Television

  • BBC announces BBC Two HD launch date

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    A new HD version of BBC Two HD will launch next month, replacing the current BBC HD channel which shows selected content from BBC Two, Three and Four. The channel will be a simulcast network version of the BBC Two schedule and will go live at 6am on Tuesday 26 March. Announcing the launch date,…

  • SyFy announces The Man In The High Castle adaptation

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    Philip K. Dick’s Hugo Award-winning novel The Man In The High Castle is to turned into a 4-hour miniseries by Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions. Dick used the novel to depict a startling alternate history in which Nazi Germany and Japan were victorious in World War II. The series will be produced by Scott Free…

  • 666 Park Avenue – trailer

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    Debuting on ITV 2 next week, 666 Park Avenue is an American supernatural drama series loosely based upon the novel of the same name by Gabriella Pierce. The show follows a couple who learn that the Manhattan apartment building they just moved into could be possessed by a mysterious demonic force. 666 Park Avenue starts…

  • Yes, Prime Minister – clip

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    The brand new series of Anthony Jay and Jonathan Lynn’s Yes, Prime Minister debuts on Gold tomorrow with David Haig taking over the role of Prime Minister Jim Hacker. The six-part series sees Hacker back in office as PM and leading a coalition government confronting the greatest economic crisis in a generation. As always, his…

  • YouView software update adds EPG search

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    YouView has begun rolling out its latest software update, bringing the ability to search live TV content for the next seven days and support for Dolby surround sound over HDMI. 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…

  • 4oD launches on Windows Store for Windows 8

    4oD launches on Windows Store for Windows 8

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    Windows 8 users can now download a free 4oD app the Windows Store, making Channel 4 the first UK broadcaster to offer a video on demand app for the platform. 4oD offers viewers the chance to catch-up on recent shows they may have missed as well as watch ‘deep archive’ shows such as Father Ted,…