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This article explores Create a BETT, a feature of British Education and Training Technology 2005 exhibition in Great Britain. It is a hands-on experience aimed at attendees, and chosen schools which send students to work with the Create at BETT partners. Its aim is to demonstrate how digital media can be used to inculcate creativity into teaching and learning. The program brings together the expertise of the following organizations: Film Education, DV in Education, Media Education Wales, Solutions Inc., South Street Studios, and Ultralab. These organizations provide their expertise to BETT to show how pupils can use digital medial in creative learning.

The article reports on the popularity of Peter Oakley, the biggest Web-celebrity from YouTube LLC in Great Britain. He is a seminal figure in the converging world of digital media and mass, and his online pseudonym is Geriatric1927. Last 2006, Geriatric1927 recorded a short autobiographical video and uploaded it to YouTube. Oakley was hoping that his views on modern life and his memories of England during the Second World War would strike a chord. Within a week, Geriatric1927 had become the most subscribed user on YouTube. Oakley continued filming and uploading a series of video-blogs entitled "Telling It All," buoyed by the grassroots support.

The article focuses on the results of Ofcom survey on the availability, take up and usage of Internet, telecommunications and broadcasting services across the nations and regions of Great Britain. It is reported that the findings revealed the significant differences across the country, especially in take up levels of broadband and digital television. The results also showed that in 2005, there was a 12 percent gap between the number of adults with broadband at home in Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland and England. However, in 2006, the findings showed that the gap had reduced to 3 percent. Moreover, Internet and other telecommunications used by most households in the country is also presented.