Archive for April, 2010

Hulu gives up on UK TV service

According to reports online video aggregator Hulu has given up its efforts to launch a UK service following protracted negotiations over content with the big broadcast companies. Apparently negotiators for the content have reached a dead-end and they can see no way that the service will be available to the British public at any point [...]

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The Scrubs is the latest reality TV location

HM prison Wormwood Scrubs is the latest reality TV location as it will be seen in a documentary in two parts that examines life in the famous West London institution. According to ITV they have been given never before seen access to one of the world’s largest and arguably ‘hardest‘ prisons. The jail is home [...]

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High Definition version of The World at War to be released

In the years since its initial broadcast, this BAFTA and Emmy award-winning series has had many imitators but ‘The World at War’ remains one of the most revered documentaries ever made. Now with the emergence of new technology, FremantleMedia are undertaking a comprehensive restoration project and will launch the series as it’s never beenseen or [...]

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HDTV sales booming

According to the watchdog Ofcom, more UK viewers are continuing to upgrade to high definition television service. In the new Digital Progress Report published by the media regulator, sales of HD television sets in the UK reached over 23m by the close of 2009. Additionally, during the last three months of 2009 around 3.3m television [...]

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Moffat upbeat about the new Doctor

Steven Moffat teamed up with Matt Smith this week at a Cardiff event celebrating Smith’s takeover of the role of Doctor from previous Doctor Who cast member David Tennant. Moffat preached that the new series launch will further explore the dynamic between the Doctor and his friend but at times may scare its fans at [...]

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The end of the beat for The Bill

In an environment where television saw terrorist plots busted on 24 and people get caught via DNA fingerprinting on CSI, The Bill was televisions answer to something a bit less complicated but nonetheless very dependable. The longest running police drama in Britain is set to finally come to a close this autumn according to a [...]

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