Pedantic Point
Published on 1 April 2006 in Life, charity, television
Heard on a TV advert yesterday for the Race for Life...
Posts about "television"
The More Complicated They Are, The More They Go Wrong
Published on 16 January 2006 in Television, computers, Digital TV, Freeview, television
Reading through the BBC's Reception Advice help pages can be a bit depressing sometimes - all the problems that users have just recieving services. OnDigital boxes crashing, video and audio being out of sync, channel numbers not working properly... And that's not the half of it.
BBCi Happenings (Part 1)
Published on 24 November 2005 in BBC red button, Interactive TV, BBC, BBC red button, Digital TV, interactive television, television
On Wednesday we killed off the TV and radio listings on the satellite version of BBCi.
The Prisoner. Remade?
Published on 17 November 2005 in TV Programmes, television
It's one of those news stories that just makes me shake my head and ask... why? For today I read that Granada are planning on remaking The Prisoner.
Satellite Signal Found
Published on 6 October 2005 in Television, Digital TV, house, television
I know, I know. You're all desperate to know what the state of play is on my satellite signal. I can tell this because of the flood of emails that have been bombarding my email address ever since I first mentioned the problems.
Online TV Gateways
Published on 4 October 2005 in Internet, Television, BBC, internet, television
The Guardian's Emily Bell seems to suggest that that the iMP is the bold new world for the BBC, and that the BBC backed service could be opened up to 'host' services from Channel 4 and ITV. The suggestion is a sort of TV programme version of Google News - do a search and find legal-to-download programmes.
No Satellite Signal 3
Published on 25 September 2005 in Television, Digital TV, television
Should you be wondering - unlikely I know - but no, I still don't have satellite television.
No Satellite Signal 2
Published on 20 September 2005 in Television, Digital TV, television
The trauma of Sunday where I spent far too long nudging my satellite dish is still in my mind, especially when various Googling and discussions at work did suggest it might be a problem with the LNB (that's the prong that sticks out of the dish) but before I started buying new satellite bits, or calling up people to check things, I thought it would be worth just checking the box on someone else's satellite dish.
No Satellite Signal
Published on 18 September 2005 in Television, Digital TV, television
When we moved into this house, I was rather delighted to find a satellite dish on the side. After some time I got a cheap second hand set top box for it, then a remote. Before going on holiday, I finally got a viewing card too.
Neighbours
Published on 25 July 2005 in TV Programmes, television
I have a TV on my desk. It's usually turned on. Today it was turned on during Neighbours. Today in Neighbours, Sky Mangle meets Harold's new friend. Harold's new friend looks just like Sky's dead mother.