Television
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YouView goes to Hollyoaks
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The Osborne family from Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks get to grips with their new YouView set top box in this new video from the free-to-air TV provider. Developed by BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Arqiva, BT and Talk Talk, YouView combines subscription-free broadcast channels with broadband delivered content from catch-up services such as the…
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BT signs up Universal Channel & Syfy for Vision
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A new deal between BT and Universal Networks International, the international channel division of NBCUniversal, will bring three new channels to the telco’s TV customers. Live streamed versions of the Universal Channel, Syfy and E! Entertainment will launch on BT Vision “in the coming weeks” with video on demand content following in early 2013. A…
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UKTV gains fourth Freeview slot
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UKTV, the owners of Gold, Really and Dave, has secured a fourth channel slot on Freeview. The firm’s Really, Dave and Yesterday already air on Freeview while channels Watch, GOLD and Eden are currently available only on pay-TV platforms. From January Dave Ja Vu, the +1 version of Dave, will fill the new slot on…
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YouView celebrates latest award win
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TV service YouView has been crowned ‘Video Gadget of the Year’ at the Stuff magazine awards. Developed by BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Arqiva, BT and Talk Talk, YouView combines broadcast channels with broadband delivered content from catch-up services such as the BBC’s iPlayer and 4oD. The nascent platform beat big name rivals including…
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Grimm returns for second series
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The second series of supernatural crime drama Grimm starts on UKTV’s Watch next week. The series puts a dark new twist on the Brothers Grimm stories – the fairytales adored by generations are real, and only homicide detective Nick Burckhardt (David Giuntoli), can stop the villains. This season Burckhardt begins to question what he once…
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E4 announces Skins series 7 stories
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The next series of Skins is to focus on three of the show’s best loved characters from past runs, E4 has confirmed. Former stars Hannah Murray, Jack O’Connell and Kaya Scodelario will all return for individual stories, each to be broadcast in two, one hour parts. Each story catches up with the characters who are…