STV Productions has won its first ever commission from BBC Three, which will see the company produce a new panel show pilot for the channel.
'Fake Reaction' will be hosted by Matt Edmondson (Radio 1/ T4 /PocketTV).
It sees six celebrities battle it out over a series of rounds where the aim is to hide their natural reaction as they face an array of unusual situations that test all of their senses. If they can conceal their real reaction and fool the rest of the panel, they win.
The commission follows a successful run-through for the channel which featured comedian Chris Ramsey, musician Skepta and 'Harry Potter' actress Jessie Cave.
'Fake Reaction' was ordered by Zai Bennett Controller, BBC Three and Alan Tyler, Executive Editor, Entertainment Commissioning. It will be filmed at Pacific Quay in Glasgow in April.
Gary Chippington, Head of Entertainment for STV Productions, said: "We're thrilled to be working with the team at BBC Three on this enormously exciting project."
Alan Tyler, Executive Editor, Entertainment Commissioning at BBC said: "Matt is a terrific talent whose rapier sharp wit really brought a funny and inventive format to life. We're delighted to be working with STV on the pilot".
Executive Producer for STV Productions is Gary Chippington. Series Producer is Paul McGettigan (The Sarah Millican Television Programme, Frank Skinner's Opinionated, The Bubble, Room 101).
STV Productions developed the 'Fake Reaction' format with LA-based production company Kinetic Content, with whom they have an established partnership. Fake Reaction is based partly on a Fuji TV game show format.
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Friday, 23 December 2011
Ripping Yarns - The Complete Series (15)
Following the phenomenal success of "Monty Python's Flying Circus", Michael Palin and Terry Jones created the BAFTA-winning Ripping Yarns - The Complete Series (15). A parody of Boy's Own-style adventure annuals, "Ripping Yarns" sees Palin take the lead role in nine fantastic adventures - from stirring tales of sporting endeavour, intrepid exploration and wartime heroism to skullduggery, supernatural mystery and murder! It's available to own as a 2-disc set on 5th March 2012, RRP £19.99.
An illustrious supporting cast includes Ian Ogilvy, John Le Mesurier, Iain Cuthbertson, Denholm Elliott, Joan Sanderson and Don Henderson, with Terry Jones starring in one episode and fellow former Python John Cleese also making a cameo appearance. "Ripping Yarns" was produced and directed by the multi award-winning team of Terry Hughes (The Two Ronnies), Jim Franklin (The Goodies) and Alan J.W. Bell (The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy).
Special Features:
· Commentaries on all episodes by Michael Palin and Terry Jones
· Deleted scene from Murder at Moorstones Manor
· Audience laughter-free tracks on all episodes bar Tomkinson's Schooldays and Murder at Moorstones Manor
· Comic Roots - Michael Palin returns to his home-town of Sheffield
· "Secrets" - a BBC play from 1973
· Stills Gallery
· Michael Palin's Original Scripts PDF.
Originally broadcast on the BBC between 1976 and 1979, this set is a must-have item for all fans of great British comedy.
Ripping Yarns - The Complete Series (15) is available from Network DVD
Release Date: 5th March 2012
RRP: £19.99
Discs: 2
Running Time: 225 mins (approx.)
Screen Ratio: 1.33:1 Colour
Catalogue Number: 7953361
Disc One
TOMPKINSON'S SCHOOLDAYS. Set in the frontier days of British education, when upper lips were stiff with cold and corporal punishment was an A-Level. A savage, searing indictment of something or other.
Produced and Directed by Terry Hughes. Original BBC Transmission 7 January 1976
THE TESTING OF ERIC OLTHWAITE. A boy becomes a man in the harsh world of the Depression. The rough, tough story of folk who couldn't afford to go on the Jarrow March.
Produced and Directed by Jim Franklin. Original BBC Transmission 27 September 1977
ESCAPE FROM STALAG LUFT 112B. A tale of courage and valour behind the lines in the Kaiser's Germany. An inspiring story of camp life and a British officer who wouldn't lie down.
Produced and Directed by Jim Franklin. Original BBC Transmission 4 October 1977
MURDER AT MOORSTONES MANOR. Hugo and Dora drive down to see Mumsie and Dadsie-pie for a long weekend in the country. But it turns out to be longer than they thought.
Produced and Directed by Terry Hughes. Original BBC Transmission 11 October 1977
ACROSS THE ANDES BY FROG. The stirring story of one man and six frogs who tried to defy the world in the greatest gamble of all.
Produced and Directed by Terry Hughes. Original BBC Transmission 18 October 1977
THE CURSE OF THE CLAW. The terrifying account of a man who dabbled in the dark mysteries of the Orient, and lived to tell the tale. Or did he...?
Produced and Directed by Jim Franklin. Original BBC Transmission 25 October 1977
Disc Two
WHINFREY'S LAST CASE. Dashing, debonnaire Gerald Whinfrey saves his country twice a week. But in 1913 a German plot to start the First World War without telling anybody coincides with his holiday. Where do Whinfrey's priorities lie? Has he got any? A knockabout tale of international intrigue.
Executive Producer Sydney Lotterby. Produced and Directed by Alan J.W. Bell. Original BBC Transmission 10 October 1979
GOLDEN GORDON. A torrid tale of football fanaticism in the 1930s. Super-fan Gordon Ottershaw supports a team which hasn't won a match for six years. But worse is to come, and Gordon and his bicycle clips are reunited in a last desperate bid for glory and Bovril. Executive Producer Sydney Lotterby. Produced and Directed by Alan J.W. Bell
Original BBC Transmission 17 October 1979
ROGER OF THE RAJ. Roger Bartlesham comes of age in a world of eighteen-course breakfasts and twelve servants per leg. But when the Great War breaks out Roger finds himself in a world of changing values and is forced by circumstances to the most despicable act known to the British Army. Produced and Directed by Jim Franklin.
Original BBC Transmission 24 October 1979
An illustrious supporting cast includes Ian Ogilvy, John Le Mesurier, Iain Cuthbertson, Denholm Elliott, Joan Sanderson and Don Henderson, with Terry Jones starring in one episode and fellow former Python John Cleese also making a cameo appearance. "Ripping Yarns" was produced and directed by the multi award-winning team of Terry Hughes (The Two Ronnies), Jim Franklin (The Goodies) and Alan J.W. Bell (The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy).
Special Features:
· Commentaries on all episodes by Michael Palin and Terry Jones
· Deleted scene from Murder at Moorstones Manor
· Audience laughter-free tracks on all episodes bar Tomkinson's Schooldays and Murder at Moorstones Manor
· Comic Roots - Michael Palin returns to his home-town of Sheffield
· "Secrets" - a BBC play from 1973
· Stills Gallery
· Michael Palin's Original Scripts PDF.
Originally broadcast on the BBC between 1976 and 1979, this set is a must-have item for all fans of great British comedy.
Ripping Yarns - The Complete Series (15) is available from Network DVD
Release Date: 5th March 2012
RRP: £19.99
Discs: 2
Running Time: 225 mins (approx.)
Screen Ratio: 1.33:1 Colour
Catalogue Number: 7953361
Disc One
TOMPKINSON'S SCHOOLDAYS. Set in the frontier days of British education, when upper lips were stiff with cold and corporal punishment was an A-Level. A savage, searing indictment of something or other.
Produced and Directed by Terry Hughes. Original BBC Transmission 7 January 1976
THE TESTING OF ERIC OLTHWAITE. A boy becomes a man in the harsh world of the Depression. The rough, tough story of folk who couldn't afford to go on the Jarrow March.
Produced and Directed by Jim Franklin. Original BBC Transmission 27 September 1977
ESCAPE FROM STALAG LUFT 112B. A tale of courage and valour behind the lines in the Kaiser's Germany. An inspiring story of camp life and a British officer who wouldn't lie down.
Produced and Directed by Jim Franklin. Original BBC Transmission 4 October 1977
MURDER AT MOORSTONES MANOR. Hugo and Dora drive down to see Mumsie and Dadsie-pie for a long weekend in the country. But it turns out to be longer than they thought.
Produced and Directed by Terry Hughes. Original BBC Transmission 11 October 1977
ACROSS THE ANDES BY FROG. The stirring story of one man and six frogs who tried to defy the world in the greatest gamble of all.
Produced and Directed by Terry Hughes. Original BBC Transmission 18 October 1977
THE CURSE OF THE CLAW. The terrifying account of a man who dabbled in the dark mysteries of the Orient, and lived to tell the tale. Or did he...?
Produced and Directed by Jim Franklin. Original BBC Transmission 25 October 1977
Disc Two
WHINFREY'S LAST CASE. Dashing, debonnaire Gerald Whinfrey saves his country twice a week. But in 1913 a German plot to start the First World War without telling anybody coincides with his holiday. Where do Whinfrey's priorities lie? Has he got any? A knockabout tale of international intrigue.
Executive Producer Sydney Lotterby. Produced and Directed by Alan J.W. Bell. Original BBC Transmission 10 October 1979
GOLDEN GORDON. A torrid tale of football fanaticism in the 1930s. Super-fan Gordon Ottershaw supports a team which hasn't won a match for six years. But worse is to come, and Gordon and his bicycle clips are reunited in a last desperate bid for glory and Bovril. Executive Producer Sydney Lotterby. Produced and Directed by Alan J.W. Bell
Original BBC Transmission 17 October 1979
ROGER OF THE RAJ. Roger Bartlesham comes of age in a world of eighteen-course breakfasts and twelve servants per leg. But when the Great War breaks out Roger finds himself in a world of changing values and is forced by circumstances to the most despicable act known to the British Army. Produced and Directed by Jim Franklin.
Original BBC Transmission 24 October 1979
Saturday, 17 December 2011
BBC iPlayer now streaming through 3G mobile networks - but know your data limits,warns expert
Michael Phillips, product director at Broadbandchoices.co.uk commented: "32% of mobile phone users access the internet through their handset so the iPlayer app update for 3G is long overdue. Watching Eastenders on the train home from work could fast become a habit for over-enthusiastic iPlayer fans, however this raises the risk of breaching data limits and incurring hefty penalty charges as a result, particularly amongst younger customers as they are the biggest users of this type of service.
"Most smartphones come with a data cap of around 500MB or 1GB per month, so considering that an hour of TV viewing through iPlayer will set you back around 300MB there is serious potential for some nasty bill shocks at the end of the month. Ask yourself if finding out the latest Albert Square gossip is worth data charges of £2 per MB and think twice before streaming. Check the size of each file prior to downloading or use the below guide as a rule of thumb to keep track of your usage."
ONLINE ACTIVITIES:
Watching a 3 minute music video on YouTube: 12MB
Downloading a movie of DVD quality: 1.5GB
Watching an hour of Downton Abbey on iPlayer: 300MB
Uploading a photo to send to family overseas: 2MB
Broadbandchoices.co.uk's top tips for minimising data charges:
• The right tariff for you: When choosing a mobile tariff always compare your options and keep in mind your needs as a user. If you are a heavy mobile broadband user and access the internet through your phone frequently, you will need a package that reflects this - preferably with an unlimited data allowance.
• Size matters: Before downloading or streaming any content through your mobile phone, check the size of the file beforehand to make sure you are not unwittingly breaching your data limit. Bear in mind that HD files are considerably larger than usual and will eat into your allowance.
• Make use of wi-fi: Many places now offer free wi-fi when you are on the move – from train stations to libraries or even your local Starbucks. It is worth switching to these services whenever possible as downloading through free wi-fi will not count towards your data usage and will help you stretch out your allowance for longer.
Tuesday, 17 May 2011
Citizen journalism changes the way news is reported
On Monday 15 May 2011 Blottr.com proved how powerful citizen journalism can be, as the online user generated news service broke the day's biggest story.
Blottr.com reported at 10:09am an area surrounding Trafalgar Square was closed off following a terrorist alert. It became apparent a bomb threat had been made and the authorities undertook a controlled explosion on a suspicious suitcase.
Blottr.com reported at 10:09am an area surrounding Trafalgar Square was closed off following a terrorist alert. It became apparent a bomb threat had been made and the authorities undertook a controlled explosion on a suspicious suitcase.
Over the next two hours, users of the citizen journalism news website updated the story, as it unfolded.
It wasn't until 12:30pm that the first news network other than www.Blottr.com covered the story.
Blottr.com Founder Adam Baker said "Blottr was the only full story available of the incident for two hours, until Sky News put it as their "breaking" news, followed by the BBC. By this time, everyone discussing the story, especially on Twitter, were linking to our story, as the main source."
Baker went on to say: "We often break news stories well before traditional mainstream news services. This demonstrates how powerful enabling people on the street to capture and report incidents they're witnessing can be".
"We hope this is the catalyst for people to realise they can report and break their own news stories on Blottr, which is often the best place to find breaking news before anyone else".
The emergence of social media and sites like Blottr have changed the way news is gathered and reported, reaffirmed by instances like this.
Whilst respected mainstream news services like the BBC still command the share of an authoritative voice when it comes to breaking news, habits are shifting, with people realising a crowd-sourced news service is often just as credible and nearly always quicker to circulate.
Blottr is a user generated news service enabling anyone to capture, report, collaborate and discover news happening around them as they see it unfold they can share it with others.
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