http://www.mediauk.com/ Tv news feed en-gb This compilation copyright 1994-2009 Media UK; individual stories with contributors Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:31:19 +0100 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:31:19 +0100 http://www.mediauk.com/article/4733 Media UK wizardry admin@mediauk.com (Not At All Bad Ltd) 10 http://www.mediauk.com/tv/news/go/75672?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=rss_newsfeeds&utm_campaign=XML Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:40:36 +0100 A prop from television spy drama Spooks delayed trains for an hour after a passer-by mistook it for a bomb. http://www.mediauk.com/rss_newsfeeds.muk/75672 http://www.mediauk.com/tv/news/go/75665?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=rss_newsfeeds&utm_campaign=XML Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:20:19 +0100 http://www.mediauk.com/rss_newsfeeds.muk/75665 http://www.mediauk.com/tv/news/go/75664?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=rss_newsfeeds&utm_campaign=XML Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:20:15 +0100 http://www.mediauk.com/rss_newsfeeds.muk/75664 http://www.mediauk.com/tv/news/go/75663?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=rss_newsfeeds&utm_campaign=XML Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:20:14 +0100 http://www.mediauk.com/rss_newsfeeds.muk/75663 http://www.mediauk.com/tv/news/go/75671?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=rss_newsfeeds&utm_campaign=XML Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:27:32 +0100 TV host says he downloaded show starring his former comedy partner Hugh Laurie because he could not get a legal copyStephen Fry has admitted illegally downloading House, the hit US show that stars his former comedy partner Hugh Laurie.The QI host told an audience in London that he had used the Bittorrent file-sharing application to get a copy of Laurie's show House.Speaking at the iTunes Festival in London's Roundhouse, Fry said: "The last thing I illegally downloaded. Was it a gay sex romp? … It was the season finale of House."The website stuff.tv said Fry pointed out he had legally downloaded the entire series but was in Indonesia and unable to download a legitimate copy of the final episode.Asked how he felt about his own work being pirated, Fry, who has written about technology for the Guardian, said: "I'm against cynical bootlegging but I work in a very mollycoddled, overpaid business."Fry was invited to speak about copyright and the future of music as part of the free festival, sharing a bill with bands such as The Temper Trap and Mumford & Sons.After his speech, he said he was not suggesting people should simply help themselves to downloads. On Twitter, he said: "Hope I'm not misunderstood. Such a pity if I get misrepresented as a 'help yourself and be a pirate' advocate ..."Stephen FryBitTorrentFile sharingHugh Laurieguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds http://www.mediauk.com/rss_newsfeeds.muk/75671 http://www.mediauk.com/tv/news/go/75660?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=rss_newsfeeds&utm_campaign=XML Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:35:34 +0100 Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has urged for rapid electrification of villages to pave the way for more TVs in homes. http://www.mediauk.com/rss_newsfeeds.muk/75660 http://www.mediauk.com/tv/news/go/75654?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=rss_newsfeeds&utm_campaign=XML Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:14:00 +0100 A Chinese merchant from Wenzhou, Zhejiang province has confirmed the buyout of Propeller TV, a UK digital satellite television channel, according to 66wz.com, a Wenzhou-based website. The deal, reached last month, was made under the name of Xiking Group, said Ye Maoxi, CEO of the group and head of Wenzhou chamber of commerce’s Beijing branch. He [...] http://www.mediauk.com/rss_newsfeeds.muk/75654 http://www.mediauk.com/tv/news/go/75659?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=rss_newsfeeds&utm_campaign=XML Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:59:01 +0100 The government has brought forward a review of the default retirement age, and may scrap it entirely, the BBC understands. http://www.mediauk.com/rss_newsfeeds.muk/75659 http://www.mediauk.com/tv/news/go/75652?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=rss_newsfeeds&utm_campaign=XML Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:20:49 +0100 TV waste use for medical procedures http://www.mediauk.com/rss_newsfeeds.muk/75652 http://www.mediauk.com/tv/news/go/75651?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=rss_newsfeeds&utm_campaign=XML Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:01:00 +0100 Veteran TV newsreader Peter Sissons has explained in a piece for the Mail on Sunday what prompted him to leave BBC News after 20 years. Here are some selected quotes: “At today’s BBC, a complaint I often heard from senior producers was that they dared not reprimand their subordinates for basic journalistic mistakes - such as getting [...] http://www.mediauk.com/rss_newsfeeds.muk/75651 http://www.mediauk.com/tv/news/go/75636?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=rss_newsfeeds&utm_campaign=XML Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:00:16 +0100 —4oD: C4’s VOD strand has beaten iPlayer to social recommendation. It’s testing Test Tube Telly - a combo of 4oD with Facebook Connect that tells Facebook friends which C4 shows you’re watching. Aggregators Joost and Boxee have broadcaster-wide social viewing feeds. http://www.mediauk.com/rss_newsfeeds.muk/75636 http://www.mediauk.com/tv/news/go/75640?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=rss_newsfeeds&utm_campaign=XML Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:35:37 +0100 An ITV regional newsreader is reported to have been suspended from her job after allegedly making seven wrongful expenses claims - including a £5.75 dry cleaning bill for a child’s top. According to the Daily Telegraph, Lisa Aziz has not appeared on ITV’s West Country Tonight for more than a month. Sources said she faced accusations [...] http://www.mediauk.com/rss_newsfeeds.muk/75640 http://www.mediauk.com/tv/news/go/75637?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=rss_newsfeeds&utm_campaign=XML Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:57:00 +0100 - CCS Insight report identifies BBC iPlayer as the next catalyst in mobile Internet growth - LONDON, 13 July 2009 – Industry analysts CCS Insight today unveiled a report on what is driving the use of the mobile Internet among young adults in the UK today. The report, based on a survey of more than 1,000 adults between 16 and 35 years old, offers insights into the mobile Internet habits of this technology-savvy and demanding... http://www.mediauk.com/rss_newsfeeds.muk/75637 http://www.mediauk.com/tv/news/go/75643?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=rss_newsfeeds&utm_campaign=XML Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:40:19 +0100 ITV1's Stephen Fry series Kingdom draws 4.8 million viewers and a 21% share, beating BBC1 drama Casualty 1909ITV1 drama Kingdom finished with nearly 5 million viewers last night, Sunday 12 July.The Stephen Fry series about a lawyer in Norfolk drew 4.8 million viewers and a 21% share in the 9pm hour, according to unofficial overnight figures.It won its slot against BBC1's drama Casualty 1909, which pulled in just 2.9 million viewers and a 12% share.Channel 4's fast-turnaround documentary Michael Jackson's Last Days: What Really Happened attracted 3.3 million viewers and a 14% share in the 9pm hour, with a further 370,000 on digital catchup service Channel 4 +1 an hour later.The BBC2 documentary series On Thin Ice, about Ben Fogle and James Cracknell's journey to the south pole, picked up 2.7 million viewers and a 12% share between 9.05pm and 10.05pm,while Channel Five's movie repeat Romeo Must Die drew 1 million and 5% between 9pm and 11.15pm.A new series of ITV1's 1960s hospital drama The Royal launched with 4.2 million viewers in the 7pm hour, winning the slot. BBC1's Countryfile drew 3.9 million and a 20% share.The fourth edition of BBC2's Top Gear won the 8pm slot with 6.1 million viewers and a 27% share over 65 minutes, with the final part of ITV1's The Secret Caribbean with Trevor McDonald picking up 4 million and 17%.BBC1's drama Hope Springs claimed 3.3 million viewers and a 14% share in the 8pm hour, while Big Brother brought 1.6 million and 7% to Channel 4, with a further 331,000 on Channel 4 +1.Five's documentary Among the Apes picked up 600,000 viewers and a 3% share in the 8pm hour.Earlier, the German formula one grand prix peaked at 5 million viewers for the 15 minutes from 1.45pm, with full coverage between 12.10pm and 3.05pm drawing 4.1 million and 40%.• To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email editor@mediaguardian.co.uk or phone 020 3353 3857. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 3353 2000.• If you are writing a comment for publication, please mark clearly "for publication".TV ratingsTelevisionStephen Fryguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds http://www.mediauk.com/rss_newsfeeds.muk/75643 http://www.mediauk.com/tv/news/go/75644?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=rss_newsfeeds&utm_campaign=XML Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:30:31 +0100 Electronics giant Philips says it will "vigorously oppose" allegations it was involved in fixing prices of LCD TVs. http://www.mediauk.com/rss_newsfeeds.muk/75644