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Whining pop star should just shut up!

Oh dear, it seems former Take That singer Robbie Williams has pledged to “go on strike” in protest at the “behaviour” of the new management of his record label, EMI.
He plans to withold the release of his latest album in his criticism of the label, which was recently taken over by a private equity company. [...]

Posted 12 January 2008 § General ‡ Comments (0) °

No decent telly for the holidays.

At this time of the year, before the Christmas holidays, I often buy the double-issue of TV magazines like the Radio Times to see what goodies they may have on the box. The problem is, in recent years, I believe the standard of Christmas television has gone down.
I took note of a few of the [...]

Posted 17 December 2007 § General ‡ Comments (0) °

Sky rival launches sports news channel, but we miss the original

Setanta Sports launched its sports news channel in the UK yesterday. This was seen in its latest weapon in their battle against the ever-dominant Sky Sports.
It was launched on Virgin Media to replace the much-missed Sky Sports News, which was pulled from the cable company’s channel line-up because of a long-running carriage dispute with BSkyB. [...]

Posted 30 November 2007 § General § Sport ‡ Comments (0) °

UK shows triumph at the IEmmys- but problems remain…

Much maligned British broadcasters had some rare cheer at the 35th annual International Emmys, held in New York. Their programmes dominated the competition by winning in seven catagories. But these triumphs are being overshadowed by problems elsewhere.
The main attention broadcasters are focusing on is the industrial action by Hollywood scriptwriters, which has helped shut [...]

Posted 20 November 2007 § General ‡ Comments (0) °

Don’t believe the “IPhone” hype

Like most people, I cannot understand the fuss over the Apple’s new IPhone mobile, which was launched in the UK today.
It may be the latest must-have gadget, but like most high-profile launches, the mobile is expensive to buy, is only available via the O2 network, and there is usually a higher-than-expected demand that stores which [...]

Posted 09 November 2007 § General ‡ Comments (1) °

Treated WORSE than a paedophile?

Sir Paul McCartney’s estranged wife Heather Mills in her infamous TV outburst (transcript):
“….We’ve had death threats, I’ve been close to suicide. I’m so upset about this. I’ve had worse threats than a paedophile or a murderer and I’ve done nothing but charity for twenty years…..”
WORSE THAN A PAEDOPHILE? Paedophiles, if found living in the community, [...]

Posted 01 November 2007 § General ‡ Comments (0) °