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BBC One axes Merlin
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The current series of BBC One’s sword and sorcery drama Merlin is to be the last. The tale of the young wizard and Arthur Pendragon will come to an end with a special two-part finale this Christmas. The series, which stars Colin Morgan, Bradley James, Katie McGrath, Richard Wilson and John Hurt, first aired in…
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YouView trademark battle set for court clash
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The battle over the rights to the YouView brand name is heading back to court. Earlier this month the broadcaster-backed IPTV service lost an appeal against the Intellectual Property Office’s refusal to grant it a trademark for certain classes of services. Registered Trademarks are granted for specific classes of goods and services with each class…
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Air New Zealand unveils special Hobbit plane
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To celebrate its status as the official airline of Middle-earth, Air New Zealand has unveiled a special 777-300 aircraft decorated with characters from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Adapted from J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel The Hobbit, the film kicks off a new cinema trilogy from director Sir Peter Jackson, New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM).…
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Dallas star Larry Hagman dies at 81
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Dallas star Larry Hagman died on Friday at the age of 81. Mr Hagman played the scheming J.R. Ewing throughout the show’s original 13 year run and, to the delight of fans around the world, returned to the part when the series was revived earlier this year. Prior to his work on Dallas Hagman starred…
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Two more ISPs launch YouView bundles
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Broadband customers living on the Channel Islands and in within the KC coverage area of Hull and East Yorkshire can now get a free YouView box from their local broadband providers. Jersey and Guernsey residents can now obtain a YouView box as part of a bundle from local ISP JT. In a statement Barna Kutvolgyi,…
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New festival to celebrate Britain’s visual effects industry
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A new animation and visual effects festival celebrating the British visual effects industry is to launch in Bournemouth next summer. The BFX festival is being organised by The International VFX Hub – a collaboration between the National Centre for Computer Animation at Bournemouth University (NCCA) and the Faculty of Media and Performance at the Arts…