DogTV will launch in the UK on Monday 8 November and has been scientifically proven to improve mood in pets.
A new TV channel will be launching in the UK next Monday and it's not all designed for human consumption.
DogTV is a canine-friendly channel that will be broadcasting a range of shows that have been scientifically designed to alleviate symptoms of stress, separation anxiety and loneliness.
The service has been adapted to bring dogs the television that they need.
Working with research into animals' physiological and psychological needs, DogTV will show content designed to be calming and promote sleep.
The sensory experience for dogs is a unique concept, backed by over 60 scientific reports. / Image: DogTV
The colours, audio frequencies and camera alignment have all been adapted for dog senses, so it gives humans a chance to see the TV through their canine's eyes.
Amongst the audio and visual stimuli, the channel will also show programmes that will be more interesting to owners.
A select number of shows will take on the age-old question of 'how do I look after my pet?' and offer advice to help owners understand the needs and wants of their canine companions.
The new channel will launch on Monday 8 November in the UK, having already proven popular in other countries around the world.
The channel will be available on Smart TVs and streaming devices, such as Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Roku.
The new channel can be watched by dogs on a laptop or TV. / Image: DogTV
The subscription service can be paid for monthly or annually and works on the same pick-and-choose concept as Netflix and other existing streaming platforms.
There is a seven day free trial period so you can see if your dog enjoys their new TV channel before committing to the subscription too.
Channel 4 is back looking for more adult virgins to take part in the potential next series of its hit reality show Virgin Island.
If you’re unfamiliar with Virgin Island, it’s unlike anything ever seen on TV before.
First hitting screens back in 2024 and having run for two successful seasons now, Virgin Island follows the journey of a group of adult virgins who are whisked off to a Mediterranean island retreat to learn life-changing skills in the art of intimacy.
Working with leading international therapists, the aim is to help the young people overcome their fears and insecurities when it comes to intimacy and sex.
Channel 4 said it chose to commission the show after a recent study into intimacy found out that one in eight British 26-year-olds is, apparently, still a virgin.
A casting call for the new series on the Channel 4 website reads: “Are you a virgin and do you need help and guidance with your fears and insecurities around intimacy and sex? Double Act Productions is casting adults for a potential second series of Virgin Island.”
You just need to be over 21 years of age to take part in the show.
Fancy it then? Or know someone who may be up for the ride? Applications for the potential next series of Virgin Island are now open, and there’s still plenty of time left to put your name down.
You can find out more and register your interest here.
Fossilised 320-million-year-old fish found in Leeds’ Roundhay Park
Clementine Hall
A prehistoric fish fossil has been unearthed at Roundhay Park in Leeds.
The fascinating prehistoric skull bone of a coelacanth fish was discovered by a geologist at Roundhay Park earlier this year.
It is thought the creature was frozen in time aeons ago, during an era when the park was submerged under a vast tropical lagoon.
The remarkable discovery has now been kindly donated to Leeds Museums and Galleries and added to the natural sciences collection at Leeds Discovery Centre.
Image: Leeds City Council
The Leeds fossil was found by Ru Smith of the Yorkshire Geological Society during a reconnaissance walk he was carrying out ahead of a planned field excursion in the north Leeds park.
Describing the moment he made the discovery, Ru said: “There’s a layer of rock in the park which dates from around 320 million years ago, from a time before the breakup of the continents, when what is now the park would have been situated close the Equator and under the warm waters of a tropical lagoon. West Central Africa would be a good place to find similar environments in the present.
“There’s a bed of freshwater mussels called Carbonicola at one level in the rock, and opening a piece of shale from this bed in my hands I saw something unusual – a distinctive skull bone of a large fish. I knew straight away this was something different and very rare."
The bone was verified byexperts as belonging to a coelacanth older than those found elsewhere in Yorkshire, making it the oldest fossil coelacanth discovered in the region.
Ru added: “Coelacanths are pretty amazing fish and it’s just very cool to think that at one time, you could have been standing in Leeds and watching them swim around above a bed of mussels in Roundhay Park.
“That’s really the wonder of geology, looking at the rock and time travelling in the imagination to what was a very different world.”
Sophie Smith -
5th November 2021 
