The BRIT Awards 2014 - The Best of British sparkle again

By Simon Wright – Follow me on Twitter @Siwri88 The finest talent in British and international music gathered at the 02 Arena in London on Wednesday night (19 February) for the biggest night in the music industry. The 2014 BRIT Awards provided some great live performances and memorable collaborations in a show that revived the sparkle that had evidently been missing 12 months earlier. Rudimental and Bastille came together with one of the finest...

Categories: Arctic Monkeys, Bastille, BRIT Awards, Ellie Goulding, James Corden, Katy Perry, London, Music, One Direction, Rudimental

Facebook - Can it survive another 10 years?

By Simon Wright – Follow me on Twitter @Siwri88 A decade ago, the word social media was almost non-existent. It certainly wasn’t a very common word. If you wanted to interact with friends online, it used to be through sites like Friends Reunited or through internet forums/chatrooms. Nowadays, without social media – the majority of us would struggle to live without it in some form of capacity. There are so many things we can do with this power....

Categories: BBM, Facebook, February, Internet, Marc Zuckerberg, MySpace, Skype, Social Media, Technology, Twitter

24 hour news channels - Celebrating 25 years of Sky News

By Simon Wright – Follow me on Twitter @Siwri88 The start of February saw 25 years since this was launched: Sky News has come so far in the quarter of a century it has been on our TV screens. Not always easily accessible in its early inception, Sky News is now widely available on a number of different devices, from freeview platforms and computer-generated apps to the stunning iPad app which is among one of the best in the business. Sky...

Categories: 1989, 9/11, London, New York, Royal Family, Sky News, Tony Blair, TV, UK

Sexism in Football - Should Andy Gray make a permanent return?

By Simon Wright – Follow me on Twitter @Siwri88 There was a familiar voice back on UK football commentary a fortnight ago but a dark past still remains. With a new video recently published of more sexist behaviour, should BT Sport make the bold move in signing up the ex-Wolves, Aston Villa and Everton striker Andy Gray? The channel has made a strong start to its broadcasting life. It has already snared some top Premier League matches from...

Categories: Andy Gray, BT Sport, Commentary, Football, Offside, Richard Keys, Sexism, Sian Massey, Sky Sports, UK

Will The Jump be back next year?

By Simon Wright – Follow me on Twitter @Siwri88 When Channel 4 decided to proceed with The Jump, they were planning a nice warm-up in this miserable weather climate of celebrities learning how to compete at winter sports in the build-up to the Winter Olympics in Sochi. What they got ultimately was a programme that turned into one of the most dangerous in reality television history. The celebrities who took part ranged from Olympic medallists...

Categories: Austria, Channel 4, Donal MacIntyre, Injury, Joe McElderry, Sir Steve Redgrave, Skating, Ski Jump, Sochi, Winter Olympics