Das musste ja kommen: Fame TV. Tagline: Turns Couch Potatoes into National Stars within 15 Minutes. Und so funktioniert's:

UK based media company Fame TV Ltd is launching the UKs first user generated TV channel on 6 November, 2006. The channel will be fully interactive and rely entirely on members of the public for its programming content. On Fame TV, viewers will be able to create their own moments of fame by uploading video clips, pictures and texts via mobile phones and the internet. Broadcasting will take place all year round, 24/7, and be available to Sky customers in the UK and Ireland. Fame TV aims to broadcast all video submissions live on air within 15 minutes of the user submitting the content. Viewers are invited to send in their own music selection which will play as the backing soundtrack to their clip during broadcast. The public will have full control over what they see on screen and can vote via SMS for the clips they want to view. If a piece they dont like is playing, they can vote it off screen in a matter of seconds and choose the next clip to air. John Hayes, head of development, says: "(...) The mobile phone will become the new remote control (...)"