Monday 20 September 2010

Ross tried to stop brand ?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/sep/20/jonathan-ross-russell-brand-sachsgate

Russel Brand has revealed, in his new book, how Ross twice tried to convince him not to air the answer phone messages left to Sachsgate.

"I said I thought they were funny so we decided to leave them in"

In Brand's new book, serialised Booky wook 2 by the sun today, he claims that the BBC were previously concerned that there may be a problem even before the Daily Mail splashed the story all over the place.

He also writes, "For the next weeks show they asked us not to refer to the incident, which i didn't. Well i did a bit."

Brand resigned after the scandal as did Ross after his contract ended this year.

Saturday 4 September 2010

MAGAZINES!


Magazine genres:
  • sports
  • entertainment
  • gossip
  • news
  • specific / topcal
  • cars
  • sex
  • fashion
Magazine representing gender i an interresting way: Nuts Magazine
I have chosen Nuts Magazine because i think that it represents both genders in interresting ways. I think that the magazine shows females as toys or items to be used, and it shows males as lazy and perverted.

i think that this is an unfair view of both males and females, obviously there are those who play to these stereotypes but the i the geneal public most people do not fit into either of these catergories.

Thursday 2 September 2010

... all we know is he's called the STIG

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11162227

"Some say that in a previous life he was a muscle car and he can drive a stick only with his left foot. All we know is he's called the Stig."

Ben Collins has today won a legal fight enabling him to publish a book claiming that he is the stig. As a former Formula3 driver, stuntman and all around action man it is quite possible that he is the stig, but could this cause trouble with the BBC and future Top gear seasons.

He has been a stunt double for actors Nicholas Cage and Daniel Graig and has served time in the army, his publicist has said that he keeps fit by running marathons and triathlons, so with all this could he really be the stig?

i can see clearly now

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/sep/02/bskyb-high-definition-subscribers



Sky have secured a third of there customers on HD, more than 30% of the 9.86 million customers (as of the end of june) have now signed up for HD; There are nearly 50 channels in HD on sky including, SkySports, BBC HD and ITV1 HD.


Some people however are sceptical as the rate of people signing up for HD has slowed after the worldcup in june.

have apple turned tings pear-shaped with itunes?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/pda/2010/sep/02/apple-itunes-ping

Steve Jobs revealed the all new iTunes 10 last night unvailing some upgraded ipods an all new logo and a social networking application for music; Ping.

Users will be able to create a profile find friends and follow the music choices of any of the 160 million users of the itunes store. so far though reviews of Ping have crashed many people saying that it is siply terrible.

Loaded editor quits ahead of sale

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/sep/02/loaded-editor-martin-daubney-quits

Martin Daubney ha quit as the editor of loaded, after seven years, he will leave immediately and says that it is because he has not managed to stop the magazines circulatin figures from falling to 53,591 in the first half of this year.




A spokes-person for IPC has said "The decision, after seven years with the title, follows the recent news that IPC is in discussion with Vitality publishing about the sale of the brand."

Although the decission to quit has come at a strange time for the brand there has been no link to the two events.

Wednesday 1 September 2010

www.youtube.com/movies

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/aug/27/youtube-internet

youtube UK are launched a free movie section on the site; after having made deals with some US studios, including SONY.

The free movie section will have many titles including horror films and even bollywood hits. There will also be films available to rent easily and cheaply via the site.