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Behind the scenes of Sky 1's Gadget Geeks
A geek tells all 16 January 2012 13:51 GMT TweetIn January 2011 I got, along with quite a few other people, an email asking if I’d like to be on a TV show for Sky. I didn’t take it all that seriously, I mean, why would I? Normal people don’t get offered TV shows, that’s something...
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Heavy Rain video game to get TV treatment
It's bound to be gritty 28 January 2011 11:24 GMT TweetThe video game Heavy Rain looks as though it could be coming to the small screen as producer and writer David Milch is signing to adapt it into a television series.
Variety is reporting that Milch will partnered by Bob Shaye and Michael... -
Ginx: UK games channel to launch in November
Channel produced by the GameFace chaps 27 August 2010 10:51 GMT TweetThe makers of Bravo's GameFace have announced that they will be launching a dedicated games channel on UK television in November.
Ginx, which currently has 24/7 channels in Turkey and Indonesia, will launch its UK channel via both cable and...
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Blinkbox offers optimised PS3 service
This is the first optimised legal movie streaming service for the PS3 in the UK 10 May 2010 17:24 GMT TweetBlinkbox has launched a PS3 version of its popular streaming service, in a move that it hopes will make it the "British equivalent" to US streaming service Netflix.
When PS3 users visit the Blinkbox site, they will now find a PS3 friendly screen...
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Free films and audiobooks for your media player
Video downloads and classic audiobooks for your Thanksgiving journey home 24 November 2009 16:19 GMT TweetIt's Thanksgiving week which means three certain things. First and foremost is that America goes on holiday while the rest of the world sits in confusion trying to work out what's going on. So, citizens of the UK and Europe, that is why things will...
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Sky shows to make a return to Virgin?
Lost, 24 and The Simpsons could come back 9 May 2008 12:25 GMT TweetVirgin Media customers could finally get all of the Sky channels back 18 months after a wrangle between the two companies saw the likes of Lost and 24 taken off air for them.
Reports on the internet suggest that top execs from both companies... -
Worker runs up £27k mobile bill
Shocker for downloader from Darlington 29 December 2007 10:28 GMT TweetA factory worker from Darlington in County Durham had a bit of a shock when he opened his monthly mobile phone bill.
Ian Simpson, 29, was more than a little shocked to find out he had managed to tot up a £27,322 mobile bill, according to... -
2007: A year in review, February
A month of madness - Apple makes friends with the Beatles and Cisco while Virgin Media and Sky declare war 26 December 2007 11:00 GMT TweetThe month of lurve saw the settlement of the Apple versus Apple legal case ending 25 years of feuding as a new agreement was penned between Apple Inc and Apple Corp after the bitter battle finally came to an end.
Both sides mounted up huge... -
Comment: Do we really want Channel 4 plus one?
Of course we don't ... we want plus 24 instead 22 August 2007 9:00 GMT TweetWith the launch of Channel 4 +1, pseudo time-shifting TV has come to the mainstream.
But in a world of Personal Video Recorders, electronic programming guides and Sky+ do we really yet another TV channel that offers us the same programs... -
Online TV viewers on the rise
Half of broadband users watch TV 3 May 2007 11:27 GMT TweetAmid a host of online IPTV service launches like Joost, BBC's iPlayer and ITV's iTV in the last week, new research out today has found that users accessing content is on the rise.
Jumping on an IPTV bandwagon, Motorola questioned 2500 people... -
CSI ready for new web channel
CBS preparing to launch online TV network 13 April 2007 12:01 GMT TweetTV networks all across the states and UK have been joining forces to launch their programmes on the Internet for download. CBS in the US are the next to say it is moving online.
The TV network has partnered with a number of companies to deliver... -
Sky rebrands movie channels
New names and new focus 5 April 2007 1:15 GMT TweetSky has revamped its movie offering focusing on offering different genres of movies rather than a random selection of Movie channels one to nine.
In the change, Sky Cinema 1 and 2 go, as do the original naming, with Sky opting to ditch simultaneous... -
Virgin Media to lose Sky channels
Blaming Sky for playing hard ball 23 February 2007 11:16 GMT TweetVirgin Media says it is likely to lose Sky One, Sky Two, Sky Three, Sky News and Sky Sports News channels.
Following an intensive series of meetings over the last week, "We now anticipate a withdrawal of these channels by Sky at the end... -
Oscars go HD
Sky to show everything up close and crystal clear 23 January 2007 12:38 GMT TweetSky has announced that it will be broadcasting the 79th Annual Academy Awards in HD when the awards ceremony takes place in February.
Sky One and Sky One HD's 90 minute preview coverage, starting at 11pm on Sunday 25 February will capture... -
Sky takes Super League XII HD
The whole season in high definition 20 November 2006 18:09 GMT TweetSky is continuing its push in the run up to Christmas with its HD service with the announcement that it is Sky Sports service will broadcast the first ever Rugby League in high definition (HD) starting with next season's exclusive live coverage of the...
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