BBC Studios
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Freeview Play wins gong at first HbbTV Awards
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Freeview Explore lets viewers browse recommendations from BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, All 4, Demand 5 and UKTV Play, or quickly search the thousands of shows which are available to watch on-demand.
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Filming starts on BBC One’s new drama Press
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Filming has on Mike Bartlett’s new BBC One drama series Press, which stars Charlotte Riley as Deputy News Editor of thhe fictional broadsheet The Herald, and Ben Chaplin as Editor of fictional tabloid newspaper, The Post.
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UKTV currently have ‘no plans’ to bring Gold HD to Virgin Media or BT TV
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The new channel launched last week on Sky where it replaced a HD version of natural history channel Eden on channel 110 and users of the satellite broadcaster’s rivals have been speculating about its arrival on their platforms.
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Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson cast in BBC Two’s King Lear adaptation
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Set in the fictional present, King Lear stars Hopkins as the eponymous ruler, presiding over a totalitarian military dictatorship in England opposite Thompson as his oldest daughter Goneril
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The White Princess, sequel to Philippa Gregory’s The White Queen, is coming to UKTV’s Drama
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The series picks up the story as the tumultuous War of the Roses comes to an end and a new generation ascends to the throne in a tale of power, political clashes, family, love and betrayal.
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Jon Hamm joins cast of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s Good Omens
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Adapted from Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed novel, the six-part drama is being produced by BBC Studios, the BBC’s commercial production arm, Narrativa and The Blank Corporation, in association with BBC Worldwide.