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Virgin Media inks sci fi dealsUK cable operator Virgin Media has inked a number of content deals that will see it launch a raft of sci-fi series on its video-on-demand service. The cabler, which operates a number of thematic channels including Living, Bravo and free-to-air Virgin1, has inked programming deals with US studio Warner Bros. to airs series including Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Supernatural, Pushing Daisies, Moonlight and Babylon 5 and distributor ContentFilm to air season one of vampire drama Blood Ties and Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda.
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Time Warner Cable adds new HD channelsTime Warner Cable San Antonio added four new channels to its line-up of High Definition stations. Viewers will be able to access programming on CNBC HD, SCI FI HD, Bravo HD and USA HD through the cable company’s partnership with NBC Universal. The company also added the network Chiller to its digital programming options, offering horror-movie buffs a broad spectrum of films and television shows in this genre. “We have made significant investments in our technology and are committed to bringing our customers highly rated news and entertainment content,” says Gavino Ramos, vice president of communications for Time Warner Cable San Antonio. With the latest additions, Time Warner Cable offers 76 HD channels. The San Antonio division of Time Warner Cable is one of the leaders in HD content and subscribers in the nation. The local cable operator is owned by Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) in New York. Sci-Fi's Brave New WorldIn recent years, movie and television audiences have been treated to stories both captivating and curious. We've watched extra-dimensional aliens instruct pre-Columbian Native Americans in the basics of civilization. We've looked on as an ancient super-race reluctantly assumes the role of modern superheroes. We've cheered genetically advanced humans with their assortment of superpowers. And we've marveled as residents of space or the future reveal secrets of human origin and destiny.
Orlando Bloom Heads To The Future For Sci-Fi The CrossAfter he shot to fame in “The Lord of the Rings,” it seemed like Orlando Bloom was in starring in every other big-budget film. His star dimmed a bit, and he hasn’t really been attached to any blockbuster projects in the last year. But it looks like 2009 is set to be a bit of a comeback for him, as Variety reports that he has just signed on to star in “The Cross” alongside Olga Kurylenko (”Quantum of Solace”), and Vincent Cassel (”Eastern Promises.”)
Gears of War Movie Will Be Like Lord Of The Rings But "Harder Edged"Live Free Or Die Hard director Len Wiseman is helming the Gears movie and co-writing it with Fast & Furious scribe Chris Morgan. And yes, Wiseman is not a gamer, but a grabber. Admitting that he "sucks" at video games, Wiseman (pictured, with friend) happened on Gears when he was asked to select a video game to appear the background of a scene while making Live Free or Die Hard. "I said 'this one looks really, really cool whatever it is,' and it was Gears Of War," explains Wiseman. "I just really connected with it; the design of it the world, the whole thing. So I actually brought an Xbox 360 to start researching what it was."
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