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New weekly music and entertainment show made specially for mobile and online

It’s been quite a few weeks in the making, and Sony Ericsson’s Pocket TV is now launching on June 4th.

It will be free to download to any handset in 5x 90s clips each week (they’ve kept the clips short so they’re easy to download even if you don’t have a fancy phone) and you’ll also be able to watch extended 3min versions of the clips on a dedicated YouTube channel (youtube.com/pockettvshow).

They’ve got Florence and the Machine, Hockey and N-Dubz for the first episode, with people like The Gossip, Maximo Park, Marilyn Manson, Just Jack and All American Rejects already lined up for the following weeks.

Matt Edmondson (from Holy Moly TV) is the main host, but there will be more presenters getting involved throughout the series. It’s not going to be a muso show, it’s meant to be a bit of fun with bands and artists who have music coming out. It will also cover comedy, fashion and films.

Every week, there will be a Citizen Journalist segment and if you’re between 16-24, you can submit a video to pitch an idea via the YouTube channel. The best ones will be filmed by the production team, with the citizen journalist fronting the piece. Viewers will be able to comment on individual clips and influence how the show develops.

Everything you need to know about Cockfights…

It’s not easy being a cock - just ask Duncan from Blue. But it’s even harder trying to make friends when you’re a six foot chicken living in the Home Counties. Thankfully for our cocks, there’s such a thing as the internet.

Through a social networking site, our five avian heroes formed an allegiance (also known as a “Cockbook group”), swearing to defeat “The Mighty Bite” - a powerful mythical chicken beast that’s rumoured to be making a comeback in 2009.

And so The Cock Squad was born. But in order to decide who would be best placed to go beak to beak with The Mighty Bite, the cocks started The Carnivore Cup - a series of fights around the UK designed to separate the cocks from the chicks.

If you’re a Cockfights virgin, pop your cherry here with a little taste of the action.

Funny clip from T-Mobile’s latest ad, recorded in Trafalgar Square on April 30th.

Must be time to have a break and have a Kit Kat!

Snoop Dogg has a permanent presence in Sin City, as the rap superstar was on hand to check out his wax likeness.

Ask Kev ‘n’ Dave anything - that’s right ANYTHING and they’ll answer

Kev ‘n’ Dave are the new face of WKD online you can ask them anything - that’s right ANYTHING and they’ll try and answer. This video shows the WKD characters - Kev ‘n’ Dave mucking about in their flat - check out their dancing it’s a sight to behold!

Pop round to their gaff at wkd.co.uk (they’ve just moved in) and you can type in any question you like and they’ll try and answer it for you in a WKD way. You can also enter competitions on the site to win top notch stuff each month including games consoles, holidays, plasma tvs and other gadgets that no pad should be without. Watch the brilliant video and then go to wkd.co.uk and see for yourself.

How to put children on world leaders’ agenda

Knock Some Sense Into Them is a viral film designed as a part of a broader campaign to give the world’s poorest children a voice at the G-20 summit of world leaders who are gathering in London on April 2 to discuss a way out of the financial crisis.

The film carries the simple message “They’ve helped save the banks and big business. Now it’s time they helped save children’s lives.”

Unlike big business, children don’t have shareholders. Which is probably why they don’t have a voice at the G-20. Yet the world’s poorest children are already suffering the worst effects of the financial crisis. If we don’t act now, up to 2.8 million more children could die by 2015 – many because they just don’t have enough to eat.

While the financial institutions have been bailed out to the tune of $2.5 trillion, saving these children’s lives would take only a tiny fraction of this amount.

The film is backed up with a targeted press and outdoor campaign carrying the same message and the image of a child holding the Chancellor’s budget box while standing on the steps of Downing Street. The headline bluntly emphasizes where the agenda lies in the eyes of the world’s leaders. And it’s not with children.

Life-size cut-outs of this message and the boy holding the budget box will line the route of the ‘Put People First’ march that will precede the G-20 summit on Saturday March 28. Teams of Save the Children support workers will collect names for the petition from the 20,000 protestors expected to turn out.

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DRAGONBALL: EVOLUTION is the long-awaited, live-action motion picture based on the popular Japanese manga created by Akira Toriyama. Toriyama’s work spawned best selling graphic novels, videogames and a phenomenally successful television series.

How’s this for extreme!

I was out on location in Miami last month, talking to these skydivers about some crazy guy that was about to do a 14,000ft jump – without being able to see!

According to them, the only way he would know the correct altitude to pull his parachute cord at, was if another skydiver taps him on the leg mid free fall.

Once he had landed, I got his name – Eric – from a label stitched onto his jumpsuit. He wasn’t giving too much away. What I did find out is that not only does he do stuff like this all the time, but also that he’s the face of an international advertising campaign, where consumers have the chance of winning a life as exciting as his.

Wannabe celeb Dan Power is releasing the world’s first ever ‘anti-eco’ single ‘Energy Wasting Day’

Dan Power attempts to knock Lady Gaga and Oasis out of the Top 10 and become the UK’s number one in time for April 1 2009.

In his debut music video, Dan Power (a self-confessed carbon junkie and Jeremy Clarkson fan) is seen cavorting with a group of girls pole dancing around patio heaters, riding a gas guzzling motorbike and advocating all kinds of ways to needlessly waste energy.

Check out www.energywastingday.com to download the track, buy collectible T-shirts, and become friends via his Facebook, MySpace and Twitter pages.

Hollywood tough guy Ray Winstone shows his support for The FA’s Respect Parent Guide to Youth Football

Winstone is here to promote The FA’s new Respect Parent Guide after research showed that thousands of youngsters had hung up their boots over the last couple of years due to pressure from the sidelines.

Winstone believes that parents need to lose the “win at all costs” attitude and bring some enjoyment back to the game: “Kids want their parents to watch them play football but they want to be supported by them, not embarrassed.

The FA Respect programme has already had a major breakthrough in the grassroots game with dissent figures showing an 8% improvement nationwide on last season’s totals while 567 leagues have shown their support by becoming Respect Leagues.

With one in three matches taking place across the country without a qualified match official, The FA is aiming to recruit 8,000 new referees by 2012.

Other FA plans to improve pitch side behaviour include teaming up with the Football Foundation to provide grants for Respect Barriers which ensure that spectators are standing well away from the touchline at youth football games.

Check out www.TheFA.com/respect for more info on The FA’s new Respect Parent Guide.

Football is full of shameless divers and cheaters. Here are the top 10 most theatrical dives…

This week, Tom learns how to write a catchy internet song on the very last show of the series!

Grab your friends pictures from Facebook and snipe them as they try to escape. Set up a league or play solo and snipe your way to victory. Who needs enemies with friends like you!

Such number as may be deemed necessary to perform the stated task in a timely and efficient manner within the strictures of the following agreement. Whereas the party of the first part, also known as ‘the lawyers’ and the party of the second part, also known as ‘the light bulb’ do hereby agree to a transaction wherein the party of the second part (light bulb) shall be removed from the current position as a result of failure to perform previously agreed upon duties, i.e. the lighting, elucidation, and otherwise illumination ofthe area ranging from the front (North) door, through the entryway, terminating at an area just through the primary living area, demarcated by the beginning of the carpet, any spillover illumination being at the option of the party of the second part (light bulb) and not required by the aforementioned agreement between the parties. The aforementioned removal transaction shall include, but not be limited to, the following steps:

1. The party of the first part (lawyer) shall, with or without elevation at his option, by means of a chair, step stool, ladder or any other means of elevation, grasp the party of the second part (light bulb) and rotate the party of the second part (light bulb) in a counter clockwise direction, said direction being non-negotiable. Said grasping and rotation of the party of the second part (light bulb) shall be undertaken by the party of the first part (lawyer) to maintain the structural integrity of the party of the second part (light bulb), notwithstanding the aformentioned failure of the party of the second part (light bulb) to perform the customary and agreed upon duties. The foregoing notwithstanding, however, both parties stipulate that structural failure of the party of the second part (light bulb) may be incidental to the aforementioned failure to perform and in such case the party of the first part (lawyer) shall be held blameless for such structural failure insofar as the non-negotiable directional codicil (counter-clockwise) is observed by the party of the first part (lawyer) throughout.

2. Upon reaching a point where the party of the second part (light bulb) becomes seperated from the party of the third part (’receptacle’), the party of the first part shall have the option of disposing of the party of the second part (light bulb) in a manner consistent with all applicable EU, UK, and local statutes.

3. Once seperation and disposal have been achieved, the party of the first part (lawyer) shall have the option of beginning the installation of the party of the fourth part (’new light bulb’). This installation shall occur in a manner consistent with the reverse procedures described in step one of this self same document, being careful to note that the rotation should occur in a clockwise direction, said direction also being non-negotiable and only until the party of the fourth part (new light bulb) becomes snug in the party of the third part (receptacle) and in fact becomes the party of the second part (light bulb).

Note: The above described steps may be performed, at the option of the party of the first part (lawyer), by said party of the first part (lawyer), or by his or her heirs and assigns, or by any and all persons authorized by him or her to do som the objective being to produce a level of illumination in the immediate vicinity of the aforementioned front (North) door consistent with maximisation of ingress and revenue for the party of the fifth part, also known as ‘The Firm’.

The Leopard Man

In order to look like a Leopard, Tom Leppard had 99.2 % of his body tattooed. He also removed his teeth and replaced them with fangs. An ex-special forces soldier, he lived a solitary life in a ruined bothy on the island of Skye for 20 years, living with no electricity and no furniture.

The Catman

Dennis Abner of San Diego is a mild mannered, college educated former Marine and current computer programmer. He’s also, if you ask him, a tiger. Or on his way to being one. He’s spent over $150,000 on tattoos and surgery over 25 years to attain his dream of becoming a tiger.

Lizard Man

After 700 hours of tattooing Lizard man says he still has another 200 hours left to go. As well as the tattoos he has implants in his forhead to create a horned bridge, a fork-tongue and filed teeth. He will be appearing at Ripley’s Believe it or not.

Kevin Shelley (USA) attempted to break his own world record for the most wooden toilet seats broken with the head in a minute on the set of Lo show dei record, in Madrid, Spain, on 9 February 2008.

A fleeing Taliban, desperate for water, was plodding through the Afghan
desert when he saw something far off in the distance. Hoping to find water,
he hurried toward the oasis, only to find a little old Jewish man at a
small stand, selling ties.

The Taliban asked, ‘Do you have water?’

The Jewish man replied, ‘I have no water. Would you like to buy a tie? They
are only $5.’

The Taliban shouted, ‘Idiot! I do not need an over-priced tie. I need
water! I should kill you, but I must find water first!

‘OK,’ said the old Jewish man, ‘it does not matter that you do not want to
buy a tie and that you hate me. I will show you that I am bigger than that.
If you continue over that hill to the east for about two miles, you will
find a lovely restaurant. It has all the ice cold water you need. Shalom.’

Muttering, the Taliban staggered away over the hill. Several hours later he
staggered back, almost dead.

‘Your f***ing brother won’t let me in without a tie!’

This week, Tom learns from the University of Internet Video, some interesting lessons for us all! Get Your Island On with Malibu’s web heroes whose attitude to life brings sunshine to us all!

It’s always good to see pranksters starting at an early age…

As touching as the story is of Jade Goody dying, there’s something remarkably macabre about the press coverage of it all. I cannot remember another celebrity having so much coverage over a terminal illness. To me, headlines such as, “Shuddering Jade’s lips turned blue” are a little bit tasteless. It doesn’t seem all that long ago that the press were dubbing her Gobby Jade and calling her a racist bully. Now, she is our “brave Jade”.

It has to be said, she has handled it brilliantly, openly admitting that she’ll do any press coverage in order to make money to leave to her sons. Fair play to her.

Her wedding to Jack Tweed will get the full press exposure, and no doubt her illness will grace the front pages until Jade is dead. But when we actually look at the life of Jade Goody, does it really warrant such attention? Big brother contestant, a few excersice videos, a racial scandal, and here we are, watching a sick woman die. When we scan the daily headlines is this really the kind of the thing we want to read about and see images of? It’s a story purely for the car-crash rubber-neckers.

The wedding will be aired live on thursday, March 12 at 9pm on Living TV.

Slippery surface + high heel shoes = funny slip overs and trip ups.

After all the fuss surrounding University Challenge contestant, Gail Trimble, it turns out one of her team members wasn’t actually a student any longer. Sam Kay, from Surrey, was working as an accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Kay said, “I hugely regret not confirming my change of status to the University Challenge programme makers before the final rounds.”

Man, I bet he feels quilty.

Still licking its wounds from the embarrassment of being one of the first sources to claim Atlantis had been found on Google Ocean, The Sun newspaper today takes a swipe at the search engine’s Google Earth, claiming it is an invitation to terrorists.

Just whose doing the inviting here? Thanks, The Sun, why not go there and paint a big bullseye for them?

Quote:

Military experts warn that would make it easy for terrorists to launch accurate mortar or rocket attacks.

One told The Sun: “A strike on our nuclear capability would cause untold devastation. Terrorists could have a field day, knowing exactly where to aim strikes to cause the maximum devastation.”

Just another day of the usual media scaremongering and shit-stirring.

Think you’ve got the imagination to create your own Barclaycard waterslide video? Well, if you’ve got a great waterslide invention you can send your video to Barclaycardcreate on Youtube

You could win £10,000 or a waterslide world tour. Just build it, film it and submit it.

This week, Tom takes a look at the latest fashions and discovers some very trendy dogs.

Dubbed as the “Most successfull University Challenge contestant ever”, Gail Trimble has come in for a lot of flack online, some even suggesting that she could even be a man (possibly due to Dr Yamak’s claims that women’s brain are only the size of squirrel’s). Others have gone even further, saying she’s a witch and should be burned alive.