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  • BT extends fibre network to Irvine, Bo’ness and Ayr

    BT extends fibre network to Irvine, Bo’ness and Ayr

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    Almost 35,000 Scottish homes will gain access to super-fast broadband in the coming weeks after BT announced its fibre network has reached Irvine, Bo’ness and Ayr. BT says its fibre footprint now passes more than 16 million UK homes and businesses and is expected to pass around 19 million – two-thirds of UK premises by…

  • Apple updates iCloud.com with new iOS 7 look

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    Apple has updated its iCloud webmail, contacts and service to match the look of iOS 7, the latest version of its iPhone and iPad operating system which launches later today. iCloud.com also gives users access to calendars, notes and reminders, plus Apple’s Find My iPhone service and the online versions of its Pages, Numbers and…

  • Expected winners from this year’s BFI Film Festival

    Expected winners from this year’s BFI Film Festival

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    The 57th Annual BFI Film Festival is set to be held in London between the 9th and 20th of October, bringing with it a whole host of the world’s brightest silver screen talents. As the largest public film festival in the UK, the event is a major part of any cinema-lover’s calendar and showcases the very best of…

  • TV Preview: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

    TV Preview: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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    Coming soon to Channel 4, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is pure escapist fun and genuine appointment to view television which extends Marvel’s superhero universe the small screen.

  • Lovefilm snaps up Stephen King’s Under the Dome

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    Amazon’s Lovefilm has snapped up exclusive streaming rights to Under the Dome, the US TV series adapted by Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television from Stephen King best-selling novel. The series tells the story of a small town that is suddenly and inexplicably sealed off from the rest of the world by an enormous transparent dome and…

  • UKTV on track to spend £110m on programming

    UKTV on track to spend £110m on programming

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    UKTV – broadcaster behind the Dave, Watch and Yesterday channels – says it is on course to spend £110m on programming this year. The investment is helping the firm’s channels, which also include Gold, Alibi, Eden, Drama, Really, Home and Good Food, reach more than 40 million viewers every month. Recent original commissions include the…