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  • Channel 5 snaps up Prisoner Cell Block H remake

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    Channel 5 has bought the UK rights to Wentworth, a reboot of cult Australian drama Prisoner Cell Block H. THe 10-part series will centre on Bea Smith (Danielle Cormack, Underbelly: Razor) and Franky Doyle (Nicole Da Silva, Rush), inmates in the Wentworth Correctional Centre. The seriesis described as a “graphic, edgy reboot” set in the…

  • Iron Man 3 scores big at UK box office

    Iron Man 3 scores big at UK box office

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    UK audiences have flocked to see Robert Downey Jr return for Iron Man’s latest adventure, spending more almost £14m on tickets over the film’s opening weekend. The third film in the franchise sees Tony Stark (Iron Man) coping with the events of Avengers Assemble and co-stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Sir Ben Kingsley, Rebecca Hall, Don Cheadle…

  • Kobo – success is all about the partnerships

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    Success in the ebook world is about mutually beneficial relationships with retailers, publishers and customers says Kobo Chief Content Officer, Michael Tamblyn.

  • Sky signs exclusive access to indy films including The Master

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    Pay-TV giant Sky has signed a multi-year deal with Entertainment Film Distributors, the UK’s leading independent film distribution company, securing exclusive rights to some of the biggest independent films. The deal means customers whose Sky packages include the broadcasters movie channels will be able to enjoy exclusive access to hit films including Silver Linings Playbook…

  • May home entertainment release for Texas Chainsaw

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    Lionsgate’s Texas Chainsaw its sequel to the 1974 movie classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, comes to DVD and Blu-ray next month. Picking up directly where Tobe Hooper’s terrifying 1974 classic ended, the film sees the townspeople take dramatic action against the Sawyer family. They had long suspected that the family was responsible for several mysterious…

  • Olympus LS-100 named best Field Recorder

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    Electronics firm Olympus is celebrating after its LS-100 multi-track portable recorder was named best Field Recorder in this year’s mipa Musikmesse International Press Award 2013. The award, which is bestowed annually during the internationally renowned Musikmesse Frankfurt, distinguishes the world’s best and innovative musical instruments and audio equipment in more than 40 categories. Over 100…