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  • Lacey Turner joins Sky Living’s Bedlam

    Lacey Turner joins Sky Living’s Bedlam

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    Former EastEnder Lacey Turner is joining Sky Living’s supernatural drama Bedlam which has been recommissioned for a second, six part run. Set in an apartment block built in a former asylum, the first series starred Will Young, Theo James and Charlotte Salt as the flatmates haunted by ghostly neighbours. Salt returns alongside Hugo Speer, who…

  • Sky announces fourth David Attenborough project

    Sky announces fourth David Attenborough project

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    David Attenborough is to make a three-part natural history series for Sky, telling the story of the remote Galapagos islands.  Galapagos 3D, which is scheduled to air on Sky 3D in late 2012, is Attenborough’s fourth 3D project for the broadcaster. The series will be written and presented by Attenborough and is the first film…

  • Are Sky opening up Anytime+?

    Are Sky opening up Anytime+?

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    If you’re a Sky HD customer chances are you’re already familiar with the satellite firm’s video-on-demand service Sky Anytime. Just in case you’re not, the service allows you to watch a selection of films, sports events and TV shows after they’ve been aired. But, as Virgin Media and others point out, this isn’t a true…

  • Sky Arts revives The South Bank Show

    Sky Arts revives The South Bank Show

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    The South Bank Show, the long-running arts programme axed by ITV in 2009, is being revived by Sky Arts. Melvyn Bragg will return with the iconic series which looks at the work of the biggest figures in the arts including musicians, performers, writers and artists.
 First airing in 1978, The South Bank Show is widely…

  • Sky launches Movie app

    Sky launches Movie app

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    Satellite broadcaster Sky has launched a new Sky Movies app for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. The free app, which can be downloaded from the App Store, offers customers full details of movies on Sky’s movie channels and Box Office PPV service plus the latest cinema releases. User can also use the app to…

  • Sky’s Mount Pleasant to return for second series

    Sky’s Mount Pleasant to return for second series

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    Sky has announced the recommission of its comedy drama Mount Pleasant. Set in Manchester, the series follows the work and personal lives of Lisa (Sally Lindsay) and Dan (Daniel Ryan), their friends and families. The first run attracted audiences of around 1.3m and was Sky One’s first comedy drama commission. Head of comedy Lucy Lumsden…