Archive for March, 2007

Life On Mars leads TV nominations

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

The BBC’s Life On Mars and Channel 4 drama Longford lead this year’s Broadcasting Press Guild Awards.

Pride and Prejudice is top read

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

Jane Austen’s novel is voted the book the nation can’t live without in a survey to mark World Book Day.

BSkyB channels taken off Virgin

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

Virgin Media customers lose access to some BSkyB channels after a row over TV rights goes unresolved.

Star Trek film gets release date

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

The 11th Star Trek movie will be released on Christmas Day 2008, Paramount Pictures announces.

Goldblum wins restraining order

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

Hollywood actor Jeff Goldblum wins a restraining order against a woman he claims has stalked him for years.

‘Hepburn dress’ school opens up

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

A school built with the cash earned from the sale of Audrey Hepburn’s black dress from Breakfast at Tiffany’s opens in India.

Bands gear up for NME awards

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

The Arctic Monkeys, Muse and The Killers line up for the NME Awards where they are all nominated for four gongs.

Internet slimming pills warning

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

The illicit availability of slimming pills online fuels a slimming obsession, putting lives at risk, experts warn.

Urgent meeting on TV phone calls

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

Premium rate phone lines watchdog Icstis is to meet TV companies amid probes into calls to shows.

McCartney divorce hits High Court

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

Divorcing couple Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills McCartney appear at the High Court in London.