Sky Atlantic launched last night in glorious high definition and, outshining the distinctly average cop drama Blue Bloods, was a gem of a debut – Boardwalk Empire. We haven’t seen such a classy gangster series since the days of The Sopranos. The drama is set in Atlantic City in 1920,...

In soap land, EastEnders is the equivalent of a drama queen. Everything has to be melodramatic! So it comes as no surprise that the producers are using the need for a new HD set as reason enough to burn down their old one! Since HD programming requires the sets to be refurbished, the Queen Vic...

England’s bid for victory at the World Cup is underway and we can follow every minute thanks to ITV1’s live coverage. But should we be thanking ITV? 20 million people tuned into the match against the USA on Saturday. As the game approached the fourth minute, Gerrard scored England’s...

Looks like those of us tuning into the footy World Cup next year will have the option of watching the matches in glorious high definition! ITV plans to launch ITV1 in HD on Freeview by December. You’ll be able to watch every goal and every kick in minute detail. Every sweat bead and...

The credit crunch doesn’t seem to have affected Sky TV. BSkyB has just announced that it has nearly 10million subscribers to its pay-TV service. Nearly half a million people have subscribed in the last 12 months alone. That’s the biggest increase the company have seen in the past five...