Dave Matthews to make his TV debut on Fox’s “House” January 8, 2007 6:07 pm
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Dr. House is getting a new patient.
Grammy award winning artist Dave Matthews, of the Dave Matthews Band, will be making his TV-acting debut during a March episode of the hit Fox show House. Kurtwood Smith (who spent eight seasons as Red Foreman on That ’70’s Show) will be a part of the episode as well. (more…)
New Shows appear on iTunes January 8, 2007 5:52 pm
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Two shows have made their way to iTunes: Star Trek: The Original Series and Ugly Betty.
Both shows carry the usual $1.99 pricetag per episode, with slight discounts offered for full season orders. (more…)
Verizon announces Mobile TV service January 8, 2007 5:43 pm
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At the Consumer Electronics Show, Verizon has announced that it will launch a live mobile television service called V Cast Mobile TV. The service is expected to begin in Q1 of 2007
The service will initally be filled with content by CBS, Fox, NBC and MTV Networks (such as Comedy Central, MTV and Nickelodeon). (more…)
Comedy Central announces 11 new Web-based original series January 8, 2007 5:32 pm
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Comedy Central has announced 11 new original web series to be launched during 2007 on comedycentral.com.
Star Trek: Enterprise begins tonight on the Sci Fi Channel January 8, 2007 5:00 pm
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Just a friendly reminder that Enterprise begins its off-network basic cable run tonight on Sci Fi. A four hour, in broadcast order, block of episodes airs this evening from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. ET.
The future schedule appears to follow the same airings: 4 a week, every Monday.
HD DVD and Blu-ray sales data January 8, 2007 3:47 pm
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In press releases during CES, both backers of HD DVD and Blu-ray have announced sales data for their respective formats. But there is no clear data on the Blu-ray side. (more…)
Toshiba announces 50GB HD DVD disc January 8, 2007 3:42 pm
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Well, more like 51GB.
Toshiba, the main backer of the high-defintion HD DVD format, have announced that they have developed a new disc that is capable of holding 51GB of data. (more…)
Nintendo Wii Hardware Sales at 4 million January 7, 2007 8:35 pm
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VGCharts, which is a website dedicated to keeping track of videogame hardware and software sales, has the Nintendo Wii at 4 million sales worldwide. It’s unclear how accurate this is because VGCharts does not release their source. We should soon get a report from Nintendo relating to if they have hit their 1 year sales goal.
The charts also show the numbers for the Xbox 360 and PS3. If the numbers hold, this would be great news for Nintendo and its fans for their hopes to claim the number 1 spot this generation.
Following are the breakdowns for each region.
Wii- 4.00 million
Japan- 1.2 million
Americas-1.86 million
Other Regions- 0.94
Xbox 360 – 8.34million
Japan- 0.32
Americas-5.38 million
Other Regions-2.64 million
PS3- Total 1.40 million
Japan-0.55
Americas-0.86
Other Regions- 0.0
Source: — [VGCharts]
Second version of Xbox 360 revealed January 5, 2007 8:11 pm
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Engadget has an article up detailing a possible new model of the Xbox 360 console. The unit (codenamed Zephyr) will feature a new 65nm processor (for cooler operation) as well as an added HDMI port for full 1080p output (the current Xbox 360 does allow 1080p output, but its limited only to those with a VGA cable, which is an analog connection. 1080i/720p is also output through a Component cable).
The site also reports from their source that the system may come bundled with a 120GB hard drive. No other details including price or release have been announced.
Head on over to Engadget for the scoop.
Source: — [Engadget] — The second Xbox 360 revealed: codename Zephyr
Celine Dion’s show to end this year January 5, 2007 8:08 pm
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Celine Dion’s Las Vegas show will end its run December 15, 2007 after almost four years at Caesars Palace. The show pulled in over $78 million over 147 shows in 2006, making it the sixth highest grossing act in North America last year.
A late January show will be filmed for a TV special and DVD. Those interested in catching a final show can begin purchasing tickets for the final cycle when they go on sale March 1.
Tiffani Thiessen added to cast of “What About Brian” January 5, 2007 7:45 pm
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Rob Lowe gets an extended role on “Brothers & Sisters” January 5, 2007 7:30 pm
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“The O.C.” Canceled [Updated with Nielsen numbers] January 5, 2007 12:30 pm
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On February 22nd, The O.C. will end its run after four seasons on Fox.
From the Fox Press Release:
The sun will set for the last time on THE O.C. when the series ends its four-season run Thursday, Feb. 22 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. The countdown has begun, with all-original episodes airing from Thursday, Jan. 4 through the last episode on Feb. 22.
“THE O.C. Season Four finale will also be the series finale. This feels like the best time to bring the show to its close, said Josh Schwartz, creator and executive producer of THE O.C. Thanks to the hard work of our cast, crew and writers, we have enjoyed our best season yet, and what better time to go out than creatively on top. It has been an amazing experience and a great run. For a certain audience, at a certain time, THE O.C. has meant something. For that we are grateful.”
The blogsite What’s Alan Watching? had an update from the show’s creator addressing, and shooting down, rumors that the show would be shopped to another network:
Part of my quote from the press release that didn’t make the cut was “There has been some speculation about a Season 5 on another network but this feels like the best time to bring the story to an end”. They cut the other network stuff – but yeah, I felt better to go out now with the run we’re having then try and move the show, etc etc. and maybe not be able to deliver the same level of quality. Teen dramas have a shelf life. We’ve had a lot of parties on the show, and so I’ve learned, best not to stay too late.
The news, while dissapointing to the show’s fans, should not come as much of a surprise, given the decline in ratings the series has experienced in just one year.
Comparing the first eight episodes this year to the same string of episodes last year, The O.C. is down 2.61M (41%) among total viewers, 40% among total households and 41% among adults 18-49 (full numbers below):
- Households – 4.2/6 to 2.5/4
- Viewers – 6.40M to 3.79M
- A18-49 – 2.9 to 1.7
And preliminary fast national ratings for last nights episode (1/4/2007) still show a struggling series: 2.5/4 HH Rating, 3.94M Viewers, 1.7/ 4 A18-49 rating.
Source: — Fox Press Release and [What’s Alan Watching?] — End of The O.C.: Try the veal?
Note: All ratings numbers are Nielsen Finals, unless otherwise noted.
Bill Cowher to retire as Steelers Coach January 5, 2007 11:11 am
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After 15 years of coaching for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Bill Cowher has informed his assistant coaches that he is stepping down as coach of the recent Super Bowl champions.
The Steelers organization have scheduled a 1:00 PM ET. press conference to discuss the Cowher situation.
If Cowher, 161-99-1 in his 15 seasons with the Steelers, decides to return to coaching in 2007, the Steelers control his contractual rights through the season. So any team that would want him to coach for them would have to be willing to give up draft choices to get the rights to talk to him.
But it’s a moot point, as it’s expected Cowher will take the year off from coaching.
Source: — [ESPN] — Cowher expected to retire Friday at news conference
SAG nominations announced January 4, 2007 9:54 pm
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As mentioned here last week, the Screen Actors Guild today announced their nominees for the 13th annual awards show. The winners will be announced live on TNT and TBS on January 28th.
Continue reading to view the entire list of nominees.
Showtime to enter gaming realm January 4, 2007 8:30 pm
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CBS-owned cable channel Showtime is gearing for a second quarter launch of a online gaming-service ala GameTap called On Broadband.
The service will offer on-demand and downloadable games as well as reviews and cheats for PC users equiped with a broadband connection.
“While it might not seem like a natural, when you think about it, it makes a lot of sense for Showtime,” Showtime chairman and chief executive Matthew Blank told the AP. “We are used to dealing with a premium customer. We have the marketing and promotional expertise to be in those businesses.”
No specific game titles or content for the service have been announced yet.
Top DVD Sales for the week ending December 24th January 4, 2007 7:04 pm
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Newcomers Invincible and Step Up were no match for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest as the second film in the ‘Pirates’ franchise took the top spot for the third straight week.
Other new releases for the week before Christmas were Fearless at number eight, direct-to-dvd American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile at number 12, and the disappointing box office performer Lady in the Water at number 15.
Filling out top 1o after Pirates, Invincible and Step Up were Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby at number four, The Devil Wears Prada at number five, Cars at number six, Barnyard at number seven, Air Buddies at number nine and The Fox and the Hound 2 at number 10.
Among TV Shows on DVD, Grey’s Anatomy: Season 2 was the only boxset to place in the top 20 overall DVD charts, coming in at number 17 (three spots up from the week before.)
New Grindhouse trailer released January 4, 2007 6:41 pm
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A new trailer for Grindhouse (the Rodriguez/Tarantino double-feature film) has been released. Check it out at IGN Movies here.
The movie, or should I say movies, will be released in theaters this April 6th.
HBO and J.J. Abrams team up for medical drama January 4, 2007 6:23 pm
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HBO and J.J. Abrams are in negotations for Abrams to executive produce and possibly direct a medial drama pilot that was recently given the green light by HBO.
The project, currently untitled, is a hospital drama that will focus on the patients point of view. It’s based on the book “The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness” and will be written by Tom Schulman and Rafael Yglesias.
Source: — [The Hollywood Reporter] — HBO OKs medical drama pilot with Abrams
The CW greenlights new Schwartz TV project January 4, 2007 6:13 pm
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Though one of Josh Schwartz’s show’s was just canceled (The O.C.) he has a few others waiting in the wings.
Variety reports that The CW has just greenlit Gossip Girl, Schwartz’s second pilot pickup (NBC greenlit Crumbs earlier).
Gossip Girl is based on the popular book series of the same name and marks the first-ever scripted pilot order for The CW.
Source: — [Variety] — CW gives Schwartz some good news
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