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Penguin’s is partnering with The Economist to publish a series of digital-only books covering “most pressing issues of the day” as part of its Penguin Shorts range. The Shorts range offers “a wide range of engaging, entertaining non-fiction and fiction for approximately the same price as a cup of coffee, written to be read over…

Have you been watching Homeland on Channel 4? Anyone answering ‘no’ should head off to 4oD and catch up on the first two episodes ahead of this week’s third instalment. Though the pilot was a little slow, those watching have been treated to some powerful drama, not least from Claire Danes as ultra-paranoid CIA agent…

Virgin Media’s TiVo customers will have to wait until at least April before they can access BBC Red Button services, according to support staff. The TiVo launched in the UK lacking basic features such as Red Button and reminders and unable to search Virgin Media’s on demand music library. Posting on the official Virgin Media…

Sky has announced that George Sampson and Robson Green are to join the cast of its comedy drama Mount Pleasant when when the show returns later this year. Set in Manchester, the series follows the work and personal lives of Lisa (Sally Lindsay) and Dan (Daniel Ryan), their friends and families. The first run attracted…

Hot on the heels of the trailer, we have a great new image from Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard’s The Cabin in the Woods which gets its UK release on April 13. The picture shows the film’s action man, hunky Chris Hemsworth. The film also stars Kristen Connolly, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Richard…

Watch is bringing hit US drama Alcatraz, the latest series from JJ Abrams, to the UK. Launching on March 13th, the series stars Sarah Jones, Jorge Garcia, Sam Neill and Parminder Nagra. When San Francisco Police Department detective Rebecca Madsen (Jones) is assigned to a grisly homicide case, a fingerprint leads her to a shocking…