Al Gore promised to “democratise television” today with the launch in the UK of Current TV, his successful American channel aimed at a youth audience.

The user-generated programming will feature three to eight-minute short documentaries, known as pods, and half-hourly “news” bulletins describing the UK’s most popular Google search terms.

A third of the films will be made by members of the public and the rest voted onto the channel by viewers.

Full article: Times Online