A dog called Oscar has been named the most well travelled dog by
the Telegraph.The intrepid pooch has visited more famous landmarks around the globe than most humans. Rescued from a South African kennel
five years ago, Oscar has visited 29 countries during his £250,000
round-the-world trip with his owner.
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See: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/6850970/Oscar-the-dog-visits-most-famous-landmarks.html
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EXPEDITIONMEDIA members Liz Bonnin (Presenter) and Sue Fowler (Production Manager) were recently involved in a unique BBC production. Up to 80 cyclists were hooked up to a combined power generating system for 12 hours. This monster of a project required a highly organised production to manage the welfare of so many contributors, presenters, crew and production. Sue Fowler stepped up to the challenge.
A Bang Goes the Theory special event showing how much electricity we use and abuse without even thinking about it.
This massive experiment attempts to power a house for an entire day solely through human pedal power - while the unsuspecting family inside go about their normal Sunday routine. Will they drive the Human Power Station to meltdown?
For more ways to put science to the test, go to the Hands-on Science area at www.bbc.co.uk/bang for details of activities that you can try at home, including energy saving tips and activity.
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Online content production is increasing all the time and now most of the main broadcasters are creating new online only programming.
EastEnders is set to venture beyond the television screen as Walford takes a big step into the wider world of the web with its first online spin-off series next year.
BBC Vision Multiplatform has commissioned the EastEnders online spin-off to go live in January 2010 in the run-up to EastEnders celebrating its 25th anniversary on 19 February.
The Television industry is undergoing some fast changes as new types of funding and broadcast technology is being used. The iphone has also begun to play a large role in alternative media outlets.
The O2 Arena this week is hosting the Barclays ATP World Tour finals of tennis. Whilst Sky has secured the majority rights to the match play, Barclays (main sponsor) have been showing daily updates and behind the scenes features through their website. This footage is also broadcast within the O2 via blutooth and wifi to mobile phones.
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