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BBC Radio extends Alexa news service to Leicester
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News bulletins from BBC Radio Leicester are now available on-demand on Amazon Alexa-enabled devices to anyone who asks for the “BBC Radio Leicester Update” or “BBC Radio Leicester Gujarati Update”.
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Amazon’s Echo Auto now available in the UK
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Echo Auto connects through the Alexa app on an iOS or Android smartphone, uses the phone’s existing data plan, and is compatible with key Alexa features.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.