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WHSmith moves ebook operation to Kobo
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Book retailer WHSmith has announced it is migrating its entire ebook operation to Canadian-based Kobo. In an email to customers, the high street and online retailer said while customers can continue to search and browse for eBooks at WHSmith.co.uk “when you have found an eBook you will click through to Kobo’s website to complete your…
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Weekend – review
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Andrew Haigh’s Weekend is the story of two gay men who spend a weekend together after a drunken tryst. Waking up after what they expect to be a one-night stand, Russell (Tom Cullen) and Glen (Chris New) discover they have a much deeper connection. Over the course of the titular weekend, they discuss their lives,…
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Future adds 55 titles to Apple’s Newsstand store
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Magazine house Future Publishing has confirmed that 55 of its stable of specialist magazines will be available on Apple’s Newsstand, the new home for magazine subscriptions on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Part of the new iOS 5 software, Newsstand allows readers to find digital newspaper and magazine products in the App Store and organize them…
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Blu-ray and DVD release for Billy Connolly’s Route 66
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Billy Connolly’s Route 66 is out now on DVD and Blu-Ray, courtesy of Universal Pictures UK. The ITV1 series sees Connolly turn Easy Rider as he follows a lifelong dream and makes the iconic 2488 mile journey from Chicago to Santa Monica via Route 66. Set to a soundtrack of some of the…
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BFI hosts Cagney & Lacey 30th anniversary Q&A
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Cagney & Lacey stars Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly will be taking part in one-off Q&A at the BFI Southbank next month to mark the show’s 30th anniversary. The hit series, which starred the actresses as a pair of New York detectives, ran for seven seasons from October 8, 1981 to May 16, 1988. The…
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Frank Skinner celebrate legacy of George Formby for BBC Four
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Frank Skinner explores the legacy of British comedy icon George Formby in a new BBC Four documentary airing later this month. More than eighty years ago, Formby’s appeal was so great he c earned the equivalent of £3 million a year – equal to the multimillion salaries of today’s footballers. Making 19 films between 1934…