BBC Studios
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Doctor Who – BBC confirms new animated virtual reality adventure
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An all-new animated Doctor Who adventure is coming, with Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor inviting fans to step inside a virtual reality version of the TARDIS and join her at the centre of the action facing a deadly threat.
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Manhattan launches new Freeview Play set-top box
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The T3 Freeview Play 4K Smart Box combines access to over 70 Freeview channels with catch-up services such as BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, All 4, Demand 5, UKTV Play, CBS Catch up Channels UK and Horror Bites.
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UKTV CEO Darren Childs to leave this Summer
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Childs will remain in post until 1 July and the board says it will use the time to “explore new leadership options for the next phase of UKTV’s growth.”
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Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Ultra HD with all-new Alexa Voice Remote Review
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Competing against the Roku and Now TV devices we’ve looked at previously is Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K Ultra HD with all-new Alexa Voice Remote, an update of its previous 4K Fire TV set top box which has been downsized to fit into the increasingly popular ‘stick’ form factor.
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BBC Four confirms international dramas Trapped, Cardinal and Follow the Money will return in 2019
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BBC Four has confirmed four new and returning international dramas are heading to the channel in the coming months. Joining them is Safe Harbour, a four-part series from Australia.
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Kevin R. McNally, Robert Bathurst and Bernard Cribbins to star in UKTV’s Dad’s Army remake
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McNally (Pirates of the Caribbean, Designated Survivor) will be heading up the platoon as Captain Mainwaring, with Bathurst (Cold Feet, Toast of London) following suit as Sergeant Wilson and Cribbins (Doctor Who) stepping into the role of mild-mannered Private Godfrey.