Television
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UKTV’s Watch signs up second J.J. Abrams drama series
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UKTV has signed a second J.J. Abrams-backed drama for its flagship subscription channel, Watch. Almost Human is a 13-part futuristic thriller from Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) and Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions.
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Watch invites UK audiences to ‘Believe’ in J.J. Abrams and Alfonso Cuarón’s new supernatural drama
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The latest big name US show to arrive in the UK is Believe, a supernatural drama from Star Trek supremo J.J. Abrams and – recently showered in awards for Hollywood blockbuster Gravity – Alfonso Cuarón.
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Huawei and Humax announce new YouView+ recorders
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Set-top box manufacturers Huawei and Humax have revealed new YouView+ recorders. Both boxes allow subscription-free pausing, recording and rewinding of more than 100 TV and radio channels as well as access to catch-up content.
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YouView boss insists shareholders remain “pleased” with platform’s progress
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YouView boss Richard Halton has insisted all of the platform’s shareholders “are pleased” with its progress and see it as a way to further “their own individual goals”.
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BT launches next generation YouView set top box
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Broadband-to-TV giant BT has unveiled a new ‘next generation’ version of its YouView+ set top box. At just 24cm wide the box is two-thirds the size of the original model and is approximately the same width as BT’s latest HomeHub routers which it’s styled to match.
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UKTV to move to new eco-friendly HQ and studio complex
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Broadcaster UKTV, which runs the popular Dave, Gold and Watch TV channels, is to move to a “ground-breaking new” eco-friendly building in Hammersmith Grove.