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  • Trailer: Blair Underwood as Ironside

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    Famed detective Ironside returns to TV screens later this year, with former L.A. Law star Blair Underwood taking up the mantle of the detective relegated to a wheelchair after a shooting. The series will air in the US on NBC later this year and it expected to arrive in the UK around the same time.…

  • The Michael J. Fox Show – new clip

    The Michael J. Fox Show – new clip

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    Following on from last week’s hilarious trailer, US network NBC has released a brand new clip from The Michael J. Fox Show. The 22 part comedy, first announced last August, is Fox’s first regular TV work since he quit Spin City in 2000 after his Parkinson’s worsened. In it he plays celebrated news anchor Mike…

  • Zinio announces new rolling monthly subscription model

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    Digital magazine seller Zinio has announced a new subscription model which allows readers to download three magazines each month for a flat rate of $5 per month. The company says first month is free and there are no long-term commitments, with readers free to cancel their Z-Pass membership or change magazines at any time. 
Customers…

  • The best Doctor Who season closer ever?

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    The Name of the Doctor, the closing episode in the latest run of Doctor Who adventures, is just about the best season finale the show has ever had. Lots of fans won’t have seen it yet and if you’re one of them, please stop reading now and avoid the spoilers which follow. Seriously, look away……

  • Order The Great Gatsby soundtrack

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    Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel The Great Gatsby is in cinemas and winning great reviews from audiences. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, and Joel Edgerton and follows the life and times of millionaire Jay Gatsby and his neighbor Nick, who recounts his encounter with Gatsby at the…

  • Ofcom publishes proposals to improve TV subtitles

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    Ofcom has published new proposals to improve the quality of live subtitling on UK TV for the million people with hearing impairments which rely on them. It says while pre-prepared subtitling is generally of a good quality, viewers have expressed dissatisfaction with the speed, synchronisation, accuracy and presentation of live TV subtitling. To help address…