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ITV recommissions Kidnap and Ransom
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Trevor Eve’s Kidnap and Ransom, in which the actor plays international hostage negotiator, has been recommissioned for a second series by ITV.
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The Big Picture – what's hot at the flicks
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May’s edition of THE BIG PICTURE is now here packed with the latest news and exclusive footage from the top Hollywood movies hitting the big screen and on DVD/Blu-ray including: Pirates of the Caribbean 4, Take Me Home Tonight, Thor, Take Me Home Tonight, Priest, X-Men First Class and The King’s Speech.
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Kindle US readers get new Amazon romance imprint
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Romantically minded Kindle users in North America will soon be able to buy even more tales of true love and romance after the online retailer announced a new publishing imprint, Montlake Romance. The imprint will debut later this year with The Other Guy’s Bride – a novel by Connie Brockway, a two-time winner of the…
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Kobo unveils social reading for Blackberry handsets
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ebook retailer Kobo has unveiled a pre-release version of a new Blackberry eroding app which allows readers to discuss ebooks and share recommendations with other BlackBerry Messenger users.
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ebooks account for 5% of Hachette UK’s sales
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News of rising ebook sales continues with the revelation that the format now accounts for 5% of Hachette UK’s trade sales and has quadrupled in the first quarter of 2011. Hachette’s figures follow news that Penguin’s digital sales doubled in 2011 and data from the Publishers Association which suggests the value of ebook and audiobook…
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Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton – Psychoville Q&A
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The weird world of Psychoville returns to BBC Two this week for a brand new six-part series that will fright and delight in equal measure with a whole new world of mystery and intrigue. Co-creators and writers Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton discuss the reaction to series one and the challenges of writing a second…