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  • Madness to headline BBC Four’s tribute to BBC Television Centre

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    BBC Four is to broadcast an hour-long Madness concert as part of a night of programming celebrating BBC Television Centre’s 53 year history. The broadcaster is in the process of vacating the iconic West London site which it has sold to property developers. BBC Worldwide and BBC Studios and Post Production will retain a small…

  • Luke Pasqualino to headline new BBC Musketeers drama

    Luke Pasqualino to headline new BBC Musketeers drama

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    Skins actor Luke Pasqualino is to star as D’Artagnan in a new BBC One adaption of the Alexandre Dumas classic, The Three Musketeers. Billed as “a fresh and contemporary take” on the classic novel, the series will also star , Tom Burke (Great Expectations, The Hour) as Athos, Santiago Cabrera (Merlin, Heroes) as Aramis and…

  • D.K to publish Star Trek: The Visual Dictionary

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    D.K. is to publish a new hard-back colour book exploring the worlds of Star Trek. Out from March 1st, pre-order here, Star Trek The Visual Dictionary charts the major voyages of the USS Enterprise and the rest of the Star Trek universe. Covering the five live action series, as well as the first ten films,…

  • Did BT just slash the value of Virgin Media’s XL package?

    Did BT just slash the value of Virgin Media’s XL package?

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    Could the UK’s second largest pay TV provider be the first casualty of the looming BT v Sky conflict?

  • BT bolsters sports rights with ESPN purchase

    BT bolsters sports rights with ESPN purchase

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    BT has boosted its portfolio of sports rights with the purchase of Disney’s UK and Ireland ESPN business. Last June the UK telco won rights to show 38 live Barclays Premier League games per season for three years, including 18 of the best quality ‘first pick’ games. BT followed the acquisition by signing Jake Humphrey…

  • Pre-order Spiral Series 4 on DVD

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    The fourth series is acclaimed French crime drama Spiral, original French title Engrenages, will get a UK DVD release on March 18th. Currently airing on BBC Four, the 12 episode series finds Laure (Caroline Proust) and her team investigating the death of a student who was apparently killed by a homemade bomb. Meanwhile lawyer Joséphine…