January 1994 began with a familiar parade of grim news. Renewed tensions in Northern Ireland. The Tories still at war over Europe. Then, on Wednesday 19th at 9pm, everything kicked off. “Bottomley refreshed after three days on cross. Branson’s clockwork dog crosses Atlantic floor. Sacked chimney sweep pumps boss full of mayonnaise.” On BBC2, those were the headlines. “God, I wish they weren’t.” It’s been 25 years since The Day Today was first broadcast, wedged with fitting surrealism like a spluttering grenade, between a Diane Keaton film about Frank Lloyd Wright and the latest episode of Middlemarch. It propelled strange catchphrases (“Ich nichten lichten”, “In 1975, no-one died”) into student halls; and nascent comedians into the mainstream (Steve Coogan’s first turn on camera as Alan Partridge; brilliant debuts by Rebecca Front and Doon Mackichan). Co-produced by Armando Iannucci and show “host” … [Read more...] about ConsumerBusinessSpotlightConsumerBusinessSpotlightConsumerBusinessSpotlightConsumerBusinessSpotlightConsumerBusinessSpotlight After 25 years, The Day Today is still predicting the future of TV news
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The first technology event of the year gets underway tomorrow with CES opening its doors under the bright lights of Las Vegas. This huge event is where many of the world's biggest technology companies launch their latest and greatest TVs and Samsung will be one of first to reveal its plans for 2019. The Korean firm has already begun showcasing its next-generation 8K TVs which began arriving in stores late last year. 8K could be the future of watching content in your living in your living room with Samsung boasting its newest TVs includes real 8K Resolution capable of up to 4,000 nit peak brightness – a standard met by most film studios. This feature allows its latest televisions to produce four times more pixels than a 4K UHD TV and 16 times more pixels than a full HD TV. Expect plenty more news on these pixel-packed sets at CES but there will also be some other TVs on show which offer a much more aesthetically pleasing design. Samsung's lifestyle TVs are … [Read more...] about Samsung TV news
Shocking moment TV news presenter collapses as he suffers heart attack live on air
JUST tens days after being fitted with a pacemaker, a TV sports presenter dramatically suffered a heart attack live on-air. Sukru Oytan can be seen in video footage suddenly slumping on the desk in front of him, before sliding off his chair and falling onto the studio floor. The startling scenes were recorded on a local television channel in Turkey’s Eskisehir province. While analysing the Sports Toto 1st League Eskisehirspor-Umraniyespor match, Oytan suddenly paused, reports tech2. After a short silence, he can be seen leaning with his head resting against the table, while his co-presenter, Guven Sabaz, appears to be confused about what to do in the situation. He can be seen panting as he bends over and Sabaz begins walking over to his colleague but Oytan falls out of his chair and onto the floor in a heap. Turkish media said that Oytan had suffered a heart attack on-air and was rushed to hospital, where he is now reportedly in a stable condition. In a statement, the local … [Read more...] about Shocking moment TV news presenter collapses as he suffers heart attack live on air
Richard Baker who presented first ever TV news bulletin dies
The man who voiced the BBC's first ever news bulletin in 1954 has died aged 93. Former newsreader Richard Baker was one of the BBC's best known personalities, fronting shows such Last Night of the Proms as well as presenting both Radio 2 and Radio 4. Baker's son James said his father died this morning at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. Richard Baker (pictured) was a newsreader for the BBC and had also presented the radio London-born Baker had also tried his hand at voice-overs and his long career at the corporation also saw him voice children's TV series Mary, Mungo and Midge, and make three guest appearances on Monty Python's Flying Circus. Baker was born in 1954 and was the son of a plasterer. He had studied at Cambridge University, however his time there was interrupted by World War Two and Baker went off to serve on a minesweeper with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during the conflict, attached to the supply convoys to Russia. A keen amateur dramatist, Baker … [Read more...] about Richard Baker who presented first ever TV news bulletin dies
RAI board approves TV news service nominations
Rome, October 31 - RAI's board on Wednesday approved CEO Fabrizio Salini's nominations for top news-service positions at the State broadcaster. Giuseppe Carboni is the new head of the TG1 news service of the State broadcaster's flagship RAI1 channel. Gennaro Sangiuliano takes over RAI2's TG2 news service, with Giuseppina Parteniti nominated for TG3 and Luca Mazzà for RAI's Radio section. The nominations were approved with five votes in favour and one against. The centre-left opposition Democratic Party (PD) has accused the League and the 5-Star Movement (M5S) of "occupying" the top RAI posts, a charge the two government partners reject. … [Read more...] about RAI board approves TV news service nominations