola questioned 2500 people across Europe and...

  • CSI ready for new web channel. Software, Video And Editing, TV shows, CBS, CSI, Pinnacle 0

    CSI ready for new web channel

    CBS preparing to launch online TV network 13 April 2007 12:01 GMT

    TV networks all across the states and UK have been joining forces to launch their programmes on the Internet for download. CBS in the US are the next to say it is moving online.

    The TV network has partnered with a number of companies to deliver the TV shows...

  • Sky rebrands movie channels. Home Cinema, TV shows, Sky 0

    Sky rebrands movie channels

    New names and new focus 5 April 2007 1:15 GMT

    Sky has revamped its movie offering focusing on offering different genres of movies rather than a random selection of Movie channels one to nine.

    In the change, Sky Cinema 1 and 2 go, as do the original naming, with Sky opting to ditch simultaneous SD and HD...

  • Virgin Media to lose Sky channels. Home Cinema, TV shows, Sky, Virgin Media 0

    Virgin Media to lose Sky channels

    Blaming Sky for playing hard ball 23 February 2007 11:16 GMT

    Virgin Media says it is likely to lose Sky One, Sky Two, Sky Three, Sky News and Sky Sports News channels.

    Following an intensive series of meetings over the last week, "We now anticipate a withdrawal of these channels by Sky at the end of February". Virgin...

  • Oscars go HD . Home Cinema, TV shows, Sky, Oscars 0

    Oscars go HD

    Sky to show everything up close and crystal clear 23 January 2007 12:38 GMT

    Sky has announced that it will be broadcasting the 79th Annual Academy Awards in HD when the awards ceremony takes place in February.

    Sky One and Sky One HD's 90 minute preview coverage, starting at 11pm on Sunday 25 February will capture the famous red carpet...

  • Sky takes Super League XII HD. Home Cinema, TV shows, Sky 0

    Sky takes Super League XII HD

    The whole season in high definition 20 November 2006 18:09 GMT

    Sky is continuing its push in the run up to Christmas with its HD service with the announcement that it is Sky Sports service will broadcast the first ever Rugby League in high definition (HD) starting with next season's exclusive live coverage of the engage Super League.

  • Sky to show ALL SIX Star Wars films in HD on New Year's Day. Home Cinema, TV shows, Sky 0

    Sky to show ALL SIX Star Wars films in HD on New Year's Day

    almost 12 hours of sci-fi action 15 November 2006 11:44 GMT

    Sky has announced that for HD customers recovering from a hangover on New Year's Day, they will be able to spend the day watching Star Wars movies back to back.

    The broadcaster has announced that it is showing all six Star Wars films back to back in HD.

  • From ABC network's website, the cast of Lost

    Sky One and Sky One HD to broadcast Lost

    Rights lost by Channel 4 20 October 2006 10:59 GMT

    Interesting news for fans of the American hit series Lost. Although series one and two were broadcast to everyone with terrestrial TV on Channel 4 last year, the station has lost the rights to Sky.

    Sky One and Sky One HD have won the exclusive UK rights to broadcast...

  • Fox to air TV shows on MySpace and local TV station websites. Home Cinema, TV shows, Fox, MySpace 0

    Fox to air TV shows on MySpace and local TV station websites

    Viewers can rewatch shows online after they've been broadcast 4 October 2006 13:11 GMT

    In the US, the Fox television network has announced that it’s launching Fox On Demand, which will air TV shows for free after they’ve been broadcast.

    Fox on Demand will be available through two other branches of Rupert Murdoch-ownded News Corp. – MySpace and...

  • Sky to broadcast full six episodes of Star Wars in HD. Home Cinema, TV shows, Sky 0

    Sky to broadcast full six episodes of Star Wars in HD

    Original three films to be shown in HD for the first time in UK 7 September 2006 12:39 GMT

    Star Wars is coming to high definition. Sky has announced that it has struck a deal with LucasFilm to broadcast Star Wars Episodes IV, V, and VI in HD for the first time in the UK.

    Sky is quick to point out that it is the only broadcaster to show the whole saga...

  • CBS to advertise new shows with Bluetooth billboards. Home Cinema, TV shows, CBS 0

    CBS to advertise new shows with Bluetooth billboards

    Trailers to be streamed to PDAs and mobiles 25 August 2006 12:54 GMT

    US television network CBS has come up with a different way to market its upcoming fall lineup of TV shows.

    New York’s Grand Central Station will host Bluetooth-enabled billboards that beam show clips and trailers to people’s mobiles and PDAs.

    The...

  • CBS to stream top shows online for free

    September sees the start of the new season 16 August 2006 11:33 GMT

    CBS is the latest US network to announce it will stream primetime TV shows online after they’re broadcast.

    All three CSI series, plus “Survivor” and “Jericho” will be available the morning after the programs air, with advertising...

  • Fox to sell TV shows including 24 on MySpace.com

    Movies and TV shows to be sold through network of websites 14 August 2006 10:37 GMT

    As Pocket-lint reported in May, Fox Entertainment Group has confirmed that it is planning to use its corporate network of internet sites, which includes MySpace.com, to sell movies and TV Shows for download by October.

    Fox will sell hit TV shows like "24", and...

  • Sky Sports to show Premiership matches in HD. Home Cinema, TV shows, Sky 0

    Sky Sports to show Premiership matches in HD

    All 138 games available in high definition 3 July 2006 21:45 GMT

    So we're out of the World Cup, still, at least it means we can start looking forward to the start of the Premiership.

    Sky Sports has announced that it will be showing all 138 live games on Sky Sports and PremPlus in HD and Dolby Digital, giving footie fans a...

  • US network NBC to promote its autumn lineup on Youtube.com. Home Cinema, TV shows, NBC, YouTube 0

    US network NBC to promote its autumn lineup on Youtube.com

    Agreement brings network television and online video closer together 27 June 2006 16:15 GMT

    The US television network NBC has signed an agreement to promote its shows on YouTube.com, the internet video site.

    With the popularity of free internet video growing, the deal leads the way in bringing online content and traditional television broadcasts closer...

  • (c) Photography by Simon Niblett/Idols

    Sky One to broadcast live Robbie Williams concert in HD

    "See more, hear more, feel everything" 15 June 2006 16:58 GMT

    Sky One is giving you yet another reason to buy an HD settop box by bringing Robbie Williams to our screen as you've never seen him before.

    In the first UK live concert broadcast, Sky will broadcast Robbie Williams' Live at Leeds concert on 9 September 2006 live...

  • Sky adds golf to its HDTV line up

    The Ryder Cup can now be viewed like never before 8 June 2006 13:13 GMT

    Sky is adding to its range of HD broadcasts by bringing the Ryder Cup to Sky Sports HD.

    The Ryder Cup will be played from 22nd to the 24th September at the K Club in County Kildare, Ireland.

    At the moment, Sky Sports HD offers Barclays Premiership football...

  • BBC and the other major channels launch HDTV trials

    Only 450 TVs will receive the HDTV broadcasts in the test run 8 June 2006 12:53 GMT

    All the major UK broadcasters are testing HD broadcasts to terrestrial aerials starting this week, the BBC has announced.

    BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Five are sending out HD broadcasts to 450 HD set top boxes.

    The trial will last 6 months, and will show...

  • Gadget-tastic spy series Spooks back for a fifth season. Home Cinema, TV shows, BBC 0

    Gadget-tastic spy series Spooks back for a fifth season

    The popular show returns to the Beeb in the Autumn 24 May 2006 15:39 GMT

    Spoiler alert—The BBC has revealed that two of the main characters who were shot in the season four cliffhanger of Spooks live to see another day.

    Harry Pearce and Adam Carter are back this autumn to fight the forces of evil and keep Britain safe.

  • Cult TV boom leading to TV Schedule Stress says scientist. Home Cinema, TV shows, NTL 0

    Cult TV boom leading to TV Schedule Stress says scientist

    I want to watch what I want to watch now 22 May 2006 9:44 GMT

    The boom in addictive TV programmes such as Lost and Big Brother is a major contributor to the stresses of modern life according to new scientific study. The experiment, conducted by leading academic Dr Harry Witchel of the University of Bristol reveals the existence of...

  • MySpace to sell episodes of 24 online. Home Cinema, TV shows, Fox, MySpace 0

    MySpace to sell episodes of 24 online

    MySpace to move into tv downloads 15 May 2006 15:59 GMT

    MySpace is to sell episodes of "24" staring Keifer Sutherland in a move to turn the social networking site into business rivaling Yahoo! or iTunes according to the Wall Street Journal.

    Now owned by News Corp, MySpace, one of the fastest-growing web sites currently...

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