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Channel 4 adds free mobile downloads to 4oD app
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Channel 4 is adding free, add-supported downloads to mobile versions of its 4oD on demand service. The new feature allows viewers to download many of their favourite Channel 4 shows from the last 30 days to their smartphone or tablet and is is available on both iOS and Android versions of the app. Viewers will…
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BT announces “more than half a million” sport channel sign-ups
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More than half a million households have signed up to receive BT’s three sports channels, the company announced in Thursday. Available free to BT Broadband customers and BT TV subscribers, the channels will be available via tablet and smartphone apps, YouView from BT and BT Vision+ boxes and Sky HD+. Sky customers who have broadband…
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Pre-order The White Queen on Blu-ray and DVD
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BBC One’s summer blockbuster The White Queen is now available to pre-order on DVD and Blu-ray. The series stars Max Irons as the young and devilishly handsome Edward IV, crowned King of England with the help of the master manipulator Lord Warwick. But there are rivals to the throne and Edward’s unexpected marriage to a…
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BT Sport announces FA Women’s Super League coverage
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BT Sport has revealed details of the FA Women’s Super League matches it’ll show live and exclusive during 2013. Coverage will kick-off with the big clash between leaders Liverpool and two-times champions Arsenal at Halton Stadium on Saturday, August 3. Channel bosses promise fans will then be able to follow the WSL through to its…
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Freesat adds 145,000 new homes
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Digital satellite platform Freesat says it gained 145,000 new homes in the last twelve months, taking its total base to 1.8m homes. Jointly owned by BBC and ITV, the platform competes for viewers against Freeview and YouView as well as Pay-TV operators Sky and Virgin Media. Set up six years ago, the platform provides access…
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Top tips to avoid being burnt by ‘bill shock’ this summer
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In time for the summer holiday exodus, Ofcom has today published a new guide to help travellers protect themselves against ‘bill shock’ when using their smartphones and tablets abroad. These devices are now as much a holiday essential as suncream and swimwear, with tech-savvy travellers watching films by the pool, social networking on the beach…