Nintendo buys its own TV show

Nintendo is to bankroll its own TV show on UK channel Five – as games’ growing fiscal dominance of other media hits a new milestone. The platform holder has struck an Advertiser-Funded Programming (AFP) deal with the channel for Britain’s Best Brain. MCV understands the partnership, which Nintendo will use …

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505 Games secures Grease licence

It’s news that will be greeted with nothing less than total delight from its hords of fans – 505 Games has captured the rights to publish a video game based on cherished film licence Grease. The game, which is being developed by UK outfit Zoe Mode, is being produced in …

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Reborn Woolworths bursts into life

Woolworths.co.uk has kicked off a nationwide marketing campaign to draw consumers to its site, in a sign of its strength as a reborn retailer. The site sells items across three ‘shops’: the main Woolworths.co.uk site, Entertainment and Party & Pick’n’Mix. And after officially launching last week, the firm has now …

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Sim-free iPhone 3GS now available

Gadget lovers looking to legally get their hands on an Apple iPhone 3GS but not wanting to commit themselves to O2 have been given a lifeline by online retail giant Play.com – though if you thought Apple’s prices were steep, you haven’t seen anything yet. All the details are over …

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