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  • BT Vision announces hi-def movie deal

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    BT has reached an agreement to air high definition films from the NBC Universal archive on BT Vision’s new Hi-Def on demand movie service. The new service is delivered through existing V-boxes with films costing from £2.95.

  • Channel 4 and Orange search for new music talent

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    After an extensive nationwide search across Britain for unsigned talent who write and perform their own material, Channel 4’s Orange unsignedAct with Sony Ericsson is set to return for its second series in late October.

  • Dirk Gently returns for second radio outing

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    Harry Enfield returns to radio next month in a second run of Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, a six-part adaptation of Douglas Adams’s The Long Dark Tea-Time Of The Soul. Enfield’s first foray into the world of Dirk Gently received rave reviews from fans and newcomers alike.

  • ITV announces modern day vampire drama

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    ITV has announced a Buffy-like series which sees the last of the Van Helsing line combating Vampires above and below the streets of modern-day London from independent producer Shine. The series stars Christian Cooke as Van Helsing’s descendant Luke, godson of Philip Glenister’s Rupert Galvin, a larger-than-life American with a tragic past and a zero…

  • New console game sees US descend into war

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    LucasArts is set to propel console owners into a future where America has split into two opposing factions when it releases Fracture, a new third-person shooter which is set to hit shops next month.

  • Warner and Deezer announce ad-sharing deal

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    Online music ‘jukebox’ Deezer has reached agreement with music giant Warner Music International for a “global content and revenue partnership” which will see the service gain access to Warner’s extensive catalogue in return for a share in revenues generated by Deezer’s ad-supported platform which offers a free-to-access, on-demand music streaming service.