Thursday, November 29, 2007

TV Hodgepodge


HANNAH STORM is leaving her co-anchor chair at CBS-TV's The Early Show, the network announced yesterday. Storm is in discussions with the network to "determine the scope and depth of her new duties," CBS said in a statement...


NBC-TV's 30 Rock took the time to poke fun at product placement on television in their November 15th episode, but apparently the joke is on us. Stars TINA FEY and ALEC BALDWIN mentioned Verizon Wireless just before Fey stared into the camera and said, "Can we have our money now?" As it turns out, Verizon has admitted that it paid NBC-TV for the mention, according to the Hollywood Reporter...


ABC Family has greenlighted America's Prom Queen, according to Daily Variety. The six episodes will focus on ten high school seniors from around the country who will compete is various challenges. A panel of fellow students comprised of traditional teen cliques such as cheerleaders, jocks and nerds will eliminate one contestant each week until a "prom queen" is crowned...


NBC Universal has teamed up with Netflix to start offering online episodes of Heroes. The Heroes episodes will appear on Netflix's website the day after they air on NBC-TV. The deal will also allow Netflix subscribers to view past episodes of other shows including 30 Rock, Friday Night Lights and The Office via DVD rentals or the website...


ABC-TV's Lost is coming to the big screen, but it's not what you think. The network has secured a deal to air promos for the upcoming fourth season of Lost before all movies rated PG and above in Screenvision and NCM movie chain theaters in December, according to E!...

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