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Twitch Streaming Classic Doctor Who Marathon Starting May 29
Watch 500 Classic Doctor Who Episodes Online The BBC and Twitch are partnering up to stream classic Doctor Who episodes continuously for several weeks. This includes series episodes which originally aired between 1963 and 1989. The popular British Sci-Fi classic is 55 years old and is not slowing down. This…
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BBC Game Asks If You Can Spot Fake News
BBC Game To Spot Fake News Released In 2017, Fake News became a hot topic in the media. It was no doubt inspired by Donald Trump when he felt (and presumably still does) that media coverage of his election campaign was unfairly biased. The crackdown since, however, has reached a…
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The Blue Planet II is Soon Heading to the BBC iPlayer in 4k
The Blue Planet II is heading to the BBC iPlayer in glorious 4k definition. The Blue Planet series has perhaps been on the best nature programs to ever reach TV. Narrated by nature documentary stalwart David Attenborough the series have given us an insight into some of natures most incredible…
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BBC Learn the Hard Way About Using Twitter as A News Source
The BBC learns the hard way to be careful about using Twitter as a news source The internet is a minefield of garbage. Often opinions can be portrayed as fact and even then the facts can be contradictory. It does, therefore mean that I write this with a little sympathy,…
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BBC To Use Artificial Intelligence to Shape Entertainment Lineup
The BBC is turning towards artificial intelligence to improve their programming lineup. The announcement comes from their Research and Development team, outlining a five-year initiative to find out what audiences truly want.They are getting help from several experts including data scientists from UK universities as well as other media companies…
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BBC Launches Live eSports Coverage
The BBC is showing live eSports coverage for the first time, the broadcaster announced. Accordingly, BBC Three – in conjunction with BBC Sport – will air four hours of coverage each weekend for the next six weeks. Central to the coverage is the Gfinity Elite League Series One. 60 seconds…
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Facebook Places Fake News Adverts in UK Papers
Facebook has placed adverts in several UK papers outlining the warning signs of a fake news article. The adverts have been put into several high-profile newspapers including The Times, The Guardian and Daily Telegraph. Facebook outlines ten key features of what Facebook considers ‘fake news’ to help its users. What is fake…
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YouTube to Start ‘Fake News’ Workshops
YouTube has announced plans to start ‘workshops’ to help promote the understanding and identification of fake news. The company has revealed plans to open workshops around the UK for 13 to 18 year old as part of the Internet Citizens Day promotion. The announcement comes after recent high-profile criticisms of how internet companies…
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Peter Capaldi Quits Doctor Who
The Twelfth Doctor is not long for this world: Peter Capaldi has announced that he is leaving Doctor Who at the end of this year. Capaldi made the shock announcement during an appearance on Jo Whiley’s BBC Radio 2 show. “I feel it’s time to move on,” he told Whiley.…
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BBC Re-Launches Total War-Powered Game Show
BBC game show Time Commanders, which used a Total War-inspired game engine to allow competitors to re-enact historic battles, is returning for a third series after an eleven-year absence. The show would pit would-be commanders – usually a team of four, with two leaders and two lieutenants – against some…
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BBC Micro Bit Opens Preorders to the Public
If you’re one of the million lucky year 7 students, you’ll already be very familiar with the BBC Micro Bit, but for the rest of us, the tiny computer has so far remained out of reach and restricted to educational purposes. While there are many other tiny computers out there…
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Britflix Could be the BBC’s Alternative to Netflix
Following the new White Paper on the future of the BBC, overseen by Culture Secretary John Whittingdale, which lent its support to the British broadcaster to monetise its content online, it is understood that the BBC is planning to launch a Netflix-style video-on-demand service, tentatively branded Britflix. Britflix will effectively…
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Want To Watch BBC iPlayer? You’ll Need A TV License Now
So you come in from a long day and decide to catch up on that show everyone’s talking about, it’s been a few hours since it showed on the TV so you know it will be watchable on the many catch-up TV services, all with the added bonus of not…
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Netflix & BBC Working on Watership Down Series
If you liked John Boyega’s performance in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, then you’ll probably want to know a few things about his future projects as well. However, even though it’s not at all uncommon for big stars to lend their voices for animated productions, it’s probably safe to assume that…
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The Doctor Who Spin-off Class Gets Its Cast And An Unlikely Comparison
Doctor Who is considered a classic British show, with the BBC’s resurrection of the series leading to a whole new generation of Whovians watching the show in eager anticipation. While the series is on hiatus for a year (with people still waiting for the news about the next companion), more…
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