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Embracer Group to buy The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings film and gaming rights owner
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The holders of the film, stage and gaming rights to J.R.R. Tolkien’s books is to be acquired by the Embracer Group’s Freemode subsidiary.
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ITV Hub is being withdrawn from some older Freeview and Freesat devices
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The change is due to ITV’s preparations to replace the Hub with its new ITVX app which will become the place to watch major new shows months before they get shown on ITV’s traditional channels.
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Top Gun: Maverick gets Blu-ray and 4K Ultra High-Definition Blu-ray release date
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Paramount Home Entertainment is bringing the film to Blu-ray, 4K Ultra High-Definition Blu-ray and DVD on October 31st.
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NFL free-to-air coverage moves to ITV in new three-year deal
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NFL is returning to ITV, which it left in 2007, after the broadcaster struck a three-year deal to replace the BBC as the league’s UK free-to-air television home.
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Filming underway on sixth series of Two Doors Down
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The show, which will be available on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer later this year, will also be getting a Christmas special.
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Aliens vs. Predators: Rift War now available from Audible
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Yvonne Navarro and Weston Ochse’s new instalment in the franchise is now available on Amazon’s Audible audiobook service.