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New HD Channel Launched
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) and Sky have launched
a new channel today, MGM HD, devoted exclusively to the delivery of movies
in high-definition.
The channel, a 50/50 joint venture between Sky and MGM, showcases handpicked
selections from the MGM library, with all titles broadcasting in true HD.
For MGM, the launch marks a milestone for the studio. MGM-HD will be the
first branded channel for the studio in the UK. T
The channel features a full programme schedule, 24 hours a day, seven days a
week and showcases HD re-mastered movies from the MGM library.
Highlights in the coming months include films from The Pink
Panther series, Woody Allen masterpieces such as Annie Hall and Manhattan,
The Apartment, Network, The Russia House, Tom Jones, Moonstruck and The
Fortune Cookie, along with many other cinematic greats.
MGM HD launched on the Sky platform on channel number 345, becoming the 37th
HD channel available to Sky+HD homes. To view MGM HD, Sky customers need to
subscribe to Dual Movies and the HD pack. Alternatively, the channel is
available on an a la carte basis for £5 per month. The channel is available
to Sky customers in both the UK and Ireland.
16:48
December 14 2009 - waveguide.co.uk
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Hollyoaks Storyline Changed
Hollyoaks producers have axed scenes from a controversial
storyline echoing the killing of James Bulger this week after objections
from the murdered child's mother.
Denise Fergus was given a private screening of the teen soap
to allow her to air her views with programme bosses from Lime Pictures which
makes the show.
The channel had been due to screen a storyline in which Loretta Jones
(Melissa Walton) and her old friend Chrissie (Amber Hodgkiss) were living
under assumed identities after killing a child when they were 12-year-olds.
James Bulger's death shocked the nation in 1993 when he was abducted and
tortured by Robert Thompson and Jon Venables, who were at the time aged 10.
Lime bosses said they had not based the proposed story - which was due to be
aired from Tuesday - on actual events. But after hearing from Fergus about
the impact the broadcast would have, they agreed to pull the scenes.
A statement on behalf of Channel 4 and Lime Pictures said: "Hollyoaks has a
very good track record of tackling difficult subject matter for a younger
audience and the producers take seriously their duty to deal with sensitive
issues in an appropriate way.
"This particular storyline was not based on any real-life case and was not
intended to recreate actual events. However after conversations with Denise
Fergus we have agreed to amend certain aspects of the storyline."
16:10
December 14 2009 - waveguide.co.uk
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Nearly 20 Million Watch X
Factor Final
Last night's final of ITV's The X Factor was watched by more
than 19 million people, according to unofficial figures.
An average of 15.5m people tuned in to watch the full two-hour final.
But a peak audience of 19.1m, between 21:15 and 21:20, saw
Joe McElderry declared the overall victor.
The show accounted for 56 per cent of the total TV audience.
McElderry, from South Shields, had been the bookmakers' favourite to win the
X Factor, and took nearly two thirds of the 10 million votes cast.
After clinching the title, he performed his single, The Climb, which was
released digitally at midnight.
14:01
December 14 2009 - waveguide.co.uk
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