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Asda to sell Kobo readers for just £67
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UK supermarket is to sell Kobo wireless eBook reader via its network of stores and online at asda.com from Friday. In October the Canadian-based Kobo confirmed WHSmith as its first retail partner while the high street retailer announced plans to move its entire ebook sales & fulfilment service to Kobo. The supermarket will offer the…
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Xbox 360 adds iPlayer and 4oD in major update
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Microsoft has announced a major update to its Xbox 360 which will see the games console morph into a general entertainment hub. A free software update being rolled out this month will bring “custom applications” and streamed content from major entertainment brands. Content available will vary depending on location. UK users will gain access to…
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Doctor Who Christmas special – trailer
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Doctor Who fans are just weeks away from their hero’s latest Christmas adventure. Claire Skinner, Bill Bailey and Alexander Armstrong all join star Matt Smith for a story set in England in the 1940s. Describing the special, Exec Producer Steven Moffat says: “recently widowed Madge Arwell (Skinner) hasn’t told her children, Lily and Cyril, that…
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Are Sky opening up Anytime+?
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If you’re a Sky HD customer chances are you’re already familiar with the satellite firm’s video-on-demand service Sky Anytime. Just in case you’re not, the service allows you to watch a selection of films, sports events and TV shows after they’ve been aired. But, as Virgin Media and others point out, this isn’t a true…
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Hammer opens new print on demand movie poster store
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Iconic Horror studio Hammer has launched an official print-on-demand online store today, featuring UK artwork from some of its most famous titles including The Devil Rides Out and One Million Years B.C. Film fans can revisit one of the golden ages of cinema thanks to the store’s catalogue of newly restored posters. Each classic poster…
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Hammer announces Boneshaker movie
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Hammer films is to co-produce a big screen adaptation of Cherie Priest’s acclaimed novel Boneshaker with Cross Creek Pictures. The film will be co-financed by Hammer owners Exclusive and Cross Creek Pictures with a screenplay by Nurse Jackie writer John Hilary Shepherd. An example of “steampunk” science-fiction, which incorporates futuristic innovations into a Victorian…