The BBC iPlayer is now available on Freesat devices. Yep, you can now get iPlayer on a normal, household set top box or TV set. No longer do you have to huddle around a laptop on someone's knee. Isn't technology exciting sometimes?

Green screen, the process by which directors can map any image behind on actor to make them appear to be in a place too fantastic or expensive to visit, is normally thought of in terms of action films. The fantasy and sci-fi genre relies heavily on green screen and CGI to fully realise a vision by those that make TV and film (it doesn't always work, granted). However, green screen is far more prevalent than you might think. For example, did you know that Ugly Betty is filled with CGI and green screenery? Here's a video for all you technerds out there. It's very interesting.

Here's an interesting little story. According to a new report, Heroes is the most illegally downloaded show of 2009. According to TorrentFreak, the number of downloads on BitTorrent - around 6,580,000 - exceeded the average viewership - an estimated 5,900,000 - on US television in 2009. It goes without saying that Lost is up there as well as Dexter.

The BBC Trust confirmed that it had given the green light to Project Canvas, the video-on-demand joint venture between all the channels, but has imposed conditions on the corporation's involvement to minimise "harmful effects on the market".

Twitter users will soon be able to tweet to each other via their TV sets while watching entertainment and sports shows, after Orange struck a deal to integrate the service into its mobile and television offerings. This means, a running commentary for those who don't sit with a laptop on their knee for every waking second of the day. Under the deal, Orange is aiming to integrate Twitter into football coverage, news, entertainment shows and films.

Tonight, Channel 4 goes 3D. That's rather exciting isn't it? Well, in a I Feel Like I'm Watching Tomorrow's World Aged 8 Again way. Have you got your 3D glasses yet? If you're thinking you won't need to get a pair because you already own some, think again. You see, you'll need special new ones tonight that have a dark blue and amber lenses.

BSkyB has struck a deal with Apple which will bring live sports to your iPhone. Presuming you have an iPhone that is. As of today, Sky Mobile TV will be made available to iPhone and iPod Touch owners via a new application at the Apple App Store. Via a Wi-Fi connection and the app (which is free to download, incidentally) users will be allowed to stream live TV from a range of channels including the Sky Sports, Sky Sports News, ESPN, At The Races and Sky News.

iSome bloke called Ashley Highfield, a former BBC digital bigwig, has today said something that is almost guaranteed to make him unpopular. Basically, he's putting forward the argument that the BBC should charge for the BBC iPlayer. Speaking at the government's digital creative industry conference C&binet, he said that Auntie should capitalise on its position as market leader of VoD. Surely this could never work and bring into question what the TV license actually pays for?

I love this story, and it makes total sense to me. An American website (the San Francisco Chronicle to be exact) ran a piece about the demise of TV snow. Not the weathery-type stuff you see Michael Fish telling you won't appear, but the poor picture we all used to get on our TVs. Normally a good bang on the side of the set used to do the trick, but not any more. It's all digital receivers and powerful aerials and satellite dishes. If, like me, you like relatively high up, trying give the satellite dish a good bash cold turn into a Rod Hull-type scenario. But why is this human person lamenting the demise of something that used to be such an annoyance?

Channel 4 have seemingly just realised the huge potential of online content for the station. Anyone who used 4oD last year will know how irritating it was and how it just didn't work properly. However, now it's cooking up a storm and becoming every bit as useful as the BBC iPlayer. The latest news from Camp Channel 4 is even more exciting and could see them leap-frogging Auntie. Basically, Channel 4 is going to give us their entire back catalogue, completely free of charge as they become the first UK broadcaster to put all their old shows online. How great is that? From July, roughly 10,000 programmes from the archives will be available to view! So, this means we can all watch Queer As Folk, Vic Reeves Big Night Out, The Adam and Joe Show, Brasseye, Teachers and more! Not only that, we'll be able to see the best episodes of Brookside (The Lesbian One, The Patio One).

BBC Worldwide and YouTube have tag teamed up again to put loads of your favourite shows online, forever and ever amen. Basically, this means that, if you're a massive fan of Doctor Who, Top Gear and The Mighty Boosh, you'll be able to watch them long after they've vanished from iPlayer. Ace! So, to do that, there's been new channels launched, complete with very nice graphics (click on the image above, it looks very nice)... when? Today! Debuting is new YouTube channel Explore with BBC Worldwide which will feature things like the brilliant Bruce Parry shows and Louis Theroux. There'll also be Food from BBC Worldwide which will show clips from classic cookery programmes. Click over for the links and the like.

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I went along to watch the big football match in a room above a north London pub last night, courtesy of Freesat. The company, which showed the game in glorious HD, was keen to flag up its first birthday and celebrate a very successful first year. This is all well and good, but does Freesat really provide the best value out there?

This article is change to the listings. You will now find the review of Hell's Kitchen on TV Scoop 2 at a later date...

Yep. Initially, I was going to cover Hell's Kitchen. I was going to talk about who won and how it all unfolded, presumably with a few crass jokes and some lame comment about that thing on Marco Pierre White's head. However, as I was out celebrating a mate's birthday last night, I didn't manage to catch it live and on the box, instead, choosing to rely on the new-and-improved ITV Player. What a dummy. The fact is, ITV Player doesn't really work... and for many, many reasons. It's obvious why ITV needed to create a catch-up service because the BBC iPlayer is such a rousing success. Sadly, ITV don't seem to have thought it through properly.

It's a mad world when you can watch the internet on your TV and TV on your tinternettles. Who'd have thought that could happen 10 years ago? As we all know, thanks to loads of techie whizzie things you're able to pretty much do what you want with TV, watch it where you want and on whatever medium comes to hand. The only thing you can't do these days is make toast via your computer. Actually, thanks to fancy home control systems you can do that. And now streaming stuff from the internet on your TV just got a whole lot better.

I got an email this morning from a Channel 4 PR person who explained that he had seen my original rant about the channel's on demand being total rubbish. Now, I'm not taking credit for anything here, but it seems (from the 1 April) it has sorted itself out, with specific benefits for Mac users. I know the BBC has loads of cash and it has managed to make the iPlayer brilliant - and online catch-up in general services are now so important - but I was worried that Channel 4, with all its excellent content, were missing out on valuable sources of online viewer numbers. Read on for the skinny...

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Do you have a smartphone? Is that what they call iPhones and that new Nokia Xpress thing? I'm such a technological retard, that it's a wonder I get a single article up in a day. Anyway, if you've got one of those posh phones that you can get the proper internet on, you might be glad to know that the BBC are streaming shows live and specially designed for you. TV Scoop reader, and Tweeter @nightsun73, gave me the nod about Auntie's newest offshoot. Even though it's still in beta (which essentially means it could still be a bit glitchy), the BBC Live TV service will enable you to watch a selection of TV channels, including One, Two and BBC News (and some BBC radio stations) live over a Wi-Fi connection. There'll be no need to install any applications or anything like that. Just hit the button and go.

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Google's new Street View application on Google Maps has got everyone rather excited at the prospect of showing off where they live, on a 3D map. Of course, there are incredibly boring people all carrying the same argument - 'Why would anyone want to see a picture on a house?' or whatever. One. Cheer up. Two. It is very useful as it gives you a floor level 3D map, like StaNav for people who walk places. Also, it's full of famous people, funny images and more! This being a TV site, I thought I'd have a look for some TV people and places... and found some really cool stuff!

Whether you like it or not, TV is melded with the internet. You'll be seeing more and more TV stars doing stuff online because... well... there's more freedoms for a start. Which is why I've been enjoying David Mitchell's Soapbox on MeetTheBulldog.com The latest video (which you can see over the jump) sees Mitchell discussing rudeness on TV. We're not talking bums and wonks, but rather, people being rude and nasty for the sake of being rude and nasty. Click over and have a look.

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