Torchwood star John Barrowman has accused the BBC of "punishing" the hit sci-fi show after it slashed the number of episodes in the new series as part of its move from BBC2 to BBC1.

Amercian TV studios are planning a strong presence at Comic-Con in San Diego in July, with at least one company scheduling a record number of show panels.

Following ITV's unbelievably stupid cancellation of hit family SF show Primeval, it's been revealed series makers Impossible Pictures offered to make a fourth series for less than £600,000 an episode - but even that was not enough of a bargain to convince the broadcaster to re-order the show.

The BBC's Merlin, the first UK-produced drama to air on US network television in more than 30 years, scored some five million viewers for its launch on NBC on Sunday - but was beaten in the ratings by Fox repeats of animated shows Family Guy and American Dad.

The US Sci-Fi (SyFy) Channel has begun to promote Stargate: Universe, its successor to Stargate Atlantis and Stargate SG1, in earnest, releasing a sneak peek video and promotional images of the main cast, which includes Robert Carlyle.

Kill Bill and Kung Fu star David Carradine has been found dead in a Bangkok hotel room.

A revival of the 1970s environmental thriller series Doomwatch could be in the works, weirdandbeard has learned.

Outpost Gallifrey and the Doctor Who Forum, the most popular unofficial Doctor Who fan website on the Internet, will be closing for good as of 31 July 2009.

Could the BBC's iPlayer go global? Various media have picked up on a report in Friday's Daily Telegraph that Google, owners of YouTube, is said to be in talks about the possibility of an international version of the popular catch-up TV service.

As J.J. Abram's blockbuster reboot of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek wows audiences, other space shows from yesteryear are being fondly examined once again. One of the most thrilling was British show Space:1999, produced by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, the most lavishly produced sci-fi TV programme of its day, and one of its stars is the focus of a special podcast being webcast tonight.