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Monthly Archives : October 2008

‘Oprah’ Now Available in Spanish

“The Oprah Winfrey Show” is now available in Spanish in the six largest Hispanic U.S. markets, Daily Variety reports. Through Secondary Audio Programming and closed captioning, the No. 1 talk show is bilingual in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City,…

Ryan, Kramer Named Senior Producers of ‘48 Hours Mystery’

Paul Ryan and Nancy Kramer have been promoted to senior producers of “48 Hours Mystery.” They were previously producers of the CBS News program. Mr. Ryan started at the program in 1999 as a producer. He worked at Sports Illustrated…

Ex-GSN Exec Roberts Rolls Out Palin Game

Former GSN digital executive John P. Roberts is back in the gaming business. This time he has created a topical game about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. In the game “Palinisms: Ask Sarah Anything!” Internet users can ask any question they…

Joe the Plumber Now a Star of Online Video

Joe the Plumber stole the spotlight during the final presidential debate, and now he is evidently winning the viral video hearts of America. Online video measurement service Visible Measures reported today that more than 130 separate viral videos about Joe…

Bain Invests in Blip.tv

Online video service blip.tv landed a second round of funding, this one led by Bain Capital Ventures, the companies announced today. Blip.tv did not disclose the amount but said Bain joins investors from blip.tv’s first round of funding last year,…

‘Dexter’ Picked Up for Seasons 4, 5

Showtime has renewed “Dexter” for a fourth and fifth season, Television Week reports. Each season will consist of 12 episodes each. “Dexter,” which stars Michael C. Hall as a blood splatter analyst who doubles as a serial killer, was nominated…

World Series Viewership Expected to Fall

Viewership for this year’s World Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Philadelphia Phillies is expected to go down, Daily Variety reports. While the two final teams playing are from large markets, they both lack big-name appeal on a…

NBC to Get Full Season of ‘Knight Rider’

NBC has ordered the back-nine episodes for its freshman series “Knight Rider,” Daily Variety reports. The full-season order marks the first for the network this fall. Although the revival of the 1980s TV series began as a hit movie for…

CW Wants More ‘Privileged,’ Not All Yet

The CW has ordered additional scripts for its new series, “Privileged,” despite lower-than-average network ratings, the Hollywood Reporter says. Although the show has been struggling on Tuesday nights, it has shown some growth as the numbers from its “90210” lead…

SAG, AFTRA Negotiate Commercials Contracts Together

The Screen Actors Guild’s national board has agreed to proposed conditions that will bring the union back together with AFTRA to their Phase One joint-bargaining agreement for new commercials contract negotiations, the Hollywood Reporter says. The decision comes after a…