TV
The top 3 famous TV sofas
In any household the epicentre of activity is invariably the sofa. It’s a place to relax, to socialise and to fall asleep on a Sunday afternoon. In the world of television, the sofa is often used as a ‘base’ - a constant throughout a series, where characters can converge and interact.
Nation of square eyes
Brits now spend more time per day staring at screens (11.8 hours) than sleeping (7.3 hours), due to the explosive growth of tablet computers, smartphones and e-readers, according to new research.
French Open Tennis in 3D on Virgin Media
Virgin Media is bringing live 3D tennis to millions of fans' living rooms for the first time in the UK. Virgin Media will showcase Eurosport's live and exclusive programming from centre court at this year's French Open tournament.
Get the Mad Men look
In the following video, we show you how to get the Betty Draper and Joan Holloway looks in just a few easy steps.
BT launches worldwide TV voting via Facebook
BT Agilemedia has announced the integration of its Online Participation Media platform (OPM) with Facebook, to offer real-time online voting and interaction, on a mass scale, to audiences of TV entertainment shows in the UK and around the world.
Follow Gordon and discover the food of South-East Asia
Travelsphere, one of the UK’s leading operators of escorted tours, is offering guests the opportunity to awaken their culinary senses and follow in the footsteps of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay whose new Channel 4 documentary sees him embark on a gastronomic adventure through South-East Asia.
Beauty with brains for budding entrepreneurs
The Apprentice is back with a bite! Gone is the prospect of a job; this year, Lord Sugar is on the hunt for a budding entrepreneur in which to invest £250,000 towards their own business.
Savouring Julia Bradbury's spectacular Iceland
Launched on 11 May at 9 p.m. on BBC 4 is the intrepid Julia Bradbury’s latest walking adventure across 60 kilometres of Iceland’s most famous hiking route – which ends at the volcano which brought air traffic across Europe to a standstill.
Before the wedding, check the reception
Out and about on the day of the Royal Wedding? You can still catch the action on your PC by attaching a portable TV aerial. The One For All SV9325 can be plugged into the USB port of a computer, laptop or iPad for excellent Freeview reception via a digital TV card or dongle whilst on the move.
BT’S Adam and Jane finally tie the knot
Four hundred and eighty thousand votes were cast, via Facebook and text, to help plan BT’s Adam and Jane’s Big Day. Viewers will finally get to see the wedding dress, car and first dance chosen by the nation, when the advert airs on April 23, during the Britain’s Got Talent ad breaks.
‘The Hotel’ becomes an instant hit for Channel 4
The new fly-on-the-wall documentary series about The Damson Dene Hotel, which launched last night, has become an instant hit after almost all of the UK’s national newspapers picked it out as one to watch over the weekend.
Sky Arts 1 HD and 2 HD arrive on Virgin Media TV
Virgin Media has announced the addition of the award-winning Sky 1 Arts HD and Sky Arts 2 HD channels to its TV service from the 26th April.
O2 switches on O2 Academy TV
New YouTube channel expands audiences for O2 Academy gigs, putting best video content online.
BBC iPlayer coming to 2011 VIERA TVs
Panasonic brings new applications to new and enhanced cloud-based Internet service, VIERA Connect.
Virgin Media launches Asian Mela
Recognising the rapid growth and diversity of Asian programming in the UK, Virgin Media is launching Asian Mela, a refresh of its Asian collection to give customers an enhanced mix of channels providing round-the-clock family TV entertainment.