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Rod
Stewart: One Night Only
ITV1 is to screen Rod Stewart: One Night Only, on Saturday,
December 5.
Hosted by Ben Shephard, Stewart performs a selection of his
best-known songs from his back catalogue and tracks from his new Top Ten
album, ‘Soulbook’, in front of a specially invited audience of fans. In
addition to this he performs an exclusive collaboration with one of
Britain’s biggest bands, Stereophonics.
Stewart, who had his first UK number one in 1971 with Maggie May has sold an
estimated 250 million albums and singles worldwide. A Grammy-Award winner
and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Rod Stewart is one of the most
successful performers of all time.
John Kaye Cooper, Controller of Entertainment at ITV, said: “ITV is
delighted to be bringing Rod Stewart back to our screens, and we are looking
forward to a fantastic performance from a renowned star.”
Rod Stewart said: “I’m thrilled to be premiering some of the tracks from
‘Soulbook’ in front of my British fans and I can’t wait to play these songs
that are very dear to me.”
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X
Factor Sound Levels Manipulated
Producers of The X-Factor have been accused of manipulating
the sound levels to keep the only group, Irish twins John and Edward Grimes,
on the programme.
One outraged technician said employees had been threatened with the sack if
they exposed their weak voices.
According to a report, a studio source said: “We were told to lower the
twins’ microphones and raise the levels on the backing track so the
pre-recorded session singers covered the sound of their appalling vocals.
“The only time we were told we could raise the levels on their microphones
was when they were rapping.
“One of the crew refused as he said it was unfair, but he was told he would
no longer have a job if he didn’t follow instructions.”
A spokeswoman for production company talkbackThames did not directly deny
the claims, saying that all 'X Factor' hopefuls receive an “equal amount” of
technical help for their live performances.
She said: “All contestants sing live on Saturday night and all are given an
equal amount of technical support to ensure they give the best live
performance they can.
“Technical support is standard for all artists when giving live vocal
performances.”
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STV Sues ITV
Scottish broadcaster STV has launched a fresh legal action
against the ITV network in a dispute over new media rights.
STV said it is owed up to £12m after ITV entered into commercial agreements
without obtaining consent from STV Central and STV North.
Earlier this year, ITV launched legal proceedings against STV
after it decided to drop peak time shows like The Bill.
It claimed this is in breach of existing network agreements and is suing STV
for a headline total of £38m, which it says it is owed for the dropped
programmes.
Other shows taken off STV's schedule include Midsomer Murders, Kingdom, Al
Murray's Happy Hour, The Fixer and Doc Martin.
STV has already filed a counter claim for £35m against the larger
broadcaster.
In a statement STV said: "Despite the new media rights being
acquired and held for the benefit of all Channel 3 licensees, ITV Network
and ITV Broadcasting have entered into commercial agreements without
obtaining STV's consent.
"These commercial agreements use and exploit new media rights in STV Central
and STV North's licence areas."
The broadcaster is seeking an injunction to prevent the companies from
entering into any further new media rights agreements without STV's consent.
STV Group chief executive Rob Woodward said: "ITV is imposing its brand and
service within the STV licence area without our consent, and is not
operating in the interests of all the Channel 3 licensees.
"ITV's actions are detrimental to STV's brand and business and they are
inhibiting our ability to grow as a digital broadcaster.
"We are ultimately seeking clarity on how new media rights can be exploited,
and damages for ITV's actions."
He added: "We have tried to resolve this through dialogue with ITV but
unfortunately we now have no alternative but to resort to legal action."
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Freeview HD
Timetable
The BBC has confirmed the timetable that will make HD
services on Freeview available to 50 per cent of the population in time for
next June's World Cup, and to 98.5 per cent of the population by the end of
digital switchover in three years' time.
The Corporation said that In order to bring the benefits of HD on Freeview
to as many people as quickly as possible, the Freeview HD rollout has been
accelerated with an advance network so that viewers in London, Glasgow,
Newcastle, Leeds, Bradford and Birmingham receive signals by the end of
March 2010.
The majority of viewers will come into coverage at the same time that they
go through digital switchover – including viewers in Manchester in December
2009 and those in Cardiff, who will get Freeview HD by the end of March
2010. For the 7 per cent of the UK population who switched before December
2009, a retrofit programme will bring them into coverage before the end of
November 2010.
New DVB-T2 technology will deliver an increase in capacity of 67 per cent to
the BBC's Multiplex B, efficiently creating the space needed for UK public
service broadcasters' HD transmissions.
To view Freeview HD, audiences will need equipment containing
this new technology. Freeview HD receivers (set-top boxes, digital
television recorders and integrated televisions) will be available from
early 2010.
Caroline Thomson, the BBC's chief operating officer, said: "This is a
terrific step forward, and it's a great achievement that the BBC and its
partners have been able to work together to overcome some really difficult
technical challenges to bring HD to the Freeview platform through
world-leading innovation. We're really excited about the prospect of seeing
BBC HD and HD channels from the other public service broadcasters on
Freeview next year."
England
Area - transmitter group - date
Manchester, Winter Hill, December 2 2009
London, Crystal Palace, December 2 2009 – advance network
Newcastle and Tyneside, Pontop Pike, February 2010 – advance network
Leeds/Bradford, Emley Moor, March 2010 – advance network
Birmingham, Lichfield, March 2010 – advance network
Liverpool, central Lancashire, Cheshire, north Staffordshire, Winter Hill
relays, March 2010 – retrofit
Exeter, parts of Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Stockland Hill, April 2010 –
retrofit
Bristol, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Mendip, April 2010
Devon, Cornwall, and the Isles of Scilly, Beacon Hill, Caradon Hill,
Huntshaw Cross, Redruth August 2010 – retrofit
Cumbria and the Lake District, Caldbeck, October 2010 – retrofit
Then Freeview HD rolls out with the rest of the switchover programme, so:
2011 – Bedfordshire, Berkshire (parts), Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, East
Anglia, East Midlands, East Yorkshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire,
Humberside, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, South
Yorkshire, Staffordshire (parts), Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands (remainder),
and West Yorkshire (remainder).
2012 – Berkshire (remainder), County Durham, Greater London (remainder),
Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Northumberland, North Yorkshire, Surrey,
Sussex, Teesside, Tyneside.
Wales
Cardiff, Newport, Wenvoe, March 2010
Swansea, Kilvey Hill, March 2010 – retrofit
West and central Wales, Blaenplwyf, March 2010
Carmarthenshire, Carmel, April 2010 – retrofit
Rest of Wales, Long Mountain, Moel y Parc, Presely mid-June 2010 – retrofit
Anglesey, Llanddona, July 2010 – retrofit
Wales will have switched over to digital and the roll-out of Freeview HD
will be complete by the end of July 2010.
Scotland
Glasgow, central Scotland, Black Hill, February 2010 – advance network
Shetland, Bressay, May 2010
Orkney, Keelylang Hill, May 2010
Caithness, North Sutherland, Rumster Forest, mid-June 2010
Lewis, Wester Ross, North West Sutherland, Western Isles, Eitshal Skriaig,
July 2010
Angus, Dundee, Perth, and parts of Fife, Angus, August 2010
Aberdeenshire, Durris, September 2010
Morayshire, Strathspey, and parts of Easter Ross, Knockmore, October 2010
South West Scotland, Caldbeck Scotland, October 2010
Inverness and the Great Glen, Rosemarkie, October 2010
South West Highlands and Islands, Torosay, October 2010
Scottish Borders, Selkirk, November 2010 – retrofit
Then Freeview HD rolls out with the rest of the switchover programme so that
the whole of Scotland is switched over to digital and will be able to
receive Freeview HD by the end of the first half of 2011.
Northern Ireland
Freeview HD rolls out with the rest of the switchover programme so that the
whole of Northern Ireland is switched over to digital and will be able to
receive Freeview HD by the end of 2012.
Other areas
Isle of Man, Douglas, October 2010 – retrofit
Channel Islands, Fremont Point, end 2010
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BBC Looks For
Dorothy
Producers of the BBC’s forthcoming Over the Rainbow, which
will give one performer the chance to play Dorothy in a new West End
production of The Wizard of Oz, are inviting females interested in taking
part to apply for auditions in January.
Following the success of shows like How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria,
the BBC will use the same format to chose a Dorothy for The Wizard of Oz.
The new BBC One series will see one female performer given the chance to
follow in the steps of Connie Fisher and Jodie Prenger to land a starring
role in a West End show, and will reunite host Graham Norton with Andrew
Lloyd Webber.
Auditions will begin in January 2010, and take place in Belfast, Cardiff,
Glasgow, Manchester and London.
Interested applicants should visit bbc.co.uk/dorothy for more information.
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X Factor -
Jamie Archer
Ousted X Factor contestant Jamie Archer has admitted that he
felt "depressed" and "demoralised" by some of his experiences on the show.
The 34-year-old pub singer from London, voted out on Sunday after a sing-off
with Lloyd Daniels, said he realised the show was not right for him and made
him lose confidence in his abilities.
Archer found it difficult to get to grips with the song choices and realised
his "journey had come to an end".
He said: "It was really demoralising for me, because it made me feel like
'Is it me? Am I being difficult? No-one knows what to do with me - maybe
there just aren't any songs?' but I just got on with it really."
He dismissed suggestions that he had planned to quit the show, following
disagreements with mentor Simon Cowell over song choices.
"I didn't say I was leaving, I just said 'Maybe it's the wrong show for me'.
It was after we did Unchained Melody and we tried it, and I had to change my
song last minute.
"I said at this point 'Maybe this show isn't really the right show for me
because we keep having to change my song, which means we quite clearly don't
know what to do with me'."
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Live
Event For Brooklands FM
Community radio station Brooklands FM is giving local
musicians the chance to perform live on air and help raise money for the Sam
Beare Hospice, Weybridge.
The station will present a special Christmas edition of its popular Live
Lounge events from its new studios in Weybridge on Monday December 28.
Artistes and bands from Elmbridge, Runnymede, Spelthorne and Woking and
beyond are lined up to appear and there’s room for more. All performers will
be asked to donate to the Woking & Sam Beare Hospices emergency fund-raising
appeal.
The Sam Beare Hospice Weybridge is Brooklands FM’s chosen charity. A cash
crisis has forced the closure of its day care centre as well as the day care
centre at Woking Hospice.
The hospices are appealing to raise £2.4 million in 12 months, with £600,000
needed by by the end of the year to prevent other services being suspended.
Brooklands FM’s Live Lounge producer David Durant said: "This will be our
fourth Live Lounge event and it’s going to be the biggest and best yet.
We’re delighted that we can turn the event into a fundraiser for the Sam
Beare Hospice when it needs money so desperately."
Musicians wanting to take part in the Brooklands FM Live Lounge event should
e-mail info@brooklandsfm.co.uk.
To hear Brooklands FM go to www.brooklandsfm.co.uk
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