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Good Vibrations
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The life of Terri Hooley, famed for discovering The Undertones, comes to the big screen in this BBC Films biopic.
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Kobo releases Android Jelly Bean 4.1 update for Kobo Arc
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Kobo has updated its Kobo Arc tablet to Android Jelly Bean 4.1, bringing improved search and Google Now to the 7” device. The Arc includes Kobo’s reading app and integrated bookstore as well as standard tablet features such as web browsing and emails. Earlier this month it won the prestigious red dot: Product Design 2013…
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ITV buys Hell on Wheels for ITV 4
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ITV has acquired all three seasons of US Western drama series Hell on Wheels. The series will air on ITV4 this summer and centres on the settlement that accompanied the construction of the first transcontinental railroad, referred to as “Hell on Wheels” by those working on it. Anson Mount (Straw Dogs, Cook County) plays a…
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BBC commissions iPlayer only dramas
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The BBC has commissioned six original pieces of drama which will air exclusively on the iPlayer. The dramas will be streamed under the BBC Three brand and will be produced over the next two years. Victoria Jaye, BBC Head of IPTV & TV Online Content, says: “This ambitious new strand builds on BBC iPlayer as…
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Foyle’s War – New series trailer
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Michael Kitchen returns to ITV this weekend in a brand-new new three-part series of Foyle’s War. In the new stories Foyle is now a Senior Intelligence Officer gathering intelligence in support of Britain’s security, defence and the Government’s foreign and economic policies. At the heart of the British establishment Folye encounters corruption, communist sympathisers and…
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ITV releases new England World Cup Qualifiers promo
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Ahead of Friday’s San Marino v England match, ITV have released its latest England World Cup Qualifiers promo sung by Tom Smith from The Editors. The video, see below, includes appearances by England football stars including Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard, Ashely Young.