Month: August 2008

  • Still No Live Cricket on Terrestrial Television

    Under a new deal announced today by the ECB… precisely nothing changes. Sky has retained live rights to… well… everything. And Five has a highlights package. Sky undoubtedly does a superb job. They’ve got lots of resources and they’ve innovated with new technology high-definition coverage, and super-slomo cameras (Although I did laugh on Saturday when…

  • What To Watch When There’s Nothing On

    You’ve really got to try this out – it’s ace! It might be common knowledge in some circles but it was news to me, and I love it. You know how it is. It’s late evening and BBC1 has a film you’ve already seen or don’t want to see again. BBC2 is running News 24,…