Today Apple has removed its 'Genius' TV ads from both its official YouTube page and Apple.com marketing page for the Mac. The ads were first aired during the 2012 London Summer Olympics Opening Ceremonies, hosted by NBC, but were met with mostly poor reviews from fans and consumers alike. Some critics even said that the ads were insulting and condescending to Apple customers, as the ads portray them as being unable to complete simple tasks on their Mac. 

Apple has marked its "Genius" ads as "private" on YouTube, preventing the public from viewing them

Even though Apple has removed ads from both its own website and its official YouTube page before, the company still has ads that go back to November 2010 on its YouTube page. We are still unsure if these ads will be deleted but if so, we will let you know the reason. 

What did you think about the ads? Comment below and tell us your thoughts!

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Apple pulls 'Genius' TV ads from YouTube and Apple's official site

Today Apple has removed its 'Genius' TV ads from both its official YouTube page and Apple.com marketing page for the Mac. The ads were first aired during the 2012 London Summer Olympics Opening Ceremonies, hosted by NBC, but were met with mostly poor reviews from fans and consumers alike. Some critics even said that the ads were insulting and condescending to Apple customers, as the ads portray them as being unable to complete simple tasks on their Mac. 

Apple has marked its "Genius" ads as "private" on YouTube, preventing the public from viewing them

Even though Apple has removed ads from both its own website and its official YouTube page before, the company still has ads that go back to November 2010 on its YouTube page. We are still unsure if these ads will be deleted but if so, we will let you know the reason. 

What did you think about the ads? Comment below and tell us your thoughts!

Today, Hulu has agreed a deal with the BBC to co-produce a new season of the UK comedy The Think Of IT. This marks the first of Hulu's international co-production agreement. As part of the deal, Hulu will have exclusive US rights to premiere the popular political satire, which has generated three seasons and the TV series may even feature a full length movie. Already, Hulu has started uploading past seasons of the show to its website.

The show will still continue to be made in the UK at the BBC, but will now be credited as produced "in association with Hulu".

bbc· Headlines· Hulu· News· Television· TV

Hulu to co-produce 'The Thick of It' season four with BBC

Today, Hulu has agreed a deal with the BBC to co-produce a new season of the UK comedy The Think Of IT. This marks the first of Hulu's international co-production agreement. As part of the deal, Hulu will have exclusive US rights to premiere the popular political satire, which has generated three seasons and the TV series may even feature a full length movie. Already, Hulu has started uploading past seasons of the show to its website.

The show will still continue to be made in the UK at the BBC, but will now be credited as produced "in association with Hulu".

A good amount of people who have the Windows Phone have been eagerly awaiting for the official support of the BBC's iPlayer video on demand service and it appeared that the app was close to launch date. The BBC says that iPlayer will not be on the Windows Phone for a while.

A BBC spokesperson says the company is always looking at new and exiting platforms for BBC iPlayer, but that it has no plans for a Windows Phone native app. The BBC worked closely with Microsoft on its recently launched Xbox 360 iPlayer app, but it doesn't sound like a similar Windows Phone application will be ready any time soon.

The BBC has iPlayer on iOS, Android and BlackBerry devices for its iPlayer service, so we should see it on the Windows Phone some point in the future, but not just yet.

bbc· iplayer· Microsoft· Windows Phone

BBC has no plans to launch iPlayer Windows Phone app in the immediate future

A good amount of people who have the Windows Phone have been eagerly awaiting for the official support of the BBC's iPlayer video on demand service and it appeared that the app was close to launch date. The BBC says that iPlayer will not be on the Windows Phone for a while.

A BBC spokesperson says the company is always looking at new and exiting platforms for BBC iPlayer, but that it has no plans for a Windows Phone native app. The BBC worked closely with Microsoft on its recently launched Xbox 360 iPlayer app, but it doesn't sound like a similar Windows Phone application will be ready any time soon.

The BBC has iPlayer on iOS, Android and BlackBerry devices for its iPlayer service, so we should see it on the Windows Phone some point in the future, but not just yet.

'YouTube is the 3rd most
 popular website in the world'

As technology advances, and we become more dependant on the Internet, you really do have to question if in the years to come 'will TV become redundant?' Even now, in the year 2012 there are so many alternatives to watching programs on the TV. For example, some people do not have a favourite TV show anymore, they have a favourite channel on YouTube. RayWilliamJohnson, is the most subscribed person on YouTube (when you subscribe to a channel, it means that you will receive e-mails every time they post a video) he earns millions of dollars a year!

'WattieTV Logo'

YouTube is used for many things, tutorials, vlogs, gaming, reviews, etc. I have a friend who has a gaming channel (WattieTV) and I believe that his channel is coming along extremely well, and for anyone reading that wishes to view Alex's channel 'Click Here'. I believe that this is the future of media, not just this channel but the idea of being able to view a TV series online, where anybody can create and upload their own videos allows for their to be more variety out there. The reason I say this is because on TV is restricted in many ways, because the broadcasting companies (BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky, etc.) only have on the TV what they think will get the most views. So they are basing all of their judgments not on the quality of the program, but whether it will 'speak' to a wide audience. Although there are some disadvantages,  such as the fact that you will need at least a bandwidth speed of 2 MB/s to ensure that you could watch a video from YouTube without it having to buffer half way through the video, and also it is not as reliable as TV because you are relying on a channel to provide you with entertainment, and if they cannot upload for whatever reason, then you will not be provided with your entertainment. Both have their advantages and disadvantages, but overall I think that Internet channels, blogs, etc, (not just YouTube) will become the future of our viewing pleasure, where you can just simply subscribe to somebody who is providing you with something that you want to watch, and not just making do with some of the catastrophic programs that currently grace our televisions!

2012· bbc· Channel 4· gaming· General· ITV· RWJ· sky· Television· WattieTV· YouTube

Is YouTube the future dominant media?

'YouTube is the 3rd most
 popular website in the world'

As technology advances, and we become more dependant on the Internet, you really do have to question if in the years to come 'will TV become redundant?' Even now, in the year 2012 there are so many alternatives to watching programs on the TV. For example, some people do not have a favourite TV show anymore, they have a favourite channel on YouTube. RayWilliamJohnson, is the most subscribed person on YouTube (when you subscribe to a channel, it means that you will receive e-mails every time they post a video) he earns millions of dollars a year!

'WattieTV Logo'

YouTube is used for many things, tutorials, vlogs, gaming, reviews, etc. I have a friend who has a gaming channel (WattieTV) and I believe that his channel is coming along extremely well, and for anyone reading that wishes to view Alex's channel 'Click Here'. I believe that this is the future of media, not just this channel but the idea of being able to view a TV series online, where anybody can create and upload their own videos allows for their to be more variety out there. The reason I say this is because on TV is restricted in many ways, because the broadcasting companies (BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky, etc.) only have on the TV what they think will get the most views. So they are basing all of their judgments not on the quality of the program, but whether it will 'speak' to a wide audience. Although there are some disadvantages,  such as the fact that you will need at least a bandwidth speed of 2 MB/s to ensure that you could watch a video from YouTube without it having to buffer half way through the video, and also it is not as reliable as TV because you are relying on a channel to provide you with entertainment, and if they cannot upload for whatever reason, then you will not be provided with your entertainment. Both have their advantages and disadvantages, but overall I think that Internet channels, blogs, etc, (not just YouTube) will become the future of our viewing pleasure, where you can just simply subscribe to somebody who is providing you with something that you want to watch, and not just making do with some of the catastrophic programs that currently grace our televisions!

GAME was founded in 1991, and has been the top provider of games within the UK for 20 years. I am extremely disappointed to tell you that it has all come to an end in March 2012. The reason being that companies such as Steam, and Amazon are depleting the amount of people who want to go to the shops to purchase games. In the year 2007 GAME brought out Gamestation, because of this it is now likely that Gamestation will no longer exist soon, unless somebody wishes to buy that part of the company from Game. The main reason that GAME has had to call in the administrators is because their directors, and higher up employees, have been gambling their money that they have been earning on the stock market. This is absurd! That a company as big as this would risk their whole business just to attempt to earn some more money, and they have got what they deserved in my opinion!

'GAME shop in 2009'

Ever since GAME began to have trouble with EA over the selling of Mass Effect 3, it seemed likely that soon they would go out of business because they would lose out on such a vast audience that wished to purchase the game. The reason that they were not permitted to sell the game was because they owed EA money from all of the games that they obtained from them. (The way that this works is that GAME will 'borrow' the games that they are planning to sell from the company that has produced the game, and they will then pay the money back by selling the games). Although for Mass Effect 3, EA would not allow GAME to borrow them, because they already owed them a vast amount of money that they could not afford to pay back. This was one of the main reasons that GAME have gone downhill, although the physical purchasing of games has been declining since 2008. 

'Gamestation in 2011'

"Whilst we reaped the reward of this in 2008, when lots of content was sold thanks to new consoles and handheld devices, the packaged game market has since declined"

This is a quote from one of the higher employees at GAME, he openly admitted that the games industry as been shrinking since 2008. This is due to the advance in technology and the purchasing of games online. If you still have points or vouchers for GAME they can still be used for the next 3 days, (21/3/12 - 24/3/12) so don't worry until then you can still buy games from there, but I would hurry if I were you!

'Will GAME or Gamestation bounce back?'

1991· 2012· Administration· bbc· GAME· Gamestation· March· Mass Effect 3· Money· News· UK

GAME Over

GAME was founded in 1991, and has been the top provider of games within the UK for 20 years. I am extremely disappointed to tell you that it has all come to an end in March 2012. The reason being that companies such as Steam, and Amazon are depleting the amount of people who want to go to the shops to purchase games. In the year 2007 GAME brought out Gamestation, because of this it is now likely that Gamestation will no longer exist soon, unless somebody wishes to buy that part of the company from Game. The main reason that GAME has had to call in the administrators is because their directors, and higher up employees, have been gambling their money that they have been earning on the stock market. This is absurd! That a company as big as this would risk their whole business just to attempt to earn some more money, and they have got what they deserved in my opinion!

'GAME shop in 2009'

Ever since GAME began to have trouble with EA over the selling of Mass Effect 3, it seemed likely that soon they would go out of business because they would lose out on such a vast audience that wished to purchase the game. The reason that they were not permitted to sell the game was because they owed EA money from all of the games that they obtained from them. (The way that this works is that GAME will 'borrow' the games that they are planning to sell from the company that has produced the game, and they will then pay the money back by selling the games). Although for Mass Effect 3, EA would not allow GAME to borrow them, because they already owed them a vast amount of money that they could not afford to pay back. This was one of the main reasons that GAME have gone downhill, although the physical purchasing of games has been declining since 2008. 

'Gamestation in 2011'

"Whilst we reaped the reward of this in 2008, when lots of content was sold thanks to new consoles and handheld devices, the packaged game market has since declined"

This is a quote from one of the higher employees at GAME, he openly admitted that the games industry as been shrinking since 2008. This is due to the advance in technology and the purchasing of games online. If you still have points or vouchers for GAME they can still be used for the next 3 days, (21/3/12 - 24/3/12) so don't worry until then you can still buy games from there, but I would hurry if I were you!

'Will GAME or Gamestation bounce back?'

BBC have finally launched its successor BBC iPlayer on the Xbox 360.

The BBC iPlayer is now available on 450 platforms, including Virginmedia, Freeview, Sky, Sony Playstation, Nintendo Wii, and lots of other mobile phones. As you can see that the BBC iPlayer is blowing up as one of the best online tv catchup services.

Daniel Danker, BBC general manager, Programmes & On-Demand, said: “Xbox is hugely successful in the UK. Given the BBC’s goal to reach its entire audience, I’m particularly excited that the BBC will be bringing iPlayer to all Xbox users at no extra cost as part of Xbox LIVE’s free membership."


“As we continue our work to make BBC iPlayer as simple as possible, we’re also excited to experiment with natural user interfaces made possible with Kinect, including voice and gesture control. We believe it’s early days for these experiences, but see a great future working with partners such as Microsoft on innovations like these.”

bbc· freeview· iplayer· News· nintendo wii· sky· sony playstation· virginmedia· xbox

BBC iPlayer launches on Xbox 360

BBC have finally launched its successor BBC iPlayer on the Xbox 360.

The BBC iPlayer is now available on 450 platforms, including Virginmedia, Freeview, Sky, Sony Playstation, Nintendo Wii, and lots of other mobile phones. As you can see that the BBC iPlayer is blowing up as one of the best online tv catchup services.

Daniel Danker, BBC general manager, Programmes & On-Demand, said: “Xbox is hugely successful in the UK. Given the BBC’s goal to reach its entire audience, I’m particularly excited that the BBC will be bringing iPlayer to all Xbox users at no extra cost as part of Xbox LIVE’s free membership."


“As we continue our work to make BBC iPlayer as simple as possible, we’re also excited to experiment with natural user interfaces made possible with Kinect, including voice and gesture control. We believe it’s early days for these experiences, but see a great future working with partners such as Microsoft on innovations like these.”