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YouTube to show full-length MGM films

YouTube to show full-length MGM filmsLondon, Nov 11: Online video-sharing website, YouTube has struck a golden deal with Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer''s (MGM) to show full length movies in their archives.

The collaboration is mainly aimed at earning advertising revenue for both YouTube and the studio.

The partnership will result in the launch of a video-on-demand channel called Impact, which will wholly and solely cater exclusively to action films, TV shows and clips.

"I think it will grow into a nice little business," BBC quoted Jim Packer, co-president of MGM Worldwide Television, as saying.

Latest Bond flick has at least six factual and continuity errors

London, Nov 11: It might have set box office on fire, but the latest James Bond adventure, ‘Quantum of Solace’, has six factual and continuity errors, critics have claimed.

The film, starring Daniel Craig as the British spy, is the 22nd Bond-based adventure and costs 100 million pounds, reports The Telegraph.

The movie, which raked in a humongous 24 million pounds in its first weekend, has at least six continuity and factual errors that critics claim, spoil the film.

One such error is visible in a chase scene in the movie where Bond is driving his Aston Martin and is being pursued by an Alfa Romeo. One car in the scene is shown with Italian plates with a Vauxhall Corsa badge and in Italy all Vauxhalls are rebadged as Opels.

Nearly half of Britons can’t use the apostrophe properly

London, Nov 11: The apostrophe has emerged as the punctuation mark, which causes most problems for Britons, according to a new survey.

The survey of nearly 2,000 UK adults revealed that almost half were unable to use the apostrophe properly.

The most common mistake was not knowing how to punctuate a possessive plural.

The test, set by the SpinVox speech technology company, revealed that 46 percent of those who sat it thought that, in the context set, "people''s choice" was wrong - whereas it is correct.

The adults were also asked which mistake most annoyed good punctuators.

Chef reveals the Diana the world never knew about

Chef reveals the Diana the world never knew aboutLondon, Nov 11: Diana’s chef, who worked for Charles and her for 13 years, has disclosed a collection of personal letters from the Princess of Wales— including a birthday card showing 24 condoms of all shapes and colours hanging on two washing lines.

Mervyn Wycherley revealed that when Diana was pregnant she craved for bacon sarnies and told how Charles’s bodyguards would radio ahead to ensure his boiled eggs were cooked at exactly the right time.

UK football body to crack down on player drug offences

UK football body to crack down on player drug offencesLondon, Nov. 11: UK Sport and Football Association officials are due to meet in the next couple of months to draw up the register – designed to thwart stars who take drugs like cocaine and performance-enhancing substances.

It will include at least 15 aces from England squads, ranging from senior level to youth team prospects. The rest of the list will be made up of the country’s top foreign stars.

According to The Sun, 30 of the Premier League’s top footballers are to be placed on a new “hit-list” in a bid to combat drug taking in the game.

FA review Kinnear's Mickey Mouse blast at referee

FA review Kinnear's Mickey Mouse blast at refereeLondon - The Football Association confirmed Monday that they are considering disciplinary action against Newcastle manager Joe Kinnear, who called match official Martin Atkinson a "Mickey Mouse referee" following Sunday's 2-1 defeat to Fulham.

Kinnear was heavily critical of Atkinson's decision not to give Newcastle a free kick for a challenge between Fulham forward Andy Johnson and Newcatsle defender Claudio Cacapa, in the move that led to the penalty from which Fulham scored the winner.

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