UPLIFTING TV
Demonstrating why lots of privately funded cable stations can serve a diverse audience better than a lavishly funded government network, the BBC is announcing its intention to cut back on "lifestyle" shows like Changing Rooms and What Not to Wear in order to placate critics who think it isn't high brow enough. Perhaps to avoid a deluge of criticism from interior-design fans, the BBC news report is extremely vague about just what will be cut.
Here's a related article I wrote for Forbes about PBS. (It even has a sodomy angle, for those who can't get enough.)