Satellite television is broadcast across the globe and is widely used throughout the United Kingdom. Millions of households now subscribe and a broad spectrum of entertainment is provided via hundreds and hundreds of different channels, from fact based programmes to the latest movie blockbusters.
Sky television is provided by BSkyB, the largest digital television provider in [...]
In years gone by anyone wanting to watch a programme on television would have had to rearrange their schedule so they could sit in front of it while it was on.
Nowadays it is much easier to watch what you want when you want. If you are at work or out and about you can easily [...]
It’s been a long series run for the popular medical drama “ER”. The series is based in a Chicago hospital, and follows the travails of the medical staff and their experiences at work. The original series was based around a movie script by the late screenwriter and author Michael Crichton - who is best known [...]
While some television fans might think that bigger is always better, new numbers are showing that television viewers are shelling out less for a plasma screen to watch their favourite programmes on.
And that decline has led to a demand for smaller screens. LCD screens are moving up in the market world, as customers embrace the [...]
Fans of popular television crime series The Wire who are used to watching the show on boxed sets can rest easy now. There are now plans on UK television channels showing all five seasons of the now-defunct series across weekday nights this spring, so old and new fans alike will be able to see the [...]
As the 2008-2009 Champions League Tournament begins winding its way to completion, sports fans are tuning in to watch big names battle it out for the Europeans Cup.
Thought of as the most prestigious club trophy in football, millions of viewers tune in each year to watch this exciting competition take place. With the championship final [...]
British talent has long been making tracks in Hollywood, particularly in the realm of television. From scriptwriting to on-screen talent, Brits continue to succeed in selling, developing and importing British television to the US.
But it’s no surprise as to why. The American appetite for British television is sizeable. This spring and summer, American versions of [...]
With technology moving at an unprecedented pace, it seems that ‘new and improved’, updated gadgets are released almost immediately following a previous version. But no matter how nifty that previous version was, consumers still love to see - and own - the latest, most technologically advanced products. So it’s no surprise that the mention of [...]
Grand Designs, a consumer show for design and innovation, has achieved impressive ratings alongside Nature’s Great Events: both shows averaged 4 million viewers during the 9:00 pm hour on Wednesday, March 4th.
Grand Designs and Nature’s Great Events, both of which are narrated by David Attenborough, averaged an 18 per cent audience share, according to the [...]
The nominations for this year’s Royal Television Society programme have recently been announced - as they once again aim to recognise some of the best works aired on television.
Included in the nominees is the English Civil War drama, The Devil’s Whore, which has received a nod for best drama serial. The scriptwriter for the show, [...]