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Showtime Creating ‘Dexter’ Prequel as Animated Webisodes

Showtime is creating 12 animated webisodes that will be a prequel to "Dexter," according to James Hibberd of The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed blog. Michael C. Hall, who plays the title character on the series, will do his character’s voice…

What’s REALLY Going on With the Upfront

In this exclusive TVWeek Media Planner piece, we explain why it’s almost the end of July and much of the Upfront Marketplace still hasn’t moved. Click here to read the article. And if you like what you read, come back…

Back to the Future: Iger Says Disney Looking to Create Big Portal for Online Content, and Charge for It

Disney is considering putting a broad spectrum of its content online, perhaps in a single site for which it will charge a subscription, The Hollywood Reporter reports. At a speech at a tech conference Wednesday, Disney President and CEO Robert…

TV Will Have Its Biggest Presence Ever at Comic-Con, But May Be Upstaged by 20 Minute Screening of Cameron’s 3D ‘Avatar’ in First Public Showing

As much as fans at the sold-out Comic-Con, starting Thursday in San Diego, might be looking forward to tons of panels and screenings of TV fare, the talk of the convention has already become the first ever public screening of…

Should Web Sites Show Video of ESPN Reporter Naked Taken Without Her Knowledge or Consent?

In an article published on opposingviews.com, journalist ethics are debated about the surfacing on the Internet of video taken of ESPN reporter Erin Andews that show her nude. The video was taken without her knowledge or consent while she was in a…

Guide for TV Fans at Comic-Con

Comic-Con, which has become a must attend for many in the TV biz, officially begins Thursday in San Diego, with "previews" Wednesday night. One comic book source, the blog Robot 6, has come up with a Comic-Con guide for the…

Barry Diller Predicts Broadcasters Will Benefit from Cable Operators Buying Streaming Rights

Broadcasters will eventually be reaping revenues for Internet streaming rights to their shows from cable operators who want to keep subscribers from fleeing to free Internet programming, Barry Diller predicts in a Business Week interview. Diller, chairman and CEO of…

Univision Victorious in Legal Bid to Stop Streaming of Shows by Televisa

Spanish-language broadcaster Univision prevailed in its legal bid to stop Grupo Televisa, the Mexican producer of some of Univision’s most popular telenovelas, from streaming the series online in the U.S, the Los Angeles Times reports. –Elizabeth Jensen

ESPN To Challenge TV Stations and Newspapers With Local Sports Internet Sites; First Up are NY, LA, Chicago and Dallas

ESPN will announce it will cover local sports extensively, via new websites, in three markets today: New York, Los Angeles and Dallas, the New York Times reports. The announcement will be made after a successful test of ESPN Chicago, which debuted…

New Details Emerge About Proposed Twitter TV Show

UPDATE: We’ve been told that this Twitter show has nothing to do with the one written about in Variety in May. More details have surfaced about that proposed Twitter TV show that was originally written about in Variety last May. The new…