http://www.fametv.com Your Channel, Your Content, Your Choice http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit RSS Feed Creator Thu, 02 Nov 2006 14:07:35 +0000 2nd November 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UK’s First 100% User Generated Content Channel Fame TV launches on SKY Channel 217. Fame TV launches on SKY digital Channel 217 on Monday 6th of November, and Schools across the UK are designing the new Channel Logo: Fame TV the UK’s first Channel dedicated to broadcasting 100% User Generated Content will be available on SKY channel 217 from Monday 6th of November. On Fame TV, viewers will be able to create their own 15 minutes of fame by uploading video clips, pictures and texts via mobile phones and the internet. Broadcasting will take place all year round, 24/7, and be available to Sky customers in the UK and Ireland. Fame TV aims to broadcast all video submissions live on air within 15 minutes of the user submitting the content. Viewers are invited to send in their own original music tracks which will play as the backing soundtrack to clips during broadcast. The public will have full control over what they see on screen and can vote via SMS for the clips they want to view. If a piece they don’t like is playing, they can vote it off screen in a matter of seconds and choose the next clip to air. Each viewer may have their own signature tag that appears on screen every time they interact by SMS or MMS, allowing them to build their own interactive broadcast community and communicate with others while watching. Users are advised to visit the website ( http://www.fametv.com ) for more information about the channel and to upload videos prior to launch. Fame TV School Logo design competition. Schools across the UK are currently taking part in the Fame Logo competition. Fame TV is giving Secondary school pupils across the UK the opportunity to let their artistic flair loose and come up with the new Fame TV channel Logo. The close date for the competition is November 30th 2006. Once all entries have been submitted they will be showcased on www.fametv.com . “At Fame, we are dedicated to giving the viewer the choice of what to watch. So with that in mind we are letting the public decide on the winning logo design from our Schools competition.” Says John Hayes of Fame TV. From the 1st of December Fame TV will place all logo designs that have been submitted on www.fametv.com . All you need to do is register with Fame TV and you can then vote for your favorite design. The voting will close on the 31st of December 2006. The logo design with the most votes will become the winner, and will broadcast to the nation on the Fame TV channel. http://www.fametv.com/Thu, 02 Nov 2006 14:12:50 +0000