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  • Broadband provider Plusnet trialling a new TV service.

    Broadband provider Plusnet trialling a new TV service.

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    Posting on the company’s support forums, one Plusnet staff member revealed internal trials were underway. The employee said: “We’re in the early stages of TV trials with staff. We are excited about the opportunities this will extend to our customers in the near future but as yet, have no fixed timings for a public launch.”…

  • TalkTalk adds 150,000 more YouView customers

    TalkTalk adds 150,000 more YouView customers

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    TalkTalk signed up 150,000 new subscribers to its YouView based TV service in the first three months of this year, taking total subscriber numbers to 230,000 at the end of March. The company three-quarters of new customers are upgrading from Freeview and are new to pay-TV. Subscribers to the service receive 70 channels and seven-day…

  • I Give It A Year gets June DVD & Blu-ray release

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    STUDIOCANAL is to release British comedy I Give It A Year on DVD and Blu-Ray on 3rd June. Directed by Dan Mazer and starring Rafe Spall, Rose Byrne, Minnie Driver, Stephen Merchant, Simon Baker & Anna Faris, the film gives audiences the inside track on the first year of marriage. Opening where the other romantic…

  • Billy Connolly, David Tennant and Ben Miller to star in new Guy Jenkin and Andy Hamilton comedy film

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    Filming starts next month on a new cinema comedy from the creators of BBC hit comedy Outnumbered. Written and directed by Guy Jenkin and Andy Hamilton, What We Did on Our Holiday is described as a heart-warming and uplifting comedy which tells the story of an ordinary family trying to survive in extraordinary circumstances. Doug…

  • West Side Story returns to London’s Royal Albert Hall

    West Side Story returns to London’s Royal Albert Hall

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    A special show which fuses Hollywood classic West Side Story with a live 85-piece orchestra is returning to London’s Royal Albert Hall in 2014 for five special performances.

  • Fast & Furious 6 – clip

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    Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson return for more high-speed action in Fast & Furious 6, out across the UK this week. Also returning are fan favourites Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Sung Kang, Gal Gadot, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges and Elsa Pataky. Since Dom (Diesel) and Brian’s (Walker) Rio heist toppled a kingpin’s…