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Christian Howes (born 16 January 1973) is a public speaker and English television social media pundit, best known for working on the Big Brother spin-off show Bit on the Side, providing a weekly update with Emma Willis.
Christian Howes | |
|---|---|
 Howes at the BT Sport Launch | |
| Born | 16 January 1973 Hampshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Presenter |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Employer(s) | BT Sport, ITV |
| Television | Bit on the Side The National Lottery Draws This Morning BT Sports Panel The Clare Balding Show BT Sport Live |
Television
editBig Brother's Bit on the Side
editFor Big Brother 12, Howes provided a weekly update on the sofa with Emma Willis.[1] Christian analyses social media data and creates visualisations to provide content and discussion around what television audiences think of programmes and shows.
Howes continued his analysis role in Big Brother 13 in 2012. He also wrote a blog for the Big Brother website and Facebook page.[2] Howes has also blogged for the fansite BBSpy.[3]
BT Sport
editFrom 1 August 2013, Howes will appear on three shows each week;[4] including The Clare Balding Show,[5] BT Sports Panel and BT Sport Live on Mondays and Fridays.[6]
This Morning
editIn 2013, Christian appeared three times a week on This Morning Summer providing analysis for the viewers at home, of the topics that were discussed in show.
Other work
editHowes has also started to do the same analysis for the National Lottery and appeared on EuroMillions shows alongside O.J. Borg on 18 May 2012 and Matt Johnson on 20 July 2012 And more recently appeared on Channel4's alternative election night in 2015 [7]
He has also used the same social data to analyse public opinion to world events.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ Christian's online update[permanent dead link] Channel 5, 21 Jan 2012
- ^ Christian's social media blog Official Big Brother Website 14 June 2012
- ^ Christian's blog BBspy 16 June 2012
- ^ BT Press release Archived 6 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine BT website 30 July 2013
- ^ Clare Balding release Archived 19 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine James Grant website 1 August 2013
- ^ JG press release Archived 19 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine James Grant Website 30 July 2013
- ^ [1] Comedy.co.uk
- ^ King of Popular Media: Michael Jackson’s Death Archived 24 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine NMK, 27 July 2009
- ^ Faster Faster brands must act in real time Evening Standard, 25 Oct 2010
External links
edit- Christian Howes at James Grant Group Ltd.
- Christian Howes on Twitter
- Official website
