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  • JR returns – 80's supersoap Dallas is revived

    JR returns – 80's supersoap Dallas is revived

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    TV’s biggest soap Dallas is to return for a new a run to air on US network TNT with original series stars Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy and Linda Gray confirmed as reprising their roles of JR, Bobby and Sue Ellen Ewing.

  • ebook agency pricing to be investigated

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    The pricing of ebooks is to be investigated by the Office of Fair Trading after the watchdog received a number of complaints over the introduction of the agency pricing model which sees publishers set the final retail price of ebooks.

  • Apple rejects Sony iPad ereader app

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    iPad maker Apple has rejected Sony’s long-expected ebook reader app with reports blaming the ban on the app’s failure to sell books via Apple’s iTunes billing system. In November the company announced apps for both Google’s Android operating system and Apple’s iPhone and iPad would launch “in December” however in the build-up to Christmas the…

  • BBC Electric Proms axed

    BBC Electric Proms axed

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    The BBC has axed the popular BBC Electric Proms season which in recent years has showcased performances by musical icons Sir Paul McCartney, Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Elton John, Robert Plant and Neil Diamond. In a statement issued on Monday, the corporation says the season “will not be held in 2011”, a move blamed on…

  • BBC recommissions Come Fly With Me

    BBC recommissions Come Fly With Me

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    Despite a less than positive critical reception, the new Matt Lucas and David Walliams airport mockumentary Come Fly With Me has been recommissioned for a second run.

  • Tudors star lands Superman role

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    British actor Henry Cavill, familiar to TV audiences for his portrayal of Charles Brandon in The Tudors, has been confirmed as the big screen’s latest Superman.