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  • New BBC Two series for Dragon's Den star Paphitis

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    BBC Two ‘dragon’ Theo Paphitis is to present a new seven-part series looking at the world of retail buying. In The Buying Game buyers from some of the UK’s biggest retailers will rely on the talents of the British public in their quest to find the best and most innovative new products.

  • Booken announced Cybook Orizon reader

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    eBook reader manufacturer Booken has unveiled a new, ultra-thin model – the Cybook Orizon – which boasts WiFi, Bluetooth and USB connectivity. Booken say a unique new touch technology means users need only gently touch the screen with their finger to control the device and keep reading it like on paper.

  • Greenberg – trailer

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    Greenberg brings actor Ben Stiller together with writer/director Noah Baumbach (“The Squid and the Whale”) to tell the funny and moving tale of Roger Greenberg, a single, fortyish and at a crossroads in his life who finds himself in Los Angeles, house-sitting for six weeks for his more successful/married-with-children brother.

  • eBook community publishing service secures funding

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    Wattpad, the eBook self-publishing community, has today announced it has secured funding from a consortium of private investors. Often compared with Google’s YouTube service, Wattpad allows anyone to write and publish eBooks. In October it was announced that one user had secured a print a print deal after her book was read by more than…

  • Inception – trailer

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    Hollywood heart throb Leonardo DiCaprio stars alongside Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard and Michael Caine in upcoming sci-fi thriller Inception. Set for release later this year, the film sees a man become involved in a murder of the mind when he starts to see visions of a crime unfold.

  • Hoarders compete to keep collections in new show

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    Digital channel Home and presenter Mark Durden-Smith will lift the lid on Britain’s houses and targets hoarding homeowners in Gutted – a show described by producers as “the cruellest programme on TV”.