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OJ Borg
Oliver James Borg D'Anastasi (), known as OJ Borg (born 4 April 1979), is a British radio and television presenter employed by the BBC. Career Radio Since May 2018, Borg has presented BBC Radio 2's weekday overnight programme 12–3am. He also regularly deputises for Sara Cox, Scott Mills, Rylan and Craig Charles. When Steve Wright was replaced by Scott Mills in 2022, Borg covered the Afternoon Show from 2 to 5pm for several weeks between the two presenters. Borg also co-owns his own production company – MegaCityDigital – through which he produces and hosts a cycling podcast and a Mixed martial arts (MMA) podcast for the BBC, directed and presented '100 things to do on your bike' for the Bike Channel and produced social media content for the Esports awards. Previously, Borg has presented BBC Radio 5 Live's cycling show ''BeSpoke'', regularly attending and reporting from events such as the Tour de France. For two years he was the presenter of ''The Hometime'' show on Key ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leicester
Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area, and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East Midlands with a population of in . The greater Leicester urban area had a population of 559,017 in 2021, making it the 11th most populous in England, and the List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, 13th most populous in the United Kingdom. A 2023 report ranked Leicester 16th out of the 50 largest UK cities on a range of economic measures, and the first of seven East Midlands cities. The city lies on the River Soar and is approximately north-northwest of London, east-northeast of Birmingham and northeast of Coventry. Nottingham and Derby lie around to the north and northwest respectively, whilst Peterborough is located to the east. Leicester is close to the eastern end of the National Forest, England, National Forest. Leicester has a long history exten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Champion (presenter)
Sarah Champion (born 22 August 1977) is an English television presenter, disc jockey and actress. Professional career Champion has hosted '' The Official Album Chart Show'', ''Planet Celebrity News'' and ''Radio Gaga'' for MTV networks, acted in ''Jonathan Creek'' for BBC One and ITV2 sitcom '' FM''. On 20 July 2005, Champion began working for British radio station Virgin Radio and remained on the station after it was rebranded as Absolute Radio in 2008. She currently presents an 11am to 2pm weekend show on Absolute Radio. She also presents a 10am to 1pm weekday show on its sister station Absolute 80s, where she also presents The Absolute 80s Singles Chart 4pm to 7pm on Sundays. She covers the Night Shift show on an occasional basis. In November and December 2020, Champion covered the 7pm-10pm weeknight show on Absolute Radio whilst the show's usual presenter Danielle Perry was on maternity leave. Champion also presents a 12pm-4pm show every Saturday and Sunday on Magic S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game Show
A game show (or gameshow) is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment where contestants compete in a game for rewards. The shows are typically directed by a game show host, host, who explains the rules of the program as well as commentating and narrating where necessary. The history of the game shows dates back to the late 1930s when both radio and television game shows were broadcast. The genre became popular in the United States in the 1950s, becoming a regular feature of daytime television. On most game shows, contestants Quiz, answer questions or solve puzzles, and win prizes such as cash, trips and goods and services. History 1930s–1950s Game shows began to appear on radio and television in the late 1930s. The first television game show, ''Spelling Bee (game show), Spelling Bee'', as well as the first radio game show, ''Information Please'', were both broadcast in 1938; the first major success in the game show genre was ''Dr. I.Q.'', a radio quiz show that began in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuts TV
Nuts TV was a British television channel related to ''Nuts (magazine), Nuts'' magazine. Nuts TV began broadcasting on Freeview (UK), Freeview channel 42 on 12 September 2007 nightly from 9pm to 1am, and launched on Sky Digital (UK & Ireland), Sky Digital on 21 January 2008 until it’s closure on 14 January 2009. A 1-hour timeshift channel, Nuts TV +1 launched on 20 October 2008. Nuts TV was launched by the magazine's owner IPC Media and Turner Broadcasting, which are both parts of the Time Warner media empire. The service was produced by the ETV media group, with advertising sales handled by Turner. On 28 October 2008, Turner Broadcasting announced that Nuts TV was to be taken off Freeview (UK), Freeview in early 2009 and replaced with CNN International, but will carry on as an internet channel. It is also announced that Nuts TV was to be taken off Sky Digital (UK & Ireland), Sky Digital in January 2009 along with Nuts TV +1. Nuts TV was closed down at 3 am on 14 January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freeview (UK)
Freeview is the United Kingdom's sole Digital terrestrial television in the United Kingdom, digital terrestrial television platform. It is operated by Everyone TV and DTV Services Ltd, a joint venture between the BBC, ITV plc, ITV, Channel Four Television Corporation, Channel 4, Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited, 5 and Sky UK, Sky. It was launched on 30 October 2002, taking over the licence from ITV Digital which collapsed that year. The service provides consumer access via an Television antenna, aerial to the Digital terrestrial television in the United Kingdom#The multiplexes, seven DTT multiplexes covering the United Kingdom. As of July 2020, it has 85 TV channels, 26 digital radio channels, 10 HD channels, six text services, 11 streamed channels, and one interactive channel. Delivery of standard-definition television and radio is labelled Freeview, while delivery of HDTV is called Freeview HD. Reception of Freeview requires a DVB-T/DVB-T2 Tuner (television), tuner, either in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynsey Horn
Lynsey Hipgrave (née Horn; born 6 September 1979) is an English television, radio presenter and journalist, currently working for British broadcaster TNT Sports. Broadcasting career Radio Hipgrave's initial break came on Manchester radio station Galaxy 102 where she presented the breakfast show,Lynsey Hipgrave ChallengeJackpot.com before being appointed a travel reporter on . Until July 2016 she co-presented the Saturday morning show on Radio 5 Live from 9am to 11am with and she has also hosted with Eamonn Holmes and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC One
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's oldest and flagship channel, and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, primetime drama and entertainment, and live BBC Sport events. The channel was launched on 2 November 1936 under the name BBC Television Service, which was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution. It was renamed BBC TV in 1960 and used this name until the launch of the second BBC channel, BBC2, in 1964. The main channel then became known as BBC1. The channel adopted the current spelling of BBC One in 1997. The channel's annual budget for 2012–2013 was £1.14 billion. It is funded by the television licence fee together with the BBC's other domestic television stations and shows uninterrupted programming without commercial advertising. The television channel had the highest reach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EuroMillions
EuroMillions is a transnational lottery that requires seven correct numbers to win the jackpot, which consists of 5 main numbers and 2 Lucky Star Numbers. It was launched on 7 February 2004 by France's , Spain's and the United Kingdom's Camelot group (now part of Allwyn). The first draw was held on 13 February 2004 in Paris. Initially, only the UK, France and Spain participated, with the Austrian, Belgian, Irish, Luxembourgish, Portuguese and Swiss lotteries joining for the 8 October 2004 draw. Draws are held every Tuesday and Friday night at approximately 21:05 CET in Paris. A standard EuroMillions ticket costs €2.50, £2.50 or CHF3.50 per line played. The draw machines are manufactured by French manufacturer , with the main number machine using their model, whilst the Lucky Star Number machine uses their model. Ireland has an exclusive option called ''Plus'', which adds €1.00 per line. As of February 2014, a non-optional addition called "My Million" in France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Lottery (United Kingdom)
The National Lottery is the state-franchising, franchised national lottery established in 1994 in the United Kingdom. It is regulated by the Gambling Commission, and is operated by Allwyn Entertainment, who took over from Camelot Group (who had been running the National Lottery since its inception) on 1 February 2024. Prizes are paid as a lump sum (with the exception of the Set For Life which is paid over a set period) and are tax-free. Of all money spent on National Lottery games, around 53% goes to the prize fund and 25% to "good causes" as set out by Parliament of the United Kingdom, Parliament (though some of this is considered by some to be a form of "stealth tax" levied to support the National Lottery Community Fund, a fund constituted to support public spending). 12% goes to the UK government as lottery duty, 4% to retailers as commission, and a total of 5% to the operator, with 4% to cover operating costs and 1% as profit. Since 22 April 2021, players must be 18 years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Edmondson
Kate Arnell (nee Edmondson, born 1983) is a British television presenter, best known for her work with MTV and CBBC. Early life She was born Kate Edmondson in Portsmouth, Hampshire in 1983. Career In 2006, Arnell was selected after a nationwide search to present ''The Loaded Hour'', sponsored by '' Loaded magazine'', on Freeview channel TMF and has since gone on to present ''TMF Live'' and ''TMF Kicks'', ''Totally Boyband Live'' on sister channel MTV, and ''Q the Music'' on Q/The Hits! Arnell was a radio presenter on Pure FM, the student radio station at the University of Portsmouth, where she read Media Studies. Both her parents worked at the university at the time. Arnell appeared in the popular CBBC show '' Hider in the House'' alongside JK and Joel in 2008, and presented the ''Teen 24'' slot for the BBC News channel. From 26 October to 7 November 2008, she was also the host for the official webisodes of the Sony Ericsson FanWalk. Eighteen webisodes were released follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carole Machin
Carole is a feminine given name (see Carl for more information) and occasionally a surname. Carole may refer to: Given name * Carole Achache (1952–2016), French writer, photographer and actress * Carole B. Balin (born 1964), American Reform rabbi, professor of Jewish history * Carole Baskin (born 1961), American television personality *Carole Bayer Sager (born 1944), American lyricist, singer, songwriter, painter * Carole Byard (1941–2017), American visual artist, illustrator, and photographer * Carole Bouquet (born 1958), French actress, fashion model * Carole Bureau-Bonnard (born 1965), French politician *Carole Cadwalladr (born 1969), British author and investigative journalist * Carole Cains (born 1943), Australian former politician *Carole Cook (1924–2023), American actress * Carole Crawford (1943–2024), Jamaican model, Miss World 1963 * Carole David (born 1954), Canadian poet and novelist *Carole Davis (born 1958) British model and actress *Carole Delga (born 1971), F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Music Factory
The Music Factory (TMF) was originally a Dutch brand of television and radio channels, which focused on pop music. It was similar to the American MTV which took over TMF in 2002. TMF operated channels in the Netherlands (TMF Nederland) as well as in the UK with TMF UK and Australia with ( TMF Australia). The brand is owned by MTV Networks International (part of the Viacom conglomerate). It shows only pop videos and locally produced live programming in Belgium. Likewise, with TMF Netherlands before its closure, the British TMF aired some of MTV's and VH1's programmes like '' Cribs'', '' Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica'', '' Hogan Knows Best'' and '' Run's House''. The channel operated until 26 October 2009 in the UK and Ireland, 1 September 2011 in the Netherlands and 1 November 2015 in Belgium. Viacom International Media Networks, the international arm of Viacom, owns the brand. TMF Nederland TMF Nederland was launched on 1 May 1995 as the only local pop station in the Net ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
