http://www.digital-tv.co.uk/blog Get set for digital! Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:21:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Terry Wogan has said that he intends to continue presenting the BBC's Children In Need show "until hell freezes over". The 71-year-old, who recently announced he would step down from presenting his Radio 2 breakfast show next year, says he has no plans to retire from the annual programme. "They're going to ... http://www.digital-tv.co.uk/blog/terry-wogan-to-present-children-in-need-until-hell-freezes-over.html The presenting duo Ant and Dec say they are "delighted" to have signed a new golden handcuffs contract with ITV. The exclusive contract is reportedly worth £20 million to the pair, representing a 10% cut in pay compared with last year. ITV declined to comment. "We are delighted to sign with ITV ... http://www.digital-tv.co.uk/blog/ant-and-dec-sign-exclusive-2m-itv-deal.html Channel 4's head of programming, Julian Bellamy, has warned of a "culture of compliance" in British television. He said that the industry was becoming less creative, and that there was "less surprise and variety" than there should be. In particular, he criticised the BBC for being "increasingly conservative in its editorial ... http://www.digital-tv.co.uk/blog/c4s-bellamy-warns-against-bbcs-culture-of-compliance.html Today's digital switchover in North-West England has contributed to a massive rise in the number of dumped analogue TVs, environmental campaigners have said. Figures from Cumbria County Council, which serves nearly half a million people, reveal a 70% rise in the number of TVs dumped in landfill in the region over ... http://www.digital-tv.co.uk/blog/digital-switchover-responsible-for-rise-in-dumped-tvs.html Former This Morning presenter Fern Britton has landed her series on BBC1, it has been announced. Over the course of the four-part series, called Fern Britton Meets, Britton will talk about faith with high-profile figures in the run-up to Christmas. Confirmed guests include Tony Blair, who converted to Roman Catholicism shortly after ... http://www.digital-tv.co.uk/blog/fern-britton-lands-own-bbc1-show.html Jeremy Clarkson has said the only way to avoid offending Top Gear viewers would be to broadcast a silent episode of the BBC show. "One day we'll do an episode of Top Gear in which none of us speak. It's the only way they will have nothing to complain about," the ... http://www.digital-tv.co.uk/blog/clarkson-only-silent-tv-wouldnt-offend.html The culture secretary Ben Bradshaw has warned that Britain's cultural figureheads are "sleepwalking" into being ruled by a Conservative government that would threaten the BBC's impartiality, as well as the production of controversial plays such as Enron. Speaking to an audience of Labour Party members, Bradshaw said that Tory media policy ... http://www.digital-tv.co.uk/blog/bradshaw-tories-will-threaten-bbcs-independence.html The BBC has announced it will tighten up the procedure for dealing with complaints about party election broadcasts, in anticipation of an outcry from viewers over airtime given to the British National Party ahead of next year's general election. New rules will require complainants to clearly state their objections and back ... http://www.digital-tv.co.uk/blog/bbc-tightens-complaints-procedure.html Gordon Ramsay is to be a producer on a new US remake of MasterChef. He will also appear on the series from US network Fox in a yet unspecified role. US independent producer Reveille, a subsidiary of Elisabeth Murdoch's UK-based Shine, will co-produce with Ramsey. Fox, which also owns the Hell's ... http://www.digital-tv.co.uk/blog/gordon-ramsay-to-produce-us-masterchef.html Rebecca Adlington's agent has said the BBC Trust did not do enough to discipline comedian Frankie Boyle over comments he made about the 20-year-old swimmer on Mock the Week. Boyle made derogatory jokes about Adlington on the satirical BBC2 show shortly after she won two gold medals at the Beijing Olympics ... http://www.digital-tv.co.uk/blog/rebecca-adlington-questions-frankie-boyle-rebuke.html