iTunes will stop taking LP submissions, ending multimedia album format

(credit: Dan Goodin) A small yet colorful part of the iTunes Store will be history by year’s end. According to an internal Apple email obtained by Metro, Apple will stop taking iTunes LP submissions this month. Apple confirmed the plans to The Verge, signaling the impending end of the paid multimedia album experience on iTunes. […]

As Brier shakes up format, curling's next wave prepares to enter national spotlight

Greg Smith claims he packed approximately 400 pieces of gum as he prepared to travel to Regina for this year’s Tim Hortons Brier. It’s a habit he picked up from former world and Tournament of Hearts champion Colleen Jones, one that the 21-year-old skip representing Newfoundland and Labrador at the Canadian men’s curling championship believes […]

The Voice UK 2018: Audience DEMAND contestant returns after coaches break format

HBoss certainly made an impression on The Voice UK when he arrived with his light-up trainers.  The confident singer performed his songs but failed to get a turn from coaches Olly Murs, Sir Tom Jones, Jennifer Hudson and will.i.am.  However, he clearly wasn’t deterred by the set back and decided to show the judges just […]

The Voice UK 2018: Fans FURIOUS with show over frustrating format ‘For f**k sake’

The ITV reality series aired its second episode tonight, but the first segment flew by so quickly that fans were left crest-fallen when the first advert break had already rolled around after just 12 minutes.  To make matters worse, viewers were only treated to one act and the judges chatting about the evening before they […]

An age-old TV ad format is seeing a resurgence, but it won’t help solve TV’s problems in the long term

CNN Live ads — which were once TV mainstays — are seeing a resurgence, with MassMutual and Snickers among companies dabbling in them around big, tentpole events. They allow brands to break through the clutter and appear authentic, and they present networks with another viable ad unit to make money from. But live ads won’t […]

15-second countdown ads could be the new killer format

GUEST: Luxury Italian retailer Yoox has announced it is running an exciting new type of pre-roll ad on YouTube: 15-second buy-it-or-lose-it offers. The company will be runnign the ads until mid-December in a few regions globally. The ads are 15-second countdowns featuring a unique product, so. The user has to make a decision to buy […]

X Factor 2017: Former winner BLASTS controversial new format 'Really harsh'

The new style of the popular ITV talent competition now sees the contestant’s performances divided between Saturday and Sunday night’s shows, with the singer with the lowest votes of the night being sent home both days. X Factor boss Simon Cowell, 58, has also axed the sing-off, instead having the two acts with the most […]

Saturday Kitchen unveils 'breaking news' about format as fans react to 'daring' makeover

Guest host Glynn Purnell, 42, was joined in the studio by comedian Greg Davies, 49, and Chefs Theo Randall and Rosie Birkett to whip up a feast of culinary treats earlier today. However, it was one segment in particular which fans were most intrigued by, when Glynn announced that the Omelette Challenge was back with […]

England set for new pink ball Test format against West Indies

Edgbaston’s 50th Test will be the first in the day-night format in this country. That will present captain Joe Root and his players with unique challenges against an unfamiliar pink ball in equally unfamiliar evening conditions. Given the West Indies have already played a day-night Test, against Pakistan in Dubai last October, and prepared for […]

Saturday Kitchen viewers left RAGING after dramatic format change: 'This is bulls**t!'

Host Matt Tebbutt, 43, initiated confusion and anger among fans of the BBC cooking programme this morning when he introduced the show live from the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show instead of its usual home in the studio. He was joined by Radio One presenter Scott Mills, 43, in the idyllic outdoor setting as […]