BBC Cuts : What they mean for viewers
February 26, 2010 – 2:39 pm | No Comment

Cuts by the BBC will see the budget for foreign imports cut by a quarter, a report by the Times revealed today.
For some time the BBC have said that hard decisions will have to be …

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MTV Re-brands in the UK and Ireland
March 5, 2010 – 10:13 am | No Comment
MTV Re-brands in the UK and Ireland

MTV have rolled out a re-brand of its channels which sees names changes and new idents and logos.
MTV2 will now become MTV Rocks, VH1 Classic will be MTV Classic and MTVR becomes MTV Shows. Base, …

BBC Cuts : What they mean for viewers
February 26, 2010 – 2:39 pm | No Comment
BBC Cuts : What they mean for viewers

Cuts by the BBC will see the budget for foreign imports cut by a quarter, a report by the Times revealed today.
For some time the BBC have said that hard decisions will have to be …

Opinion : Why Media Studies is a skill, not a skive
February 26, 2010 – 10:37 am | No Comment
Opinion : Why Media Studies is a skill, not a skive

Today, Dr Linda Papadopoulous’ report for the Home Office on children’s consumption of sexualised images was published, part of a wider investigation and strategy on tackling violence against women and girls. The findings within suggest …

Party Down serves up more awesome
February 5, 2010 – 2:58 pm | Comments Off
Party Down serves up more awesome

This article contains spoilers for the first episode of Party Down season 2.

Party Down passed through on cable network Starz last year as a hidden gem, a secret you don’t want to get out in …

‘Bromance’ – Your new favourite waste of time
February 4, 2010 – 11:41 am | Comments Off
‘Bromance’ – Your new favourite waste of time

VIVA, the reality centred MTV channel new to freeview and freesat, will deliver a new chunk of addictive nonsense this February with the show ‘Bromance’.
Just like ‘Paris Hilton’s My New BFF’ the programme aims to …

Glee – Madonna episode songs revealed
January 8, 2010 – 11:21 am | One Comment
Glee – Madonna episode songs revealed

The songs to be featured in an upcoming episode of the musical comedy show Glee have been accidentally revealed by a production team member on his Last.FM profile. The producer’s assistant has been listening to …

Liveblog – Celebrity Big Brother 2010
January 3, 2010 – 8:58 pm | 66 Comments
Liveblog – Celebrity Big Brother 2010

Oh God, here we go again. It’s apparently the final ever Celebrity Big Brother and rumours have been rife over who will be involved. I was excited to hear about Stephen Baldwin, the worst …

Web series ‘Anyone But Me’ returns for season 2
December 15, 2009 – 3:18 pm | Comments Off
Web series ‘Anyone But Me’ returns for season 2

One of the best new web series of last year is back for a second season. Anyone But Me, a bittersweet drama about a young girl dealing with family, relationship and identity issues, finished last …

Can the X-Factor Gravy Train Be Derailed by Rage?
December 11, 2009 – 11:10 am | 3 Comments
Can the X-Factor Gravy Train Be Derailed by Rage?

You may not know Tracy and Jon Morter, but Simon Cowell does. Apparently rattled by the duo’s  half a million strong Facebook campaign to get Rage Against The Machine’s ‘Killing In The Name Of’ to …

Interview : Whitney Port : The Hills
December 2, 2009 – 11:28 am | One Comment
Interview : Whitney Port : The Hills

The Hills is back on MTV’s new channel VIVA. We caught up with Whitney Port.
Did you ever think that The Hills and the City would be the cult hits they are?
I never thought it would …

America’s moral fibre attacked in sickening TV display
November 25, 2009 – 9:21 pm | Comments Off
America’s moral fibre attacked in sickening TV display

Reports are dribbling through from the Americas that this year’s live music show controversy has taken place, as expected, on the American Music Awards. Not content to be shoving nipples in our faces and blaspheming …

Glee – the bravest show on network TV?
November 18, 2009 – 10:00 am | 2 Comments
Glee – the bravest show on network TV?

When Glee was announced, and quickly and lazily described by many commentators as ‘High School Musical for TV’, there were few who could have predicted how relentlessly brave the show would be. With a largely …

Question Time Liveblog
October 22, 2009 – 8:53 pm | 7 Comments
Question Time Liveblog

Amid controversy the BBC has invited BNP leader and MEP Nick Griffin to the Question Time panel. Tonight, EOS will liveblog the programme, if only to spare you the chore of watching it. So who …

Lachman Sures Dollhouse Foundations Before Sweeps
October 22, 2009 – 10:49 am | 4 Comments
Lachman Sures Dollhouse Foundations Before Sweeps

 
Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse has been on the critical list almost since its second season was unexpectedly announced. The show’s live ratings have gone from bad to oh dear and despite a late rally from fans …

Dollhouse : Why We Fight
October 5, 2009 – 7:35 pm | 4 Comments
Dollhouse : Why We Fight

Today I was reading through an email from my best friend and collaborator on End Of Show, Kevin Beaumont aka Gossi. It was rundown of his efforts so far to get fans to make a …