NBC Programs No Longer Available Via iTunes
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: NBC, Heroes, The Office, Announcements, Video,
Forget to Tivo the latest episode of The Office? Lose this week’s Heroes due to a power outage? If you find yourself in one of these predicaments this fall, don’t be looking to iTunes to save your butt.
A dispute over money has severed ties between the Peacock Network and Apple. It’s reported that NBC Universal wanted a dramatic price increase for their shows in their latest contract (over twice the wholesale cost). According to Apple, this would have raised the consumer price-per-show from $1.99 to $4.99. Although the current agreement expires at the end of 2007, Apple has elected to stop offering any new NBC programs before the 2007-08 season even begins.
It’ll be interesting to see which side, if any, caves in first. Though NBC’s programming accounts for approximately 40% of iTunes’ video downloads, many of its shows have greatly benefited by this popular viewing method. And let’s not forget—NBC is still considered the fourth place network.
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Video: Lost Oceanic Flight 815 Crash Scenes Spliced Together
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Lost, Video,
An adventurous soul decided it best to put all the different scenes from Lost surrounding the crash of Oceanic Flight 815 together into one video sequence. Throughout the first three seasons of Lost, we have seen bits and pieces of the crash from various perspectives, and we love that we can now see them all at once. It provides a unique look at was going one on in the air, as well as on two different areas of the island. From the creator:
I thought it would be interesting to show all of the different perspectives shown of the plane crashing. So I’ve edited the viewpoint from inside the plane along with Desmond not pressing the button and The Others watching from the ground. Each sequence doesn’t line up perfectly and run alongside with the exact same timings, so please excuse some creative manipulation of some events which was necessary so that as a sequence it at least made some sense. Also, as it was done hastily in iMovie, and I’m not going to even try to achieve semi-professional editing with that program, the audio just jumps between cuts. Obviously, if anyone out there can use Final Cut Pro to do a better job, please do.
Our verdict? Good enough!
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Beverly Hills 90210 Cast Reunite for DVD Release
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Drama, Prime Time, DVD, Video,
Wow, good times. Beverly Hills, 90210 was a 1990s institution. And now the gang is back together again—only this time, not at the Peach Pit, and only for one night… and without Brenda and Dylan. But hey, you can’t have it all! I’m speaking of the recent cast reunion for the DVD release of the first season of Beverly Hills, 90210. “We always worked hard to stay together as a cast,” Jason Priestley (Brandon Walsh), told USA Today. Preggers Tori Spelling (Donna), Jennie Garth (Kelly), Brian Austin Green (David), Gabrielle Carteris (Andrea) and Ian Ziering (Steve) were all on hand for the release. No-shows Shannon Doherty and Luke Perry were speculated to be absent because the cast can in no way profit from the DVD sales. Strangely enough, no one considered the technology of releasing series on video/DVD and so it was not included in their contracts.
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NBC Plans to Stream New Fall Shows, Offer Blogs
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, NBC, ER, My Name Is Earl, Internet, Video,
In a press release from NBC today, they announced that NBC.com will stream episodes of their new fall shows for free—Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Kidnapped, 30 Rock, Friday Night Lights and Heroes—following the original airing of the episodes. NBC.com is also going to offer blogs written by a variety of shows’ creators, producers or cast members. The blogs will be online for every show on the air, with an additional live blog immediately after the premiere episode.
Jeff Gaspin, President, NBC Universal Cable Entertainment, Digital Content and Cross-Network Strategy said of the news, “When you launch a new season, it’s important that you get the shows in front of as many eyeballs as possible. We’ve created a variety of new, engaging digital offerings to generate excitement and drive viewership to the network.”
Upcoming premiere blogs include:
- Deal or No Deal (9/18), The Banker’s Blog
- Studio 60 (9/18), Aaron Sorkin, Creator and Executive Producer and Thomas Schlamme, Executive Producer and Director
- Kidnapped (9/20), Jason Smilovic, Creator and Executive Producer
- My Name Is Earl (9/21), Greg Garcia, Creator and Executive Producer
- The Office (9/21), Greg Daniels, Executive Producer
- 30 Rock (11/11), Tina Fey, Creator and Executive Producer
A number of other blogs will accompany the shows’ premieres, including Law & Order, ER, Heroes, Friday Night Lights and Twenty Good Years, among others.
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Jack Black to Host MTV Video Music Awards
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Award Shows, Music, Cable, Video,
Good news for you Jack Black fans—Jack will be hosting the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards, airing on August 31st. Said Black of his hosting gig, “Prepare yourself for a rip snortin’ humdinger.” Ah, I love a good quote, and Jack seems to sum up all of the goodness in one small quip. The awards will air live from Radio City Music Hall in New York and will include performances by Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Panic! at the Disco and Ludacris. MTV President Christina Norman had her own succinct quote about Black’s hosting credentials, stating he is the “perfect mix of comedy, rock, irreverence and star power.” Black has been in a string of films, including School of Rock and the more recent release, Nacho Libre. His band, Tenacious D, will have a semi-autobiographical film coming out on November 17th. If you are a Jack Black fan, check out his work with Tenacious D—some absolutely hilarious stuff, although not for the faint of heart. I admit some of the content makes me blush, but I can still laugh through the embarrassment.
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ABC Daytime to Launch Video Podcasts
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Daytime, ABC, General Hospital, Internet, Video,
In the next few weeks, ABC will softly launch special video podcasts for its daytime viewers. Fans of General Hospital, All My Children and One Life to Live will have the opportunity to watch weekly promotional features about their favorite soaps. In addition to storyline teases, the videos will include behind-the-scenes material and interviews with the sudsy actors and actresses. The podcasts, very similar to those already available for Lost can be accessed via ABC’s website and iTunes.
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MTV Turns 25—With Little Fanfare
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Music, Reality, Cable, News, Video,
A milestone for MTV—25 years (man, don’t I feel old?)! You would think MTV would pull out all the stops with an all-star celebration, a walk down memory lane, and oh-so-much-more. Looks like that’s not the case however, as MTV will be quietly celebrating their 25th. For those of us old enough to remember the pioneering moment when MTV splashed in our face, it’s a bit sad to think they aren’t embracing their age. MTV premiered on August 1st, 1981 at midnight, with the first video by The Buggles’ (appropriately called “Video Killed the Radio Star”). Ah, I long for the good ‘ole days, when they actually played music videos!
Re-live some of the great moments of MTV at USA Today. Hey MTV—you don’t look a day over 20 to me!
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Fake Entourage Ad Taken a Bit Too Seriously
Posted by Christina Furtado Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, Cable, HBO, Video,
Thanks to an ad for HBO’s hit show Entourage that ran in the June 16 issue of Daily Variety, some people are starting to think that James Cameron really did direct a big screen version of Aquaman.
Last season on the show, Cameron cameoed as the director of Aquaman, a big budget vehicle for the show’s fictional budding movie star, Vince Chase. In an episode this season, the fictional movie fictionally Read More | Variety
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Comedians Tom Green and Bill Maher Play A New Venue
Posted by Eric Chaloux Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, Talent, Internet, Ratings, Video,
You either like them or hate them. Now your computer can have Tom Green and Bill Maher playing all the time. The two are about to square off on the Web. Green’s show Tom Green Live debuts on June 15th at 11 pm ET/8 pm PT on ManiaTV.com. He’ll be up against Bill Maher, whose show The Amazing Fishbowl is already up and running on Thursdays on Amazon.com. Mania TV CEO Drew Massey said recently about Green’s show, “It’s much more down and dirty, more raw and authentic.” Makes you kind of wonder what we’ll see since Green will be broadcasting the show from his living room.
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Television programming is migrating to the Internet faster than birds can transport Avian Flu to North America. On the other wing, NBC-TV is looking to bring Internet fare to their “must-see” schedule. The Peacock Network has all but signed for Carson’s Cyberhood, a half-hour showcase for homemade video productions that are making the Internet rounds (think Brokeback Mountain parodies and sendups of the Bush administration). Carson Daly has already cowboyed up as host and co-producer. NBC envisions the series as a 21st Century take on the durable America’s Funniest Home Videos format. As on the aforementioned series, Carson’s Cyberhood will have clips vying for a cash prize. Featured clips will run from 20 seconds to two minutes. Eventually NBC hopes that the clips submitted will be created specifically for the series, rather than for the Internet.
Read More | Variety
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