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  • YouView ‘to launch next week’

    YouView ‘to launch next week’

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    YouView, Britain’s newest digital TV service, will finally launch next week. Developed by the BBC, ITV TalkTalk and BT, YouView will use broadband to deliver on demand content in addition to the broadcast (linear) Freeview channels. Content providers such as Netflix and Sky’s NOW TV will be able to offer their services to users on…

  • The Daleks return for Doctor Who’s opening adventure

    The Daleks return for Doctor Who’s opening adventure

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    Matt Smith’s Doctor is to face the Daleks for the first time since his debut season when the show returns later this year. The official Doctor Who website reports the opening episode will be entitled Asylum of the Daleks and feature “every kind of Dalek ever faced by the Time Lord”. The good news is…

  • The Hobbit Trailer

    The Hobbit Trailer

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    Here’s a trailer for The Hobbit, the long-awaited movie adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic book which is being shot as a prequel to Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy. As previously reported, the film version is to be released in two parts, subtitled An Unexpected Journey and There and Back Again, with the first…

  • The Devils Business

    The Devils Business

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    Two hit men are sent to murder an old associate of their underworld boss, but things are not what they seem in Metrodome’s upcoming horror flick The Devils Business. In their quarry’s house the pair discover a make-shift black magic altar – and its shocking sacrifice – sending them into the shadowy darkness of their…

  • Alan Partridge movie gets August 2013 release

    Alan Partridge movie gets August 2013 release

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    After years of being relegated to the radio backwaters, legendary presenter Alan Partridge is heading for the big screen. Steve Coogan’s famous creation is to star in his own movie which is being backed by STUDIOCANAL and goes into production next January for an August 16th release. The Alan Partridge Movie portrays the events of…

  • YouView selects trialists ahead of public launch

    YouView selects trialists ahead of public launch

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    TV service YouView has begun contacting successful trialist applicants as it finally gears up for public launch. Developed by the BBC, ITV TalkTalk and BT, YouView will use broadband to deliver on demand content in addition to the broadcast (linear) Freeview channels. Content providers such as Netflix and Sky’s NOW TV will be able to…