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Virgin Media and Liberty in takeover talks
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UK cable TV and broadband provider Virgin Media has confirmed it’s in talks with Liberty Global, the US pay-TV firm owned by John Malone, concerning a possible take-over. Virgin Media is the UK’s second largest pay-TV platform with 4.9m subscribers but the nation’s third largest platform behind Freeview and Sky. According to the Financial Times.…
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TalkTalk returns to growth with YouView, fibre and mobile signups
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TalkTalk has returned to growth in the third quarter, adding 10,000 broadband customers. The company saw a slight reduction in churn – the measure of customers moving to rivals – which fell from 1.6% to 1.5%. In November TalkTalk announced it had sold 29,000 YouView customers since launching the product in September, today it confirmed…
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ITV to revive Thunderbirds
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A new 26-part version of Thunderbirds co-produced by ITV Studios and New Zealand based Pukeko Pictures is to are on ITV and CITV in 2015. The two studios have teamed up with Weta Workshop (Avatar, King Kong, The Lord of the Rings) to revive Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s iconic. Thunderbirds are Go! will feature…
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Bionic Man star Lee Majors to join Dallas
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Former Six Million Dollar Man and The Fall Guy actor Lee Majors is to join the revived Dallas. Majors will star in the next season as an old flame of Sue Ellen Ewing who crosses paths with her over some business. The second season of Dallas is currently airing in the UK on Channel 5…
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EE to offer 360 degree BAFTA live stream
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BAFTA sponsor EE has announced plans to offer a 360 degree stream of this year’s BAFTA Red Carpet show. Using the EE Film app for iOS and Android, film fans will be able to toggle between a choice of cameras, giving them unprecedented all-round views of the February 10th event. Spencer McHugh, Director of Brand,…
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Three to offer ‘free’ 4G mobile data
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Customers of mobile phone network Three will be able to enjoy superfast 4G mobile data speeds at no extra cost, the company has announced. 4G, also known as LTE, offers speeds far faster than current 3G although many current phones are unable to support the feature and users may need to upgrade. The networks says…