SMS TV

From SmartMobs:French satellite channel Tchatche TV features several programs targeted to 15-25 year-olds. They are about movies, music or video games but what is unusual is that the program itself is only displayed in a small window on the upper corner of the TV screen, while the rest is of the screen is taken up by text messages sent in by viewers - which scoll by like credits to a movie.

Meanwhile, Malaysia's guardian of Islamic law has banned Muslims from using text messaging to take part in prize-winning competitions, ruling that the practice is a form of gambling, according to Reuters.

The ruling by the National Fatwa Council, a group of Islamic scholars appointed by the king, means Muslims caught sending text or short messaging service (SMS) messages in the hope of winning a prize could find themselves in a sharia court.

Update: It seems like SMS Contests would continue in our country according to this report.