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Kobo sold to Rakuten in $315m deal
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Japanese ecommerce specialists Rakuten are purchasing ebook retailer Kobo for $315 million. Rakuten recently purchased UK ecommerce site Play.com and owns Buy.com in the U.S. In the UK Kobo’s ebook readers are sold via WHSmith. The ebook retailer also offers books via apps for the iPad, iPhone and Android powered devices. Kobo offers ebooks both…
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Tyne Daly and Master Class transfer to the West End
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Stephen Wadsworth’s production of Terrence McNally’s Master Class, which stars Tyne Daly as legendary opera soprano Maria Callas, is coming to London’s West End following a critically acclaimed, sell-out run on Broadway. The production will run at the Vaudeville Theatre for 14 weeks only from 21 January to 28 April. Tickets are on sale now…
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New Doctor Who encyclopedia app materialises for iPad
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Doctor Who fans looking forward to this year’s Christmas special can while away the hours with a new tie-in encyclopedia for Apple’s iPad. Available from the App Store, the Doctor Who Encyclopedia for iPad contains over three thousand detailed entries on the adventures of Matt Smith’s 11th Doctor. Users can browse three thousand entries for…
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Random House unveils new Doctor Who encyclopedia app
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Publisher Random House has launched a new Doctor Who encyclopedia app for Apple’s iPad. The £4.99 app provides detailed info on the adventures of Matt Smith’s 11th Doctor. Add-ons covering the 9th and 10th Doctors also available as in-app purchases. Users can browse three thousand entries for episodes, characters, places and objects and see the…
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Spall heads BBC One lotto drama
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Auf Wiedersehen, Pet star Timothy Spall heads the cast of The Syndicate, a brand new five-part BBC One drama written by Kay Mellor. Spall will star alongside Gavin And Stacey actress Joanna Page in the story of five workers at a cut-price supermarket whose lives are turned upside down after they win the lottery. The…
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Hammer releases Screamboard app trailer
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Legendary British film brand Hammer has released a trailer for its upcoming Screamboard app for iPhone, iPad and Android phones. The app will allow fans to mix some of the most memorable elements of the studio’s films to date. Full details will be released shortly but in the meantime, here’s the decidedly retro trailer.