Television

ITV has announced it has secured the rights to US sci-fi series Sanctuary which stars Stargate: SG-1 star Amanda Tapping as Dr. Helen Magnus, a 157-year old physician who studies monsters. The series, which is set to receive its UK premiere on the network’s ITV4 digital channel, also stars Robin Dunne as her reluctant protégé,…

ITV has announced a Buffy-like series which sees the last of the Van Helsing line combating Vampires above and below the streets of modern-day London from independent producer Shine. The series stars Christian Cooke as Van Helsing’s descendant Luke, godson of Philip Glenister’s Rupert Galvin, a larger-than-life American with a tragic past and a zero…

Historian Simon Schama is to present a new documentary series on BBC Two, set against the backdrop of the US presidential campaign and looking into the conflicts of America’s history to understand what is at stake right now. Schama will look at the long-term future of the country, looking at four critical issues: war, moral…

After losing The Apprentice to BBC One channel bosses at BBC two cooked up another business-themed reality hit last year with The Restaurant, hosted by world-renowned chef and restaurateur Raymond Blanc. The show sees Blanc put pairs of aspiring restaurateurs through their paces with the prize of a partnership with the famed chef.

British digital TV specialists TVonics has unveiled a new Freeview receiver which the company says can convert even the oldest of analogue sets to digital. The MDR-250 digital TV receiver was launched today at the IFA show in Berlin and can be connected either through the standard SCART socket or via the television’s aerial.

Set-top box developer Pace has set itself the aim of being the world-leader in low environmental impact products. The ambition was set out by Neil Gaydon, Chief Executive Officer at Pace plc, who said the firm is “taking action to reduce our environmental impact across all aspects of our business – from products to our…