2006 October 20 | Your Entertainment Now

Free Blu-ray Movie to Be Bundled With PS3

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria on October 20, 2006 at 10:06 pm

On launch day, The Playstation 3 will be bundled with a free Blu-ray movie, “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby”, the Nascar racing comedy starring Will Ferrell.

That addition was one of many announcements given at a Sony’s Gamers’ Day conference yesterday, including free online gameplay from launch.

The Sony Playstation 3 will go on sale [...]

At 8:00 PM on NBC, It’s Reality Only

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria on October 20, 2006 at 9:54 pm

As part of its restructuring plan announced by NBC Universal, NBC will no longer program any scripted series in the 8:00 PM time-period on weeknights beginning next season.

Citing increased development and production costs as the reasoning, NBC network chief Jeff Zucker has announced plans to replace all drama in the time-period with reality or game-shows [...]

CBS Gives “Shark” A Full-Season Order

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria on October 20, 2006 at 9:25 pm

CBS has ordered the back-nine of the freshman lawyer drama “Shark”, starring James Woods.

It becomes the second of four new series by the network to have been given a full season order (the other being “Jericho”). “Smith” was canceled and no decision has yet been made on the comedy “The Class”.

The series is averaging [...]

Fox/TBS to Rotate MLB ALCS and NLCS Playoffs [Update]

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria on October 20, 2006 at 8:59 pm

Update: Final figures reveal that the deal is for $70 million per year.

Original October 20, 2006 article:

In a deal reportedly in the $45-50M range per year, TBS has secured the rights to the 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2013 National League Championship Series and the 2008, 2010 and 2012 American League Championship Series (Fox will air [...]

The CW Picks Up Full Seasons of “The Game” and “7th Heaven”

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria on October 20, 2006 at 8:35 pm

The CW has given a full-season order to its only remaining new show this season, “The Game”. Its other new series, “Runaway”, has already been canceled.

The series hasn’t faired that well in the ratings, but it has done well in one of the networks key demos (W18-34), holding onto 95% of its lead-in “Girlfriends”.

“The [...]

‘Project Runaway’ Walks Away With Bravo Record

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria on October 20, 2006 at 7:24 pm

The season finale of Bravo’s “Project Runaway” was the most watched cable program on the night Wednesday, drawing an impressive 4.6 HH Rating and 5.40M total viewers, most ever for the network in households and viewers.

The season finale also attracted 3.44M viewers in the key A18-49 demo.

King Of The Hill Returns In January

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria on October 20, 2006 at 7:02 pm

The 11th season of “King of the Hill” will premiere Sunday, January 21st at 7:30 PM on FOX.

Created and exec-produced by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, “King of the Hill” is the second-longest running sitcom behind another Fox show, “Simpsons”.

The season finale this past May was expected to be the show’s last airing, and Fox [...]

‘Halo’ Movie Loses Studio Backing

Posted by Rosario T. Calabria on October 20, 2006 at 6:39 pm

Universal Studios and Fox Studios have cut their participation in funding the game-based movie, apparently over budget concerns.

The movie, an adaption of the very successful Xbox series, was said to have been approaching a budget of $200 million, though studio reps will only confirm a pricetag in the neighborhood of $150 million, minus a reduction [...]

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