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Sony Ericsson's Pocket TV is a British music and entertainment show made by Sony Ericsson and shot in HD. Series one launched in June 2009 and ran for 13 weeks on YouTube.[1][2] The show achieved over 2.5 million views.[3] The first series was presented by Matt Edmondson and Jameela Jamil.[4] They hosted segments which included Face Invaders, Quiz my pants and live sessions.[5][6] The show gave viewers the opportunity to submit ideas and to host Citizen Journalist features.[7] including Underground Rebel Bingo Club,[8] The Hide & Seek festival [9] and Welsh music club night Swaparama.[10]

Series 2

The second series of Pocket TV ran for 13 weeks starting April 2010.[11] It was presented by Matt Edmondson and available on YouTube, MSN and the PlayStation Network in the UK and Ireland.[12] In July 2010, Channel 4 purchased the rights to broadcast the show on T4 and 4Music, starting from August 2010.[13]

References

  1. ^ TV Channel YouTube.com
  2. ^ Rachel Ward (2009-06-04).Log on Watch This: Sony Ericsson's new entertainment show Pocket TV. The Telegraph Retrieved 2010-03-29.
  3. ^ Gareth Bevis (2009-07-31).Sony Ericsson's PocketTV breaks 2.5m views. TechRadar. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
  4. ^ Jamie, YouTube UK (2009-07-15).Become a Citizen Journalist with Pocket TV YouTube UK Blog. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
  5. ^ Gareth Bevis (2009-07-31).Sony Ericsson's PocketTV breaks 2.5m views. TechRadar. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
  6. ^ Chris Salmon (2009-06-12).Domestic blitz.. The Guardian. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
  7. ^ Jack Schofield (2009-06-04).[1] The Guardian. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
  8. ^ (2009-08-05)Underground Rebel Bingo Club YouTube.com
  9. ^ (2009-08-12)Citizen Journalist: Hide & Seek Festival YouTube.com
  10. ^ (2009-06-25)Citizen Journalist: Swaparama YouTube.com
  11. ^ Jenny May (Bandwagon) (2010-02-22). Sony Ericsson's Pocket TV series 2 - hosted by Matt Edmondson. Band Weblogs. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
  12. ^ Jenny May (Bandwagon) (2010-02-22). Sony Ericsson's Pocket TV series 2 - hosted by Matt Edmondson. Band Weblogs. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
  13. ^ Channel 4 picks up rights for online hit Pocket TV Guardian.co.uk

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