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BBC's Dracula Season 1 Review
Gatiss & Moffat's colourful updating of Dracula blends horror and classic camp comedy to surprisingly good effect, delivering everything you would expect from the makers of Sherlock.8 -
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BBC's A Christmas Carol Review
This Guy Pearce-starring, Tom Hardy/Ridley Scott-produced, Steven "Peaky Blinders" Knight-written adult adaptation of Dickens' classic tale makes for suitably gritty, compelling Christmas viewing.7 -
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BritBox streaming service now supported on Chromecast
BritBox is now supported on Chromecast as well as smart TVs from Panasonic and Vestel. -
TV News
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Samsung TVs unexpectedly losing access to BBC iPlayer
Support for the BBC’s iPlayer on certain Samsung devices including Blu-ray and DVD players plus set-top boxes ended on 9th Dec 2019 as expected. What wasn’t expected were the many Samsung TV owners who also now find themselves without access too. -
Movies & TV Review
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Seven Worlds, One Planet 4K Blu-ray Review
The BBC and the legendary Sir David Attenborough give us yet another must-see, jaw-dropping, eye-opening and ultimately heartbreaking look at our planet, making for demo 4K material with Zimmer's score all the more bracing in Atmos.10 -
TV News
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Samsung Smart TVs from 2012-2015 require update for BBC iPlayer
From Dec 9th, UK owners of older Samsung Smart TVs will have to perform an update in order to enable continued access to BBC iPlayer. -
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Sky TV offers cheaper Sky Q box with updated features
Sky now offers a cheaper Sky Q set-top box with updated features but reduced storage. -
Movies & TV Review
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BBC's His Dark Materials Season 1 Review
After the abortive film adaptation, the popular book series gets explored by BBC and HBO, crafting an intriguing, well-cast mystery which might actually do it justice.7 -
Movies & TV Review
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BBC's The War of the Worlds Review
The BBC try to remain faithful to the original H.G. Wells novel in terms of both the Edwardian setting and the Surrey locations, but can't help but give this new adaptation a distinctly Doctor Who feel.6 -
Movies & TV News
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BBC and Sky agree new collaboration
Sky and the BBC have signed a new partnership deal that will see the two broadcasters collaborate across content and technology. -
Movies & TV News
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BritBox streaming service goes live in UK with Channel 4 now on board
BritBox, the UK SVOD alternative to US based streaming services goes live in UK with Channel 4 now joining in a three year deal. -
Movies & TV News
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BBC iPlayer to undergo major overhaul for 2020
After Ofcom’s recent approval of proposed changes to the BBC iPlayer service, news also comes of a major revamp for the video streaming player, its biggest since its launch in 2007. -
Movies & TV News
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BritBox adds Channel 5 and Comedy Central to roster
BritBox adds 100s hours of Channel 5 and Comedy Central programming ready for launch. -
Movies & TV Review
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Peaky Blinders Season 5 Review
The tremendous Peaky Blinders returns for a suitably painful fifth year, bringing the empire crashing down.8 -
Movies & TV News
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BBC developing Alexa rival for regional accents
The BBC is developing an Alexa style voice assistant to make it easier for UK regional accents to be understood and also to gather data on what programmes and content consumers are accessing. -
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BritBox announces firmer plans for streaming service
With a Q4 2019 launch window and a £5.99 monthly fee, BritBox announces firmer plans for its greenlit streaming service. -
Movies & TV News
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BBC iPlayer changes get provisional thumbs-up
After a public consultation earlier in the year, Ofcom gives the provisional thumbs-up to plans to increase the availability of content on the BBC iPlayer. -
Movies & TV News
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BBC submits iPlayer proposals to Ofcom
Following a positive Public Interest Test earlier in the year, the BBC has taken its proposals for the iPlayer service to the industry regulator, Ofcom, for approval. -
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BBC to stream FA Cup matches in 4K HDR
The BBC will stream one of the upcoming FA Cup semis plus the final in 4K HDR, available via their iPlayer service. -
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TV still most popular for viewing says survey
With so many devices able to display both live and streaming broadcasts, a recent survey suggests TV is still the most popular way to view content. -
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Should we keep the TV licence?
Broadcasting has changed so much recently that even the BBC has succumbed to the streaming demon. What does this mean for the future of the TV licence? -
Movies & TV News
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BBC and ITV team up to take on Netflix
Just when you thought there couldn’t be any more services to be pulled out of the streaming hat, the BBC and ITV have announced plans to team up and expand the existing ‘BritBox’ service. -
Movies & TV News
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BBC Launches Public Consultation to Help Shape iPlayer Future
The BBC is asking the public to help test its proposals on the shape and scope of the BBC iPlayer going forward. -
Movies & TV News
Sport on TV This Week: November 3rd - 9th
We have collected the best and biggest sporting events you can find on UK TV this coming week. -
Movies & TV News
Best TV and Movies from October, 2018
We recap the best new TV and Movies from October, 2018. From Netflix, Amazon, BBC and others. -
Movies & TV News
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Sport on TV This Week: October 27th - November 2nd
We cover the biggest sports events that you can watch this week. Whether its Freeview, Cable, Satellite or IPTV we have you covered. -
Movies & TV News
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Top Gear: McGuinness and Flintoff Are New Hosts
BBC confirms that Paddy McGuinness and Andrew Flintoff will be the new presenters of Top Gear. -
Movies & TV News
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Broadcasters Want Government Support Against Netflix
Terrestrial broadcasters want the government's help in defending again streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. -
Movies & TV News
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BBC Chief asks for deregulation to fight Netflix
The BBC asks for deregulation to take on Netflix and Amazon. But is it to little to late and would deregulation even help? -
TV Thread
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How is the BBC UHD HDR World Cup trial going for you?
There has, understandably, been a very keen interest in the BBC's streamed 4K HDR coverage of World Cup 2018. While it is a trial, most of our members have been enjoying it but we'd love to hear how it's going for you. Come and join the discussion. -
TV News
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BBC to show World Cup games in 4K HDR
Following recent trials of the FA Cup and Rugby League, the BBC has confirmed it will show twenty-nine of its allocated World Cup 2018 games in UHD HDR HLG via the iPlayer. -
TV Thread
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Do you need a TV Licence if you only watch streaming services?
If you only want to watch video streaming services - not including the BBC iPlayer - on your television, do you still need a UK TV Licence? Come and join the discussion. -
Home AV News
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SKY Launch NOW TV Stick
Sky is to launch the cheapest streaming stick in the business with the £14.99 NOW TV Smart Stick which is powered by Roku technology. Sky also announced its plans to introduce downloads to the surface and promised 1080p streaming (at last) for later in the year. -
Home AV Thread
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Can you watch live channels through the Apple TV 4K?
The Apple TV 4K has many streaming capabilities including Dolby Vision HDR 4K but is it capable of showing love streams from the free to air UK channels? -
Hi-Fi Review
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Amazon Echo Plus Review
The Echo Plus packs in Alexa, decent audio capabilities and baked-in Smart Home hub functionality for under £140. It's not perfect and there's a long way to go before we can control all our entertainment hands-free but it's an undeniably cool bit of kit.8 -
Movies & TV News
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Blue Planet II coming to iPlayer in 4K HDR
The BBC has revealed that Blue Planet 2 will be its first ever non-disc full Ultra HD series release following the conclusion of its broadcast run on the 10th of December. -
TV News
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Freeview Play launches on Sony BRAVIA TVs
Freeview Play has been rolled-out on a selection of Sony BRAVIA TVs as the subscription-free platform grows in influence. -
Home AV Review
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Roku Streaming Stick Plus Review
Do you want pretty much all the major UK streaming services, in up to 4K HDR, packed in to one, tiny and incredibly easy to use package? Look no further, the Roku Streaming Stick Plus is indisputably the best supported dedicated streamer available. Obviously, it's not without its niggles, though...9 -
Home AV News
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Fire TV 3 to get Cinema Mode?
There is a cinema mode hiding in the Fire OS 6 source code which would allow the Fire TV 3 to output content at a refresh rate that complements the frame rate of the content. We just need Amazon to unlock it and developers to make use of it now. -
Home AV News
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Apple TV 4K set for HDR/SDR bug fix
The latest beta of tvOS for developers contains fixes for the dynamic range issues of the Apple TV 4K as well as adding dynamic refresh rate switching as an option.
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