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- iTunes discounts TV episodesDecember 20 2008
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Looks like Scrooge Jobs is getting the Christmas spirit over at Apple. Just noticed a rare, albeit "limited time," offer that involves variable pricing on TV episodes for select current-season shows for just 99 cents. Here's this season's premiere episode of CBS's "NCIS," for instance, "Silent Night." There's plenty more CBS product available for half of the usual $1.99 price point, including all three "CSI" series, "Survivor," "Numbers," and just to prove Jobs has a soft spot for more than just Leslie Moonves, Fox series "Fringe," which is produced by Warner Bros. Strange this is, previous-season episodes of the same shows, like this fifth-season installment of "NCIS," are still $1.99. The discounts just apply to standard definition; all HD product is still $2.99. Recall way back in May Apple instituted variable pricing for NBC and HBO, but hasn't shown much love to the others even though many studios were hoping for much more flexibility. Let's see what 2009 brings.
- Playboy keeps clothes on for "Interns"December 18 2008
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Playboy is doing original programming for mobile phones but its not what you think. No naughty bits are visible in "Interns," the company's first mobile-focused reality series, which also has a home on MySpace as of last week. Think "The Apprentice" redux, complete with intensive product integration. - Can viral lightning strike twice?December 18 2008
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Who can forget the viral sensation that was Evolution of Dance, the most visited user-generated content of all time? Now dancer extraordinaire Judson Laipply is back, and he wants you with him. Plug your face or the mug of someone you love--or hate--in EOD2 and get involved in the hilarity. If EOD2 can get even 1% of the traffic of the original...
- MTV announces CollegeHumor seriesDecember 17 2008
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MTV makes the long-awaited news official today: CollegeHumor.com is getting its own series on the network in 2009. Cannot think of a Web comedy property more deserving of a shot at the big time; these guys have churned out more consistently funny material than anyone else online (runner-up: fellow IAC property 23/6.com, which has improved greatly since a wobbly start). Permit me to wish for CollegeHumor's daffy duo of Jake and Amir to get their own MTV Films project by 2010; these guys are hilarious, as you'll see in the recent video (above) they did to promote the Webby Awards. - Funny Or Die Flies HBO's "Conchords"December 15 2008
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Given the stake HBO took in Or Die Networks earlier this year, it was only a matter of time before we saw some kind of tie-in between the two brands. I'm actually surprised it's taken this long. But with a second-season sneak peek of "Flight of the Conchords" available in full length four days before it goes on HBO, the comedy site gets an injection of premium content that will go over well with the show's fans. That said, who needs who more here anyway? Wouldn't Funny Or Die be better served getting that speculated programming block on HBO, where it's programming can get some on-air exposure?