Audio

  • BBC Sounds comes to YouView and Virgin Media set top boxes

    BBC Sounds comes to YouView and Virgin Media set top boxes

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    BBC bosses say the app will offer 80,000 hours of content to help entertain and inform audiences “during these very challenging times.”

  • Sometimes the offline option is best

    Sometimes the offline option is best

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    In these days of uncapped data allowances there’s a tendency to default to online services but sometimes the promised simplicities don’t end up materialising.

  • Movie pioneers Francis Boggs & Hattie McDaniel profiled in new BBC Radio 4 series

    Movie pioneers Francis Boggs & Hattie McDaniel profiled in new BBC Radio 4 series

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    Fronted by movie star Stanley Tucci, The Californian Century covers ten of the state’s most notable residents including Gone with the Wind star Hattie McDaniel.

  • BBC Sounds app is coming to smart TVs in 2020

    BBC Sounds app is coming to smart TVs in 2020

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    The changes, confirmed on Monday by Chief Technology and Product Officer Matthew Postgate, will see the iPlayer become the sole source of all news and sports coverage, including “much of the video content that is currently available” in the dedicated apps.

  • Once The Musical’s UK tour gets new trailer

    Once The Musical’s UK tour gets new trailer

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    Based on the much-loved film of the same name, Once tells the story of a Dublin street busker and a Czech musician who unexpectedly fall in love. Following their relationship across five short days, big changes happen to both of them in little ways.

  • Sky Q gains XITE music video app

    Sky Q gains XITE music video app

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    The ‘freemium’ ad-supported app – which is available without subscription or the need to create a log-in – allows fans to discover, curate and play their favourite music videos while searching by style, era or mood.