Television

Merlin: BBC to launch TV and cinema ads

guardian.co.uk     23 hrs ago   3 related          

Link to this video The BBC is to launch a TV and cinema advertising campaign to support the launch of Merlin, BBC1's autumn fantasy drama featuring veteran actor John Hurt and Bionic Woman star Michelle Ryan. Launching...                    

Credit crisis sparks a wave of 'thrift' TV programmes

telegraph.co.uk     15 hrs ago          

Broadcasters are turning their backs on aspirational lifestyle and property shows in favour of "thift programming" to help viewers through the economic downturn. By Nicole Martin, Digital and Media Correspondent On his...                    

Glossy launch for Candace Bushnell's Lipstick Jungle on Living TV

guardian.co.uk     15 hrs ago          

Lipstick Jungle: stars Brooke Shields, Lindsay Price and Kim Raver. Photograph: Living TV Virgin Media TV is to launch an innovative ad campaign to promote Lipstick Jungle, Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell's new...                    

Cable quietly introduces an anytime elections channel

iht.com     16 hrs ago   2 related          

The cable industry, aiming to prevent Internet companies like Yahoo and YouTube from snatching away its ad revenue, has introduced an experimental political channel that gives advertisers a uniform way to buy time and...                    

My Shout: Murdoch’s TV sport grip may weaken

morningadvertiser.co.uk     18 hrs ago          

One of my abiding memories of 2008 will be arriving at King’s Cross at half-past eight on a July evening. As my taxi sped through the London streets I noticed every pub was packed with people watching television. In the...                    

Colors crosses 150 GRPs, Bigg Boss debuts strong

indiantelevision.com     19 hrs ago          

MUMBAI: Colors has raced to the third spot in the Hindi general entertainment channel (GEC) space in just its fifth week of launch, narrowing the gap with Zee TV. Colors has a total of 163 GRPs (gross rating points) as...                    

Breakfast TV star quits

channel4.com     20 hrs ago   10 related          

Last Modified: 29 Aug 2008 Source: ITN TV presenter Fiona Phillips is leaving GMTV after 12 years to devote more time to her children and her elderly father. The 47-year-old will leave the programme at the end of this...                    

Fame beckons

libdemblogs.co.uk     20 hrs ago          

It has been a long summer. Not only has the weather made it seem like August will never end but the TV has been dreadful as well. And even if one has been able to avoid the interminable and all-pervading Big Brother on...                    

Michael Starke: I’m so sad my time in Coronation Street is finished

icnetwork.co.uk     18 hrs ago          

Aug 29 2008 by Paddy Shennan, Liverpool Echo I’m so sad my time in the Street is finished ECHO chief feature writer and TV critic Paddy Shennan meets Liverpool actor Michael Starke to chew over his reluctant departure...                    

Alcatel-Lucent demonstrates enhanced video quality for DVB-SH broadcast mobile TV at IFA 2008

monitortoday.com     15 hrs ago          

IFA, Berlin - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is showcasing its leadership in the deployment of broadcast mobile TV at the world's largest Consumer Electronics trade fair, the Internationale Funkausstellung...