This smoking stuff is getting absurd now. I am not a fan of smoking, and I was borderline in favour of the smoking ban (actually, I would have preferred some kind of licensing arrangement). But one thing is for certain: It is completely nuts to attempt to airbrush cigarettes out of history as governments appear […]
Action on quiz channels at last!
I’ve heard this on Radio Five Live’s bulletins at 1 o’clock and 2 o’clock, but strangely I haven’t found any mention of this on the internet at all. The offices of Big Game TV have been raided. Apparently it is alleged that at certain times callers had no chance of getting through. I am shocked. […]
s*i*eTV ;-)
About a week ago I expressed relief that the new Freeview channel, smileTV, wasn’t yet another quiz channel. Unfortunately I was wrong. That groovy Shortcutters programme was only there for the first night. Apparently now it’s been shunted to 4:15am, which even I am not prepared to stay up for. Instead, between 1am and 4:15am […]
TMF is The sHits
Music channels really are a load of pish. Apparently it is cheaper to run a music channel than it is to publish a magazine. And it shows. This is probably why Emap like to milk every last droplet out of their magazine brands while the magazines themselves have gone the way of the dodo (hello, […]
More ITVF1 rumours
Pitpass is reporting that ITV are considering introducing advertising in a split screen for Formula 1. But I thought they always wanted to do that. Surely they would have to get permission from Ofcom, as currently broadcasters are only allowed to show text during adverts. If this were to happen though, it would be very […]