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Top Gear DVD kicks-off new BBC augmented reality range
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A new Top Gear DVD will use Aurasma’s augmented reality technology to offer fans additional content. The tech, recently used by Universal’s 100th anniversary titles, uses a smartphone and tablet app to display video footage triggered by a known location or image. BBC Worldwide says Top Gear The Challenges 6, on sale from June 4th…
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A welcome return for The South Bank Show
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It was great to see Melvyn Bragg and The South Bank Show return last night (Sunday, Sky Arts) and to find both in great shape. The opening episode of what is hopefully the first of many series of the revived series was a great exploration of the National Theatre’s Nicholas Hytner. It’s always enjoyable to…
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The Dark Knight Rises – TV ad
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A new US TV ad for The Dark Knight Rises has escaped to the internet a d we’ve embedded it below for our discerning readers. The film sees Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, and Morgan Freeman reprise their roles from Batman Begins and The Dark Knight whcih it’s set eight years after. It also…
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YouView ‘in final testing stage’
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The much delayed YouView service is in the final stages of testing according to the Financial Times. When up and running the service will offer digital recorders (PVRs) similar to Freeview+ and Sky+ boxes which feature a backwards EPG linked to catch-up services. It will also allow pay-TV services such as Sky’s NOW TV to…
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Trailer – Elementary
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Earlier this year we reported that US broadcaster CBS had commissioned Elementary, a modern day Sherlock Holmes series set in New York starring Jonny Lee Miller. The news prompted much discussion given the initial similarity to BBC One’s Sherlock which is produced by Hartswood Films and stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous…
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Red Tails – The Big Picture Special
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Red Tails brings the true story of the first African American fighter squadron to fight in World War II to the big screen! The cast and crew of Red Tails landed on the Red Carpet of London’s Mayfair Hotel, and The Big Picture team were there to find out more… Red Tails is the feature…