Television Heroes/Villains - Sky Atlantic

"Let's start a station that only broadcasts quality programmes! We could play new US shows like Boardwalk Empire and Treme, classics like Mad Men and The Sopranos, and new offerings from people like David Attenborough and Paul Abbott. And then we could make sure 400,000 UPC customers don't have access to it!"

Television Idea - Bad news is old news

"Someone ate all the cakes, possibly the government," says the news anchor, sadly. "We did not eat the cakes," say the government, spraying crumbs "They did eat the cakes," say the opposition, licking their lips. "Boo hoo! There are no cakes!" say the public. That's now the standard news template. They'd save a lot of money just airing repeats.