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Digital TV whiz Manhattan has announced that it will be releasing a new line of 'high-performance' Freetime set-top boxes, joining the likes of Panasonic and Humax in supporting Freesat's next-gen TV platform.   Buyers of the new Manhattan Freetime range (precise hardware details are still to be announced) will be able to roll back the EPG over seven days to access on-demand content from BBC iPlayer, ITV Player, 4oD, and Demand 5, and use Showcase, Freesat’s programme recommendation service. The Manhattan boxes will also be compatible with the Freesat mobile companion app, which allows recordings to be scheduled from a smartphone/tablet. 

Marantz's brand ambassador and HCC Hall of Famer Ken Ishiwata will be demonstrating his high-end hardware at an exclusive event at Birmingham-based independent AV retailer Music Matters on December 4th.

'There’s been no censorship, no foul play,' declares Disney UK home entertainment spokesperson Lydia Rodrigues, 'the version of Marvel’s Avengers Assemble on Blu-ray disc in the UK is the same as the version shown theatrically. It really is.' 

Marvel's new Inhumans comic book adventure show blurs the lines between cinema and TV in a way that's never been done before. For the first time, a live-action TV series has been filmed with IMAX cameras and is premiering on the biggest screens in the cinema world.

Euerka Entertaiment has revealed that it has secured the rights to release Alfred Hitchcock's 1944 classic Lifeboat as part of its Masters of Cinema range of Blu-ray releases.