Category: DN: ATV Today News Archive 2002 – 2019

The BBC has announced two new presents for its wildlife programmes Autumnwatch and Springwatch following the announcement earlier this year that Bill Oddie had quit both shows. Contains BBC Press Release. This Spring Chris Packham joins Kate Humble as co-presenter of BBC Two’s popular natural history series Springwatch and Autumnwatch. And former Springwatch producer Martin Hughes-Games makes his debut in […]

  After much persuasion we’ve decided to re-launch our gay spy section as a bi-weekly magazine style round up of the latest news from the LGBT world but as you’ve come to expect from us we don’t just report the news, we comment on it as well. So along with news and views we also have a few other features […]

Pardon the pun but we couldn’t resist it but this week see’s the real beginning of the end for Battlestar Galactica as the first part of it’s’ finale, Daybreak, airs on Sky One. The end is here as the first part of Battlestar Galactica’s finale, Daybreak, airs on Sky One tonight at 9pm. There’s some confusion as to whether the […]

The BBC Trust has issued a press release following comments by Conservative leader David Cameron on the BBC Licence fee. The BBC Trust has released a press release regarding comments made by Tory leader, David Cameron, earlier today regarding the licence fee. During a press conference Cameron said the BBC licence fee should not rise this year and instead be […]

The Sci Fi Channel is set to change its name, well sort off, and introduce new logo’s and on-screen branding as part of a shake-up to attract new audiences. After sixteen The Sci Fi Channel will no longer be known as The Sci Fi Channel as the channel changes its name, branding and logo to attract new audiences. The cable […]

Conservative leader David Cameron has called for the cost of the licence fee to be freezed for a year. David Cameron, leader of the Conservative party, has called on the government to freeze the cost of the licence fee for a year. It was recently announced that the cost of the licence fee would once again rise this year by […]

The once golden boys of ITV may have lost their shine as Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway sinks to a new ratings low on Saturday night. Could the Geordie Duo’s bubble have burst? They were once the golden boys of ITV who drew in big ratings for the broadcaster but now there shine seems have worn off for some […]

Star Trek writer Harlan Ellison is suing CBS Paramount over its alleged failure to pay him for exploitations of his Trek episode City on the Edge of Forever. Harlan Ellison is suing CBS Paramount for allegedly failing to pay him for merchandise, publishing and other exploitations of his Star Trek episode City on the Edge of Forever. The episode was […]

Gethin Jones, former Blue Peter presenter, is to host a brand new quiz show for Sky One. Former Blue Peter present, and Strictly Come Dancing contestant, Gethin Jones is to present a brand new quiz-show for Sky One. Sell Me the Answer will feature contestants who are asked ten questions or less. Each question is worth an increasing some of […]

The Comic Relief’s telethon broadcast on BBC One last night raised a record £57 million. The previous amount raised was £40.5 million back in 2007 – that being the biggest at the time in the history of the ‘Red Nose Day’ event which launched live from a refugee camp in Sudan on Christmas Day 1985. Famous faces from David Tennant, […]