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Big Finish extends Doctor Who audio adventures licence
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Doctor Who fans are guaranteed at least another three years of original audio adventures, producers Big Finish have announced. The company has extended its licence with AudioGO, formerly BBC Audiobooks, and the BBC to produce stories based on the hit TV series until December 2015. Starting with The Sirens of Time, Big Finish has been…
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Sony unveils new Android powered Walkman range
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Sony has unveiled a new line of Android-powered Walkman media players, including what it says is the slimmest model in the brand’s history. The electronics giant says the new devices offer “unparalleled sound quality” thanks to its Clear Audio technology while the S-Master™ digital amplifier incorporated in the flagship F800 Series “greatly reduces noise levels…
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Audiobook release for Doctor Who: Wheel of Ice novel
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AudioGo are releasing an audiobook version of Stephen Baxter’s upcoming Doctor Who novel Wheel of Ice. The all-new adventure features the Second Doctor as portrayed on TV by the Second Doctor and the audiobook is read by his real-life son David Aboard the Wheel the Second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe find a critical situation –…
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Appeal launched for missing Doctor Who “audio treasures”
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AudioGO, the successors to the BBC Audio label and publishers of Doctor Who audio titles, is seeking any audio treasures fans of the series might have “squirrelled away”. The company are keen to hear from anyone who has off-air recordings of Doctor Who-related items from BBC TV and radio programmes, particularly those recorded in the…
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OverDrive buys Booki.sh for HTML5 technologies
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OverDrive, the company which distributes eBooks for retailers and libraries around the world, has purchased Australian eBook retailer Booki.sh. OverDrive also offers eBook and audiobook apps for smaprtphones and tablets. Unlike most retailers, Booki.sh uses HTML5 to makes titles available via the customer’s web browser rather than requiring them to install apps. OverDrive says it…
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WHSmith ebook customers see more changes
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In the past few days, WHSmith ebook customers have seen further changes to the retailer’s ebook operation. In October WHSmith announced plans to move its ebook service to the Canadian-based Kobo platform. Shortly afterwards, sales via the firm’s website were redirected to Kobo’s site. At the time customers were promised details of how their existing…