Today is the 50th anniversary of the launch of independent (commercial) television in the UK. Initially only available in the London area, Associated-Rediffusion provided the Monday to Friday service whilst the confusingly-named ABC (a name that was quickly changed to...

Sky Three to launch on Freeview Sky has suffered significantly from the rise in popularity of Freeview despite all the noises made to the contrary. Indeed Sky is scared full stop about its future, hence the anti-European regulation tirade made...

Blair 'attacked BBC over Katrina' Interesting that Rupert Murdoch is apparently now Tony Blair's mouthpiece on media matters. In a recent speech at Bill Clinton's Global Initiatives forum the News Corporation tycoon told the audience that the Prime Minister is...

This is Rubbish Money: £2,000 to go digital So according to the Daily Mail, analogue switch off could cost up to £2000 per household. Fact. Well it must be cos it's in the paper... Obviously the Daily Mail is being...

Digital UK - helping the UK go digital The Digital UK website has now been launched - extolling the virtues of digital TV, and explaining why we, as a nation, are going that way. However I hope using the website...

Commercial broadcasters falter over BBC review The commercial television and radio sector might like to think that there's a united opposition to the BBC doing whatever it wants - or to the BBC full stop, for that matter - but...

BBC News: BBC and ITV to start Sky TV rival Typical isn't it? Just weeks after a buy a viewing card for my dodgy, second hand satellite set top box, and ITV announce they're going in the clear. Well guess...

In what is without doubt the most extensive monthly addition to the Transdiffusion Network in its history, we have several things to celebrate. The obvious one is the fiftieth anniversary of commercial television in the UK, and as Kenny Everett...