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Adam Crozier, managing director of ITV, spoke to Steve Jobs before his passing. The conversation? About what Apple would name its upcoming television set. It was no secret that Jobs had been working on venturing into the television market, and Crozier wanted to be sure that they didn't name...

Mrs. Brown's Boys, Brendan O'Carroll's hit comedy show reached record numbers last Saturday as its final episode went head to head with Jonathan Ross' show on UTV. On a night when Ross had superstar David Beckham as his guest, more people chose to watch O'Carroll as he portrayed the hilarious...

Broadband and TV provider, TalkTalk has reported a loss of another 50,000 customers in the final three months of last year, making it the 5th consecutive quarter of customer defections. The company, which has lost 170,000 customers since November of 2010, now only has a total of 4.079million...

Blockbusters, the hit game show, aired on ITV between 1983 and 1994. Hosted by Bob Holness, who passed away last month at 83, it was a well loved show that is still fondly remembered, which is why many are excited at the announcement that Challenge TV will be reviving the show. They've already...

Three years ago, the Premier League took out civil action against pub bosses and firms that supplied the pub bosses with “decoder cards,” allowing pubs to access encrypted games being broadcast in Greece and Italy. Digital box supplier, QC Leisure, and publican SR Leisure Limited are among the...

While Chris Evans still reigns as #1 in the radio ratings war, his Radio 2 show taking in a weekly audience of 8.86million listeners a week, the latest Rajar figures show that 37-year-old rival Chris Moyles may be losing his touch, and losing it to 68-year-old John Humphries and the rest of the...

Sky, the first UK broadcaster to offer content that could be downloaded over the internet, is now set to launch a new internet-based TV in the first half of this year. In what is likely to be an attempt to combat Netflix and Lovefilm, Sky's new service will not require a minimum contract...

On the 1st of June, 1999, German scientists launched the 2.5 ton satellite, Rosat, from Cape Canaveral. Sent to space on an 18-month mission in search of X-ray radiation, it transmitted data about black holes and nearby galaxies for nine years until in ceased functioning. The European Space...

BBC iPlayer, the catch up service that gives viewers a chance to watch TV programmes for up to seven days after its initial broadcast, launched in 2007. Since then it's been made available on BT Vision, Freesat, Freeview, Virgin Media, and on mobile operating systems. Now, the Beeb has just...

Britain's longest running radio show, Desert Island Discs, celebrated its 70th anniversary this past Sunday. The show, which first aired on January 29th, 1942, was the brain child of novelist and playwright, Roy Plomley, who was also the original host of the show. A simple format that has...

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has made moves to expand its UK and European reach. Adding five new channels to its UK network portfolio, which already includes the Sony Entertainment Television, SPT acquired five of Dolphin Broadcasting Limited's Dolphin TV Channels. These channels, all geared...

Following the death of founder and former CEO, Steve Jobs, many wondered if Apple would be able to maintain its momentum and continue to be the popular choice for those who want fashionable electronics. The 2011 holiday season proved that Jobs' legacy is intact and still at work as the company...

The Broadcaster's Audience Research Board (BARB) has just released the TV viewing figures for 2011. According to their research, the average Brit spends four hours and 2 minutes of each day watching TV, around 28 hours and 14 minutes each week. The weekly figure is down by one minute from 2010...

The television industry has been rapidly changing in the past couple of years. Technology-wise, it's been quite exciting, especially with the coming of 3D TVs, Smart TVs, Internet TVs, OLED screens, etc. On the manufacturing side, however, things are not as exciting. As consumers demand cheaper...

In a statement issued by media regulator, Ofcom has announced that Press TV, Iran's English-language channel, will no longer be aired on BSkyB because its license has been revoked. “Ofcom has decided to revoke the licence held by Press TV Limited with immediate effect,” read the statement...