Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
That right all you hard core Eastender fans the show is going to be called EastEnders: E20 and the EastEnders chiefs have cast four relative unknowns to star in the soap.
I think this is a step to modernize the show as the current casts have been there for years!! And attracts more of the older generation where as this new spin off could attract all ages.
Current soaps have tried to attract all crowds for example Holly oaks who have the spin off Late Holly oaks and is defiantly for the adolescent age group
EastEnders executive producer have stated they have now found four talented newcomers from London to front the show. Emer, Bunmi, Ricky and Sam are brilliant young performers, noisy and fun.
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
Like so many of us we enjoy watching our TV shows on television but so many of us take this for granted and actually forget that that we have to pay for this the main corporate being students who don’t realise that just because they live in student homes and accommodation they don’t have to pay for a TV licence.
From the first of April 2009 the licence fee went up to £142.50 for colour and £48.00 for a black and white TV License. If you ask me for those who are still watching a black and white TV the license fee should be free for not getting with the modern day times.
Monday, November 23rd, 2009
I have to say that this was on the cards and as the weeks went on it was only a matter of time before the terrible twins left. And on Sundays show with an estimated 13.8 million people watching the show the twins lost in a sing-off to crowd favorite Olly Murs after performing an out of tune version of Boyzone’s No Matter What.
Before the dismissal the public watch live performances from Britain’s Got Talent’s Susan Boyle and Mariah Carey in which the finalists waited their fait only for the final decision on who stays and who goes left with Danny and she sent home the twins.
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
Yes that’s right every one I’m A Celebrity Get me out of here has started up again showing on most nights at 0’oclock on ITV. For me i have never been a huge fan of the show but like most reality TV shows you are always interested to find out who is involved in this case who the celebrities are. This year’s line up includes:
Jimmy White
George Hamilton
Lucy Benjamin
Gino D’Acampo
Kim Woodburn
Stuart Manning
Camilla Dallerup
Sabrina Washington
Colin McAllister
Justin Ryan
Sam Fox
Saturday, October 31st, 2009
It seems that the older generations are retroactively moving from the latest technology to a more classic form of entertainment, as statistics show in increase in the number of older people who are tuning into radio stations rather than television channels.
In particular, Radio 4 has witnessed a sharp growth, reaching record listener numbers of 10.22 million, which is up from 9.45 million last year. It is thought the radio station, which has an average audience age of 55, has seen the boost in popularity due to ‘ageist’ television entertainment. Critics have claimed that there is little on the television to cater towards older people, leading to the ultimatum of them seeking alternative sources of entertainment.
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
Those of you with an Xbox 360 games console may have heard about the upcoming Sky Player update that was due to launch today. Well, the good news is it did indeed actually go live earlier today. On the flipside, the service isn’t actually working.
There is rumoured to be a problem with Sky’s distibution servers and Xbox 360 users are facing an error when they try to start the application.
The co-operation between Sky and Microsoft means people can pay for a Sky subscription and watch live tv, as well as a host of on demand content like films and television programmes. If you are a current Sky subscriber you will also have access to your current packages, but you need multiroom if you want to watch live TV.
Saturday, October 24th, 2009
A study into the affect of artificial light on emotions ahs discovered that replacing natural light with other light sources results in depression-like symptoms.
Researches discovered that mice who were exposed to unnatural light all day, rather than a normal day-night light cycle, were prone to tiredness and an overall lack of energy. The study, carried out by Ohio State University, gave late night television as one example of where this occurs in human lifestyles:
“This is important for people who work night shifts, and for children and others who watch TV late into the night, disrupting their usual light-dark cycle,” said Laura Fonken, lead author at Ohio State University.
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
One of the big technological trends over the last decade has been revolving around televisions. People just keep wanting the biggest and the best, and when they get it, a new bigger and better one comes out to compete with it. The problem with these larger sets is that they are needing more and more electricity to keep them running, which is a point of concern that has been raised by Calofrnia’ energy commission.
Arnold Schwarzenegger has agreed to proposals put forward by the cenergy commission in California, to impose energy consumption limits on televisions 40 inches wide or more. The commission claims that 10 per cent of Californias domestic energy consumption is caused by the 35 million tvs in use in the state. This may lead to a similar restriction impose on televisions that is already in place on other home appliances, such as refrigerators.
Monday, October 19th, 2009
A study carried out by the Energy Saving Trust has concluded that British children are the biggest offenders when it comes to wasting energy.
The study surveyed over 3,000 children, from the UK, France, Germany and Spain, quizzing them about their awareness of climate change and what their own energy saving habits were. 40 per cent of those questioned admitted to bad energy saving habits such as leaving lights on and televisions on standby.
As part of Energy Saving Week (19-25 October), which starts today, the Energy Saving Trust has given 50 children video cameras to film their families own energy habits to get a better idea of how they can improve the situation.
Thursday, October 15th, 2009
Following on from my post about the England vs Ukraine internet-only game, we will now look at the second problem with this situation; the price.
It turns out that the internet isn’t always the cheapest place to get things, especially watch television, after all. The price was set at £4.99, not a bank-busting amount but still a pretty penny. Even this price had a catch though; you had to pay up front. If you waited until the day, you had to pay £9.99, so immediately doubling the price, all for not ‘pre-ordering’ a virtual ticket to the game.
The big fuss was caused when Setanta went bust and no one else wanted to buy the rights to the game, because England had already qualified for the World Cup by this point anyway. This resulted in Perform, who are a solely internet-based sports broadcaster, obtaining the rights.