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‘Marc Horowitz’ Signs on at Crackle.com

Crackle.com will debut “The Marc Horowitz Signature Series,” a biweekly online show following the comedian as he drives a route in the shape of his signature across America, Media Daily News reports. He will stop in 20 towns along the…

Whedon Sets ‘Horrible’ Rollout

“Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog,” a new Web musical from Joss Whedon, will be streamed online in three installments beginning July 15, TV Guide reports. The three acts will stay up until July 20, after which they will be available for…

VH1 SuperPokes ‘I Love Money’

VH1 will use the social networking application SuperPoke! to promote its upcoming series “I Love Money,” MediaWeek reports. Beginning Wednesday, Facebook and MySpace users will be able to use 30 new VH1-branded animated icons for “Flavor of Love,” “I Love…

McDonough to Romance ‘Housewives’

Neal McDonough will join “Desperate Housewives” next season in a recurring role, the Hollywood Reporter says, playing a white-collar resident who is a love interest for Edie (Nicollette Sheridan). —Vlada Gelman

Cypress on Duty for ‘Army Wives’

Tawny Cypress (“Heroes”) will join the cast of Lifetime’s “Army Wives” for a multi-episode guest stint, TV Guide reports. Cypress will play a TV reporter who forms a friendship with Pamela (Brigid Brannagh), the magazine says. —Vlada Gelman

Program Partners Reups Syndie Series

Program Partners has renewed Canadian procedural dramas “Da Vinci’s Inquest,” “Cold Squad” and “ReGenesis” for another year, TVNewsday reports. The syndicated programs, which have been cleared in more than 90% of the U.S., are slated to return this fall, the…

Shorter Ads at Pump Better

A Nielsen study commissioned by Gas Station TV found that 10- and 15-second ad spots have as much recall as 30-second spots, Media Daily News reports. The results support the feeling that 30-second spots are too overwhelming for place-based media,…

CBS-CNET Merger Complete

CBS Corp. has completed its acquisition of CNET Networks, merging it into CBS Interactive, TVNewsday reports. The Web site notes the newly expanded unit will be made up of five vertical categories: technology, entertainment, sports, news and business. —Vlada Gelman

DirecTV Launches On-Demand

DirecTV officially launched its on-demand service, which provides subscribers with a DirecTV PlusHD DVR or R22 DVR receiver with more than 4,000 free standard-definition and HDTV titles, Multichannel News reports. DirecTV on Demand allows customers to download programming straight to…

Tambor Confirms ‘Arrested’ Film

“I think we have finally figured out for sure that we are indeed doing an ‘Arrested Development’ movie,” Jeffrey Tambor said, Entertainment Weekly reports. The Emmy-winning Fox comedy aired for three seasons before it was canceled, the magazine notes. —Vlada…