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TCA: 'Dexter' to Return Early in June to Launch 'Ray Donovan'

Showtime's Nevins Still Mum on 'Dexter' End Game; Weighs in on 'Homeland's Passionate Critics
By: Andrea Morabito (Broadcasting & Cable) Jan 12 2013 - 8:24pm
Showtime's Nevins Still Mum on 'Dexter' End Game; Weighs in on 'Homeland's Passionate Critics
 
Pasadena, Calif. -- Showtime's highest-rated series, Dexter, will return early for its eighth season on June 30, Showtime president of entertainment president David Nevins announced at the Television Critics Association press tour on Saturday.

Dexter, which had always aired in the fall, will give up its old timeslot to Homeland, now the network's second most-watched series in a bid to "harness the strength of these two shows to launch new series," Nevins said.

TCA: Showtime Orders ‘Penny Dreadful' Horror Series

Frankenstein, Dracula Drama is From ‘Skyfall' duo John Logan, Sam Mendes
By: Andrea Morabito (Broadcasting & Cable) Jan 12 2013 - 8:19pm
Frankenstein, Dracula Drama is From ‘Skyfall' duo John Logan, Sam Mendes
Pasadena, Calif. -- Showtime has given a series commitment to psychosexual horror series Penny Dreadful created, written and executive-produced by John Logan, the network announced at the Television Critics Association press tour Saturday.

Penny Dreadful brings characters from literature, including Dr. Frankenstein and his creature, Dorian Gray and figures from Dracula together as they grapple with their alienation in turn-of-the-century Victorian London.

CES: Genachowski Cites Need for Additional Spectrum

FCC Commissioner Also Announces Plan to Expand Wi-Fi Spectrum by 35%
By: George Winslow (Broadcasting & Cable) Jan 10 2013 - 1:24am
FCC Commissioner Also Announces Plan to Expand Wi-Fi Spectrum by 35%
 

CEA president and CEO Gary Shapiro dubbed Julius Genachowski the "spectrum chairman" in a wide ranging interview over commission policies that saw Genachowski defend spectrum auctions, announce plans to free up Wi-Fi spectrum, and say he had no plans to leave his current post.

TCA Winter 2013 : Landgraf on Violence Debate: Blame High-Capacity Guns, Not TV Content

FX President also Discusses Future of 'Sunny'; Network's Drama Brand
By: Andrea Morabito (Broadcasting & Cable) Jan 9 2013 - 3:47pm
FX President also Discusses Future of 'Sunny'; Network's Drama Brand

 

CES: Second-Screen Apps Central to Multiplatform Efforts

'We View Them as Part of Show,': Shine America's David Anderson
By: George Winslow (Broadcasting & Cable) Jan 9 2013 - 3:44pm
'We View Them as Part of Show,': Shine America's David Anderson

Executives from a number of major programmers and studios stressed the growing importance of second-screen applications and experiences for their multiplatform strategies during various Digital Hollywood sessions at CES.

CES: Aereo CEO Details Expansion Plans

Kanojia Says Service Can Provide Ratings; Social media, TV Experiences in Possible Future Plans
By: George Winslow (Broadcasting & Cable) Jan 9 2013 - 3:40pm
Kanojia Says Service Can Provide Ratings; Social media, TV Experiences in Possible Future Plans

With the completion of a $38 million round of Series B funding, announced Tuesday, Aereo has raised more than enough funding to complete the rollout of the service into 22 markets by the end of the first half of the year.

CES: CEA's Shapiro Touts UltraViolet

Studios to Promote UltraViolet Later This Year by Offering New Users 10 Free Films
By: George Winslow (Broadcasting & Cable) Jan 8 2013 - 3:44pm
Studios to Promote UltraViolet Later This Year by Offering New Users 10 Free Films
 

During a State of the CE Industry keynote shortly before the opening of the 2013 International CES exhibition, Consumer Electronics Association president and CEO Gary Shapiro gave prominent mention to the partnerships with major content providers and brought up studio presidents from Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony, Twentieth Century Fox, Universal and Warner Bros. to the stage to promote the UltraViolet initiative.

TCA Winter 2013: CNBC Greenlights Two More Reality Series

‘Family Business Project,’ ‘Big Fix’ to Help Grow Net’s New Tuesday Block
By: Andrea Morabito (Broadcasting & Cable) Jan 7 2013 - 8:04pm
‘Family Business Project,’ ‘Big Fix’ to Help Grow Net’s New Tuesday Block
Pasadena, Calif. – CNBC has greenlit two more primetime reality series, The Family Business Project and The Big Fix, the network said at the Television Critics’ Association winter press tour.

CES: Panasonic Smartens Up Its TVs

Offering More Smart TV Apps from HSN, Others; Joins Smart TV Alliance
By: George Winslow (Broadcasting & Cable) Jan 7 2013 - 4:42pm
Offering More Smart TV Apps from HSN, Others; Joins Smart TV Alliance

 

TCA Winter 2013: Syfy's 'Defiance' to Premiere April 15

Transmedia Series Combines TV, Online Gaming
By: Andrea Morabito (Broadcasting & Cable) Jan 7 2013 - 4:39pm
Transmedia Series Combines TV, Online Gaming

 

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