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TV presenter and style guru Gok Wan will be awarded an honorary doctorate from Birmingham City University next week.

Born and bred in Leicester, Gok has worked in the fashion industry for the best part of two decades.

He initially trained in performing arts at London's prestigious Central School of Speech and Drama, but his interest was quickly overtaken by his interest in hair and make-up.

This prompted his entry into the fashion industry, where he gained early work as a hair and make-up artist on titles such as The Sunday Times.

Finding himself dissatisfied with beauty alone, Gok decided to pursue his love of clothes as a fashion stylist.

In 2006, …

LOS ANGELES   - PlayStation is looking back at the success of its racing franchise Gran Turismo with a feature-length documentary about the video game's creator Kazunori Yamauchi.

Directed by Tamir Moscovic, Kaz: Pushing the Virtual Divide looks back at the 15-year history of the game's achievements -- including how it was the first PlayStation title to offer a 360-degree view of a 3D-rendered car -- and how it broke new ground in enabling players to drive any car they wanted, not just a typical Nascar, Formula 1 or rally race car around a track.

It also looks at how Gran Turismo is having an impact on actual racing itself, and encouraging others to get into the sport…

by Andrew Bienka 3d ago Follow @HuskerPower66

As we get geared up for the 2014 college football season, I’m providing you, the discerning Husker football fan, an easy viewing guide for the games of the week.

If you have any opinions on games missed or predictions please note in the comments below!

(All times are CDT)

Thursday, August 28

5:00 p.m. - No. 21 Texas A&M at No. 9 South Carolina (SEC Network) 

The first big college football game of the season! While there isn’t really a Husker football or Big Ten connection, I know (and you know) that you’ll be watching.

Heck, I’ll be watching! How will the post-Johnny Football …

The PlayStation 4 v2 update will bring an innovative online/local multiplayer hybrid feature on the system, while the Xbox One will receive remote purchase functionality, improved social features and changes in its Blu-ray player.rnSony is planning to release its update later this year, while Microsoft has already started rolling out its update globally.rnThe major update is the ability to remotely purchase games using either the SmartGlass app on smartphones and tablets using Microsoft's website. After update the users will be able to start downloading a title remotely.rnThe second big change will be activity feed feature of the system. The feed has been tweaked by the Redmond-ba…

by Cyrus Geller 3d ago Follow @@cyrusgel35

Can you smell that?

That is the smell of the preseason finally coming to an end tonight, as the New England Patriots face off with the New York Giants in the final preseason tilt of the year. Then, we can turn our full attention to the regular season, and the Pats first opponent, the Miami Dolphins.

But we have to get tonight’s game over with, so here is some information on how to watch:

Date: Thursday, August 28th

Kickoff Time: 7:30 PM ET

TV Channel: WBZ-TV (Ch.4), WWLP-TV (Ch. 22), WPRI-TV (Ch. 12), WMUR-TV (Ch. 9), WTNH-TV (Ch. 8), WMTW-TV (Ch. 8), WVII-TV (Ch. 7), WCAX-TV (Ch. 3), KFVE-TV (C…

Videocon launched its first 4K UHD TV series in Mumbai today, featuring models having sizes going from 40-inches all the way to 85-inches. The TVs are LED backlit LCD TVs and come with a host of features, which we will enumerate below. On the pricing front, the base 40-inch model is pegged at Rs 91,000, whereas the flagship 85-inch one will set you back by Rs 9,90,000. Apart from these two sizes, you have the 50-inch, 55-inch and 65-inch models as well.

The 4K UHD TVs come with a native resolution of 3840×2160 pixels. All the models support 3D viewing and Videocon has bundled four active-shutter glasses along with the TVs. Each TV has a 1MP webcam atop the bezel…

The Sunday morning programs will run the gamut from ISIS and Ukraine to Joan Rivers' hospitalization. The lineup:

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., talks to NBC's "Meet the Press" at 9 a.m. on WESH-Channel 2. A panel on ISIS brings together Gen. Anthony Zinni (Ret.), former commander-in-chief of U.S. Central Command; Michele Flournoy, former under secretary of defense for policy; and Michael Leiter, former director of the National Counterterrorism Center. A political roundtable features Afghanistan War veteran Wes Moore, Dan Henninger of The Wall Street Journal, Ruth Marcus of The Washington Post and presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. The guest moderator is Andrea M…

Drew Edwards, who on Thursday committed to become the third member of Ed Cooley’s 2015 recruiting class, is expected to add some depth to what is a very thin backcourt group for the Friars.

Providence remains active with other players for the 2015 class. One is Justin Robinson, a Virginia point guard who may be favoring PC and Virginia Tech. PC is also pushing hard for Davon Dillard, a 6-foot-5 scoring wing from Indiana.

Edwards, a 6-3, 175-pound combo guard from Baltimore, averaged 15 points per game and led Calvert Hall to a 28-6 record in his junior year. He was a first-team All-MIAA pick and starred for Maryland 3D on the AAU circuit.

Edwards is the third p…

How can I get all of the UEFA Champions League games on Sky, Virgin Media, BT TV, TalkTalk TV, Freeview, YouView and Freesat? 

With the launch of Sky Sports 5, this season’s UEFA Champions League is shaping up to be the most exciting yet. 

Even more exciting is the news that BT TV customers aren’t being left out in the cold - thanks to an 89th minute deal with Sky, BT is now able to offer Sky Sports 5 to customers with a BT Vision+ box and an Infinity broadband package. 

So, how can you get all of the UEFA Champions League games on your TV package and how much will it all cost?

ITV and Sky share the rights to show UK viewers UEFA Champions League gam…

This article was originally published by The Wrap on March 13, 2014.

By L.A. Ross and Tony Maglio

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Love "The Walking Dead," but hate "SportsCenter"?

Too bad.

Cable providers pay only a fraction as much for AMC — the network that airs TV's top-rated drama — as they do for ESPN. And they pass their fees on to you, the consumer.

Many consumers are worried that bills will only go higher if Comcast, the country's biggest cable provider, is allowed to buy Time Warner Cable.

The average cable bill in the United States has increased about 4.5 percent annually over the past 15 years to more than $90 today, according to the…