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BBC working on Android alternatives to Flash apps
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The BBC has said it is working on new versions of its Android apps – including its popular iPlayer app – after Adobe pulled its Flash player from the Google Play store. Last year Adobe announced it was stopping development of Flash for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. The company has now removed…
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Freesat confirms addition of Channel 4’s Paralympic channels
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Freesat has confirmed that it will be carrying Channel 4’s extra live Paralympic channels, C4 Paralympics Extra, throughout the London 2012 Paralympics. The news means sports fans can catch the full Paralympic coverage without subscription. The games take place between Wednesday August 29th and Sunday 9th September. Channel 4 has promised “close to 500 hours…
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Sky announces Strike Back 3 air date
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Sky One has confirmed the air date for the third series of its hit action series Strike Back, based on the book by Chris Ryan. The first series, starring Richard Armitage as a special forces solider carrying out ‘black ops’, aired to rave reviews. The second series saw Armitage’s character killed off by terrorists and…
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Channel 4 promises “unprecedented” 500 hours of Paralympic Games coverage
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Channel 4 has promised to deliver an “unprecedented” level of Paralympic Games coverage across multiple platforms. The games take place between Wednesday August 29th and Sunday 9th September. Coverage will span Channel 4, digital channel More4 and the Channel 4 website and mobile apps. In all the broadcaster says it’ll provide “close to 500 hours…
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Charlie Sheen’s Anger Management airs next month on Comedy Central
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Fresh from breaking US audience records, Charlie Sheen’s Anger Management will screen in the UK on Comedy Central from Wednesday 12th September. Based on the 2003 film of the same name, the series stars Sheen stars as non-traditional therapist Charlie who specialising in anger management. He has a successful private practice, holding sessions with his…
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Writer Stephen Butchard and star Warren Brown on new BBC One’s Good Cop
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Warren Brown stars in the lead role of Stephen Butchard’s Good Cop, a new four-part drama which sirs on BBC One from Thursday 30 August. Warren plays young Liverpool response cop PC John Paul Rocksavage (Sav). When he witnesses the brutal attack on his partner, the impact this has on him throws his whole life…