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TV Social Networking with Lily Allen

by Jordan Yerman | November 9, 2007 at 07:32 am

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Lily Allen, a pop star whose own career was kick-started by her mySpace popularity, will be hosting a television program based on social networking. BBC3, the creators of this show, apparently don't care that television, by its very one-way nature, is not social networking.

According to The Times, the groundbreaking broadcast will "pay homage" to MySpace and Facebook.

"Viewers will be invited to become Allen's virtual friends and will then be able to contribute to the show's discussions and put questions to the singer's guests," says the article. Sounds a bit talk radio, no?

The paper reports the BBC's executive editor Karl Warner said: "She's one of the hottest acts around and an important voice of her generation."

The show, as yet untitled, will feature an audience comprised entirely of guests selected from Allen's MySpace 'friends' list, with audience members getting the opportunity to present parts of the show.

As well as celebrity guests, Allen's show will feature performances from unsigned bands chosen by audience members.

The progress of the bands selected will be followed by an online network which will be created for the show.

Aside from tapping her online friends list, there doesn't seem to be that much new here: MTV and other music channels have been doing live-request for years.