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> NBC DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT BRINGS MORE VIDEO, ORIGINAL CONTENT AND
> INTERACTIVITY FOR SUMMER AND FALL SEASON PROGRAMMING
>
> "Heroes," "Chuck" And "The Office" Webisodes On NBC.com Beginning July
> '08
>
> "30 Rock" Goes "360" With Jack Donaghy's Online Business Courses
>
> Original Digital Production "Fears, Secrets & Desires" Launches This
> Summer
>
> NEW YORK April 2, 2008 NBC Digital Entertainment today announced its
> full slate of content for the Summer and Fall seasons. Among the
> highlights are original webisodes for "Heroes," "Chuck" and "The
> Office" as well as "30 Rock 360," a new original digital production -
> "Fears, Secrets & Lies" and extensive digital features for each new
> show. The announcements were made by Vivi Zigler, Executive Vice
> President, NBC Digital Entertainment.
>
> "The breadth and depth of our digital content is literally exploding
> this season," said Zigler. "We're incredibly lucky to have such
> collaborative writers, producers and actors to work with, all of whom
> help us make the entertainment experience so much richer for our
> users."
>
> New chapters of webisodes for "Heroes," "Chuck" and "The Office" will
> debut on NBC.com beginning in July. Additional chapters of webisodes
> for each show will roll out throughout the season. Each chapter of
> webisodes will continue to weave online with on-air creative to give
> fans a deeper entertainment experience.
>
> "30 Rock" joins "The Office," "Heroes" and "Lipstick Jungle," and goes
> "360" next season. Fans of the Emmy-winning comedy can learn from the
> best through Jack Donaghy's Online Business Courses (or "Jack U"),
> have access to Jack's blog and offer their own business advice by
> uploading videos. Other challenges for users will include submitting
> skits for "TGS," enacting provided skits from "TGC," user response to
> "Ask Tina" and guided tours of their workplaces (in response to
> Kenneth the Page's tours).
>
> NBC.com will also debut its second season of original productions with
> "Fears, Secrets & Desires." This series, detailed below, will be
> available exclusively on NBC.com.
>
> A comprehensive list of digital features, by show, follows.
>
> Original Digital Production:
>
> "Fears, Secrets, & Desires"
>
> In this unique online experience users help create an original online
> series by sharing their deepest, darkest secrets, their unimaginable
> fears and their scandalous desires. Two hosts will entice and inspire
> users by sharing their own stories, as well as providing discussion
> topics each week via vlogs. Users will submit stories in one of three
> areas on the site: Fears, Secrets or Desires. Starting in October
> 2008, selected posts will be adapted for an online NBC Anthology
> series that brings the posts to life with creative interpretation
> meant to tease, tantalize or terrify. Segments will be produced both
> in-house at NBC.com, and by Hollywood talent normally associated with
> the big or small screens, not necessarily the computer screen.
>
> Returning Shows:
>
> "American Gladiators" The site explodes with a User Generated Photo
> Gallery "Be A Gladiator," Gladiator personality quiz, and Ultimate
> Gladiator Workout and advice from the Gladiators.
>
> "Biggest Loser" Users will be able to see more confessional videos,
> extended "Where Are They Now?" segments, bonus scenes and customized
> features which will include recipe sharing and contests and fitness
> tips, widgets and games.
>
> "Chuck" In addition to the new webisodes, fans of the show will be
> able to join Buy More and take Big Mike's Management Lessons and see
> inside the Nerd Herd "Help Desk" as well as get a look at the villains
> photo gallery and check out the Buy More Music Section (featuring
> music from the show).
>
> "Deal or No Deal" New content includes video profiles of the models, a
> quarterly tournament with an online game and a highly anticipated new
> PSMS game.
>
> "ER" New features include weekly preview scenes.
>
> "Heroes" - Season 3 of "Heroes 360" expands the "Heroes" universe
> further with webisodes, online manhunts for the villains, the addition
> of more micro sites that allow the users to uncover more of the
> "Heroes" universe, wireless iTV interactivity and the ability to view
> the graphic novel on mobile platforms.
>
> "Last Comic Standing" Users can see extended audition footage, a User
> Generated "You're Funny" showcase and weekly international commentary
> from former finalist Deb DiGiovanni.
>
> "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" If They Mated; Actual Items; Celebrity
> Survey; Travels with Conan (customization available); Late Night
> Underground hosted by Late Night Insider; REWIND; Pale Force New
> Season
>
> "Law & Order: SVU" Popular weekly previews give fans a sneak peek into
> what's ahead.
>
> "Life" - New content features include an interactive prison timeline
> giving the fans a chance to see what happened while Charlie Crews was
> incarcerated, a User Generated conspiracy wall and a "Life" Wiki.
>
> "Lipstick Jungle" In addition to popular existing features such as
> "Get The Look" Online Store, fans will find a mobile shopping guide
> and new additions to the online Bonfire Magazine.
>
> "Medium" Users can recreate their favorite "Allison Waking Up In Bed
> After a Nightmare" scene, upload it and share.
>
> "Nashville Star" New content features include original
> behind-the-scenes segments with online correspondent Wix Wichman,
> extended audition clips, weekly highlights, behind-the-scenes photos,
> quizzes, games and featured music.
>
> "The Office" In addition to new webisodes, this mega micro-site has it
> all for fans of "The Office." Returning features include deleted
> scenes, Dwight's blog, User Generated office galleries, Adventures
> with Dwight bobblehead gallery, Office quote game, Office personality
> quiz, Adventures with Angela page, an interactive photo set tour and
> season two of Dunder Mifflin Infinity, the on line community where
> fans get a chance to run the branches.
>
> "Saturday Night Live" Users will get a VIP tour backstage with weekly
> production blogs and video tours.
>
> "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" Jay's Garage enters its third season
> and opens it up to the users to create their own Garage pages. An
> historical "Tonight Show" timeline will also be introduced this
> season.
>
> New Shows:
>
> "America's Toughest Jobs" Features will include in-depth contestant
> profiles, challenge analysis and an online survival game.
>
> "Celebrity Family Feud" Fans will find celebrity family bios,
> interviews, photos and profiles.
>
> "Chopping Block" Digital features will include featured recipes
> delivered via web, mobile and SMS and a New York City restaurant
> guide.
>
> "Kath & Kim" NBC.com will have full episode streaming accompanied by
> weekly "wine time" segments featuring Molly Shannon and Selma Blair as
> their characters discuss the week in pop-culture, fa****on and
> neighborhood gossip, beauty Q & A and Kim dating profiles powered by
> myNBC.
>
> "Kings" Digital features will include city sites for ****loh, Gilboah
> and Gath, creating a deeper experience for the user. Additionally,
> viewers will find videos about the King's ascension to power, a family
> history expose and full streaming episodes.
>
> "Knight Rider" Fans of the show will find a "KITT" My Ride feature,
> weekly KITT voicemails to mobile subscribers, talking KITT e-cards and
> streaming full episodes.
>
> "The Last Templar" -- Digital features will include a Guide to the
> Templars, Making Of video pieces, interactive decoder games and full
> streaming episodes.
>
> "Merlin" Digital features will include Merlin's diary and Spells for
> Everyday Life.
>
> "My Own Worst Enemy" New content features will include an alter ego
> game, dossiers on sup****ting characters, an archive of Edward and
> Henry video messages to each other and a split site (suburbs v.
> international intrigue).
>
> "The Philanthropist" In addition to full streaming episodes, users
> will find Giving Back tips, Teddy's Lifestyle game and money tracker
> files.
>
> "Crusoe" Digital features will include extended flashback scenes, an
> interactive adventure game, Crusoe's diary and full episode streaming.
>
> "Shark Taggers" Fans will be able to meet the taggers through video
> profiles, interact with a Tag the Shark game and watch deleted scenes.
>
> "XIII" Digital features will include interactive mobile events synched
> to the live broadcast and full episode streaming.
>
> In response to an evolving media marketplace and the changing needs of
> its advertisers, NBC Universal has created a more innovative,
> client-centric approach to its traditional Upfront presentation. It
> will include the announcement of a year-round programming schedule in
> April; a series of one-on-one client meetings in New York, Los Angeles
> and Chicago; and a spotlight event on May 12 that will showcase the
> full scale of the NBCU offerings in a unique, multi-media, interactive
> environment that will allow advertisers to experience the broad
> spectrum of marketing op****tunities available within the company. The
> new Upfront process allows NBCU to continue its 'customer-first'
> approach, while working to create new advertising models, define more
> effective metrics and provide a better return on its clients'
> investments.
Yet they won't deal with Dimension Films to show and/or release The Six
Million Dollar Man/classic Bionic Woman on DVD here in the US!
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