Judge John Deed Synopsis

Judge John Deed is a legal drama television series produced by BBC that started airing in January of 2001.

Judge John Deed (played by Martin Show) is a High Court judge who tries to implement justice in the cases that go on trial in his courtroom. Series has often been described as factually incorrect by legal professionals however it is the longest running BBC legal drama.

Judge John Deed aired for six seasons until it was canceled in January of 2009.

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It continues to amaze me and many others how online television and video offerings are being compartmentalized by territory, when the Internet is a truly global playground. An International Hulu shouldn’t actually be necessary but unfortunately it is. But at least it’s on its way, which is better than nothing.

International Plans

Hulu has reportedly had plans to roll-out internationally for a while. In March, the company hired a senior vice president of international operations whose role was described as being “responsible for leading Hulu’s expansion efforts outside the United States.” Then in May, these plans to expand outside of the U.S. borders were revealed.

There were newspaper reports at the time stating that Hulu was in negotiations with several large British broadcasters, including ITV and Channel 4. The plan was to make the UK the first port of call in an international roll-out of Hulu. Each country would get a localized service, with some American shows available alongside shows from that territory.

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Personal Affairs Synopsis

Personal Affairs is a comedy television series produced by BBC that debuted on June 16th 2009.

Personal Affairs follows the story of four personal assistants (Midge, Lucy, Nicole and Sid) who all work the City of London. The series was created by Gabbie Asher who was a personal assistant herself until she became a scriptwriter.

Personal Affairs will air five episodes in first season.

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Joost seems to heading ever closer to death. It’s refocusing on becoming a white label video provider, is letting go of most of its staff, and has lost Mike Volpi as CEO. Less than three years after being founded, the Joost story looks set to come to an end fairly soon.

Everything In Place

Joost seemed to have every chance of succeeding when it launched as The Venice Project in October of 2006. Early hype made it a much in demand start-up, with everyone wanting to test the new high quality, on-demand video streaming service out. Which they did in their droves thanks to an invite-only beta.

The funding was also there in place, with $45 million raised from some big names including Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures, Viacom, and CBS. It was Hulu before Hulu was even a twinkle in its shareholders eyes. Success seemed guaranteed but clearly nothing is guaranteed in the world of technology.

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Psychoville Synopsis

Psychoville is a comedy thriller series produced by BBC that debuted June 18th 2009.

Psychoville story follows five bizarre characters from different parts of Britain who are all being blackmailed by the same individual. The series is created by Pemberton and Shearsmith who both also star in the series and were the creative team behind The League of Gentlemen.

The series spanned fictional web content to promote the series including fake websites, YouTube accounts and a viral video.

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