Television
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BT Sport unveils new ‘Ultimate’ channel with 4K, HDR and Dolby Atmos
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Replacing the BT Sport 4K channel, BT Sport Ultimate can deliver ultra-high-definition (UHD) and high dynamic range (HDR) pictures and, exclusively via BT TV, Dolby Atmos sound.
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UKTV’s Dave announces new Edinburgh Fringe shortform strand
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UKTV’s comedy channel, Dave, has commissioned a series of shortform comedy programmes in which 16 acts will each deliver a two minute news segment ‘live’ from the Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Festival.
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Freeview releases Android mobile live viewing and catch-up app
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Freeview has launched an Android version of its mobile app which lets users stream live shows from the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 channels. In addition the app, which launched earlier this year for Apple’s iOS devices, also offers easy access to on demand content from BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, All 4, My5,…
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ITV Studios takes control of Monumental Television
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Boosting its stake from 26% to a 51% majority means the label, founded by Oscar nominated film producers Alison Owen and Debra Hayward, will become a more integral part of ITV Studios’ operation.
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Zachary Quinto’s NOS4A2 is coming to AMC UK in August
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Based on the bestselling novel by Joe Hill, the series stars Zachary Quinto, Ashleigh Cummings, Olafur Darri Olafsson, Virginia Kull, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Jahkara Smith/
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Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster’s Hypothetical gets second series
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The show poses theoretical questions that no one else has asked such as “how would you stop the assassination of JFK if you were a cat?” and “how much would you have to be paid to wear boxing gloves for a year?”