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NBC News has acquired Stringwire, a live-video service that combines live streaming with social media. During Hurricane Sandy, the service generated striking eyewitness footage of the storm and its aftermath. “For breaking news and stories that have a real-time visual component, Stringwire’s services provide the ability to recruit and direct contributors based on geographical location through Twitter, and to instantly access live footage,” said NBC in a statement. Aside from founder Phil Gorman‘s use of Stringwire during Sandy and the Kenyan elections, “NBC News will be the first media organization to use the technology for live event coverage,” said NBC. Groman is onboard as product lead.
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Lisa Oz – radio host, best-selling author and wife of Dr. Mehmet Oz is set to host a primetime health and wellness talker on Veria Living Network next month. But viewers can get a sneak peek tonight at 9p. “The show taps into Lisa’s passion,” Elizabeth Jane Browde, senior vp of programming at Veria Living, tells Cynopsis. “This is a subject matter that is so a part of who she is and that is going to pop off the screen.” Mrs. Oz’s show formally bows on Monday, September 16 at 8p.
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There might not be a happy ending, but at least fans will find out what would have happened had Showtime not shut down The Borgias after three seasons. The net announced that creator Neil Jordan‘s script for a two-hour finale for the Jeremy Irons-led series, originally planned for four seasons, has been turned into an e-book, available this week from major e-tailers.
(Source: Cynopsis)
CBS/Time Warner Cable standoff over carriage contracts drags on (CBS went dark for about three million TWC customers on August 2), the cable company is issuing credits for Showtime and The Movie Channel subscribers, but is still refusing credit for CBS. It is part of the basic programming package, and the “pieces of that package change from time to time – sometimes we add channels, sometimes we drop them,” a TWC rep has said.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The Office alum Angela Kinsey will play a snooty teacher unimpressed by adorable Jess on New Girl. Season three of the FOX sitcom premieres Tuesday, September 17 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Allie Gonino (The Lying Game) has been cast in Sundance Channel‘s six-ep drama, The Red Road.
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Bad does good: The first of AMC‘s final Breaking Bad episodes drew a series-high 5.9 million viewers on Sunday night, a 102% increase over last summer’s season five premiere. A18-49 delivered a solid 3.6 million.
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