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  • YouView – enhancements we’d like to see

    YouView – enhancements we’d like to see

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    We list the enhancements and improvements we’d like to see brought to YouVIew.

  • Total Recall gets London premiere

    Total Recall gets London premiere

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    Total Recall received its UK premiere in London last night, ahead of a national release on August 29th. Starring olin Farrell and Kate Beckinsale, the film is directed by Len Wiseman and written by Mark Bomback, James Vanderbilt and Kurt Wimmer. Synopsis: Welcome to Rekall, the company that can turn your dreams into real memories.…

  • BBC working on Android alternatives to Flash apps

    BBC working on Android alternatives to Flash apps

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    The BBC has said it is working on new versions of its Android apps – including its popular iPlayer app – after Adobe pulled its Flash player from the Google Play store. Last year Adobe announced it was stopping development of Flash for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. The company has now removed…

  • Freesat confirms addition of Channel 4’s Paralympic channels

    Freesat confirms addition of Channel 4’s Paralympic channels

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    Freesat has confirmed that it will be carrying Channel 4’s extra live Paralympic channels, C4 Paralympics Extra, throughout the London 2012 Paralympics.  The news means sports fans can catch the full Paralympic coverage without subscription. The games take place between Wednesday August 29th and Sunday 9th September. Channel 4 has promised “close to 500 hours…

  • Sky announces Strike Back 3 air date

    Sky announces Strike Back 3 air date

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    Sky One has confirmed the air date for the third series of its hit action series Strike Back, based on the book by Chris Ryan. The first series, starring Richard Armitage as a special forces solider carrying out ‘black ops’, aired to rave reviews. The second series saw Armitage’s character killed off by terrorists and…

  • Channel 4 promises “unprecedented” 500 hours of Paralympic Games coverage

    Channel 4 promises “unprecedented” 500 hours of Paralympic Games coverage

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    Channel 4 has promised to deliver an “unprecedented” level of Paralympic Games coverage across multiple platforms. The games take place between Wednesday August 29th and Sunday 9th September. Coverage will span Channel 4, digital channel More4 and the Channel 4 website and mobile apps. In all the broadcaster says it’ll provide “close to 500 hours…