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Thu, Jan 10, 2013 | 12:08 GMT

Gran Turismo 5′s GT Academy becomes reality TV series in February

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Gran Turismo 5′s ongoing GT Academy campaign – in which gamers are trained up to become professional race drivers for Nissan – is to become a reality TV show airing in the UK from February 4th. Get more details after the break.

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Mon, Jan 23, 2012 | 14:43 GMT

Ofcom: ITV ArmA 2 gaff a “significant breach of audience trust”

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UK regulator Ofcom has ruled that ITV misled viewers by airing footage of Bohemia military sim ArmA 2 as real-life footage of the IRA shooting down a British Army helicopter.

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Tue, Jan 03, 2012 | 13:47 GMT

Rumour: Apple to launch iTV in Q3 2012

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Apple will begin preparing materials for iTV in Q1 this year ahead of a Q3 launch, DigiTimes is reporting.

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Mon, Oct 10, 2011 | 15:23 BST

Ofcom to investigate ITV-ArmA documentary mix-up

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Media Regulator Ofcom is to investigate UK broadcaster ITV after it mistakenly aired footage of Bohemia Interactive’s ArmA 2 as real-life footage of the IRA shooting down a helicopter with weapons provided by now-deposed Libyan leader Colonel Gadaffi. The footage was aired as part of the first episode of real-affairs show Exposure: Gadaffi and the IRA last month. ITV had said at the time it blamed “human error” for the gaffe, but apologised nonetheless. Ofcom’s now kicked off its investigation to see if ITV was in breach of the body’s broadcasting code.

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Wed, Sep 28, 2011 | 20:03 BST

ITV mistakes ARMA 2 as ‘Secret IRA Terrorism Footage’

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An ITV documentary which aired in the UK on September 26 – and looked into claims that the deposed autocratic ruler of Libya, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, supported the IRA – was found to contain footage of a helicopter being shot down from a video game instead of actual, raw footage of the event in question.

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Tue, Dec 14, 2010 | 13:44 GMT

ITV Player and 4OD now available on UK PS3s

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You can now watch on-demand content from Channel 4 and ITV on your PS3 if you live in the UK. Let the good times roll.

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Mon, Dec 13, 2010 | 09:11 GMT

UK PS3s getting ITV and C4 streaming this week

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British PlayStation 3 users are to be granted on-demand viewing of both ITV and Channel 4 this week, The Guardian reports.

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