The Web series “Gemini Division” recently wrapped up its initial online run here in the United States, but it’s now rolling out in Australia online and on-air on the Sci Fi Channel there, one of many pending international premieres for the Rosario Dawson digital series. The launch of “Gemini Division...
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Even though NBC has been wracked by huge layoffs and a tanking economy, the network’s digital division will start shooting a pilot this week for an online late-night talk show, one of nine planned Web shows for 2009. And NBC isn’t the only network pursuing Web originals for the new year; CBS also is...
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While the prospect of an actors strike looms over Hollywood, most Web producers say their businesses will run as usual even if the Screen Actors Guild calls for a work stoppage. Most Web shows don’t rely on SAG labor, and those that do haven’t crossed a financial threshold where they must pay SAG actors...
Internet upstarts are learning an old television trick: Celebrity sells. When Sony-owned Crackle.com brings back Web sitcom “Mr. Deity” in the next few months, the show likely will feature some familiar faces. Like other online video sites, Crackle is trying to salt its shows with stars. When Crackle...
NBC’s high-profile Web series “Gemini Division” is technically in a “soft launch” until Labor Day, but the network already has stirred up a flurry of online buzz for the show. It raises the question as to whether buzz is enough to carry the show for the long haul. The bigger question is what “Gemini...
Traditional media companies are chasing Web hits just like the digital studios that have pioneered the genre. With ad dollars continuing to pour into online video, Hollywood is eager for a chunk of that market. Most estimates say consumers watch 10 billion videos online each month. Forrester Research...
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NBC said it plans to release the 50-episode Web series “Gemini Division” starting Aug. 18 on NBC.com, SciFi.com and GeminiDivision.com. Set five minutes in the future, the series stars Rosario Dawson as a New York City homicide detective. The Web series, which mixes animation and live-action, is one...