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  • Cumberbatch joins Rising Star Award jury

    Cumberbatch joins Rising Star Award jury

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    Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch has joined the jury for this year’s BAFTA EE Rising Star Award – formally the Orange Rising Star Award. Other jurists include Pippa Harris, Deputy Chairman of BAFTA’s Film Committee and producing partner of Sam Mendes, Scottish director Kevin Macdonald, film critic Mark Kermode, casting director Nina Gold and film publicist…

  • BT Sports channels to be based at Olympic Park

    BT Sports channels to be based at Olympic Park

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    BT has announced its new sports channels will be produced and based at the Olympic Broadcast Centre located at the heart of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. In June the company won the rights to show 38 live Barclays Premier League games per season for three years, including 18 of the best quality ‘first pick’…

  • This Life star Daniela Nardini joins Waterloo Road

    This Life star Daniela Nardini joins Waterloo Road

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    Former This Life star Daniela Nardini has joined the cast of BBC One’s award-winning drama Waterloo Road. Nardini plays new science teacher Esther Fairclough, a passionate, driven but maverick science teacher who has an unconventional approach to inspiring her pupils. Describing her character, the actress said: “Esther is mildly dangerous with the potential to get…

  • The Hobbit – new production video

    The Hobbit – new production video

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    Here’s a new production video from the set of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey , the long-awaited movie adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic book which is being shot as a prequel to Sir Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy. The clip features Martin Freeman as Bilbo and Sir Ian McKellen as Gandalf and depicts…

  • NOW TV launches on Roku

    NOW TV launches on Roku

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    Owners of Roku’s media streaming boxes can now access Sky’s NOW TV movie service. Launched this summer, NOW TV offers instant access to the latest films showing on Sky’s Movie channels and is available on smartphones, tablets or and computers, as well as connected devices such as YouView set top boxes. The service offers blockbuster…

  • The Hobbit – sneak peek clip

    The Hobbit – sneak peek clip

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    Here’s a sneak peek clip from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey , the long-awaited movie adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic book which is being shot as a prequel to Sir Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy. The clip features Martin Freeman as Bilbo and Sir Ian McKellen as Gandalf and depicts a scene which…