Archive for January, 2012


Only Fools Do Remakes

It seems as though TV executives at ABC could be running out of ideas at the moment, as they look across the Atlantic for the inspiration behind their latest planned sitcom, a proposal to re-make of UK classic comedy, Only Fools and Horses. It is thought that the network have commissioned Brian Bradley and Steven Cragg (writers of Scrubs) [...]

Viggle App Makes It Pay To Watch TV

It is the dream of every couch potato in the world, to get paid for watching the TV. Well now, thanks to the new Viggle app for iPad and iPhone, you can, kind of. The app which runs on iPad nd iPhone works as a loyalty program, and rewards viewers for vegetating in front of [...]

66 Million Tablets Sold In 2011 Worldwide Led By iPad

The humble tablet has had a meteoric rise since the launch of Apple’s iPad, which was described as an iPhone without the phone or convenience of fitting into a users pocket. A new report says sales of the tablet PC which are now as familiar as a smartphone, hit nearly 67 million sales in 2011. [...]

Hulu Stream Original Fashion Fund Show

Hulu are pushing out original content apace right now, the latest show is a six-parter called The Fashion Fund. The new online only show peaks behind the scenes of the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund. It follows 10 designers, which were wittled down from 200 by the Council of Fashion Designers of America. They then compete design [...]

Channel 4 Plans To Extend On-Demand Opportunities

UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4 are reportedly close to launching a new channel that would help them to extend the life of some of their shows, as they plan the ‘on-demand’ broadcast channel for a summer release. The new network would be created with the intention of offering viewers a further chance to catch up on the main channel’s most popular series, [...]

Sky Plan Week-Long GP Coverage In F1 Overdrive

Following their huge-money deal to prise a majority of the rights away from previous UK holder BBC, Sky Sports seem to be planning to dedicate plenty of coverage to their new acquisition of Formula 1 motor racing, as they revealed their race weekend plans are effectively lasting for a week at a time. This broadcasting effort will be led by [...]