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MEDIA ALERT - CLAIRE DANES TO STAR IN 'HOMELAND'
MEDIA ALERT CLAIRE DANES TO STAR IN HOMELAND EMMY® WINNER RETURNS TO SERIES TELEVISION ON SHOWTIME FIRST PROJECT GREENLIT BY SHOWTIME PRESIDENT OF ENTERTAINMENT DAVID NEVINS Emmy® Award winner Claire Danes (Temple Grandin) has just signed on to star in HOMELAND, a new one-hour drama pilot from the Emmy® Award winning executive producers of 24, it was announced by Showtime President of Entertainment David Nevins. A production of FOX 21, the series is loosely based on Gideon Raff’s Israeli television series “Prisoners of War.” Set to begin production in January of 2011, t...
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SHOWTIME ANNOUNCES "SHOWTIME ANYTIME"
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SHOWTIME ANNOUNCES "SHOWTIME ANYTIME™," THE NETWORK'S new authenticated broadband SERVICE Comcast Customers Can Access SHOWTIME Series, Sports, Movies And Specials Now Through Xfinity TV SHOWTIME® Subscribers Can Now Watch Programming Online NEW YORK – October 27, 2010 – Showtime Networks has launched Showtime Anytime, a new, broadband video-streaming service that will be free to SHOWTIME subscribers through the network's cable, satellite and telco affiliates. Showtime Anytime gives subscribers the flexibility to watch more than 400 hours of the netwo...
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MEDIA ALERT: A CAPITAL IN CRISIS: SHOWTIME DOCUMENTARY 'THE OTHER CITY' EXPLORES THE HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
MEDIA ALERT A CAPITAL IN CRISIS: SHOWTIME® DOCUMENTARY “THE OTHER CITY” EXPLORES THE HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC IN WASHINGTON D.C. To Premiere In Honor of World AIDS Day Wednesday, December 1st at 7:30 PM ET/PT LOS ANGELES, CA – (October 27, 2010) – Washington D.C. is a place where power and policy intersect, yet in the shadows of the U.S. Capitol lies the reality of a very different city – a city visitors rarely see. Last year, it was reported that 3% of Washington D.C.’s residents are living with HIV or AIDS. How does the capital of the most powerful country in the world become the h...
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MEDIA ALERT: SHOWTIME LAUNCHES SECOND SEASON OF 'DEXTER' EARLY CUTS
MEDIA ALERT SHOWTIME LAUNCHES SECOND SEASON OF Dexter Early Cuts Web Series Illustrated By Bill Sienkiewicz And David Mack Live On SHO.com NEW YORK, NY – October 25, 2010 – SHOWTIME has launched the second season of its animated webisode series Dexter Early Cuts: Dark Echo, available online now on sho.com/earlycuts. The web series, drawn by award-winning illustrator Bill Sienkiewicz ("Batman," "Superman" and "X-Men" comics/"The Dark Knight"), notable comic book illustrator David Mack ("Daredevil," "Kabuki") and voiced by series star and executive producer Michael C. Hall, gives...
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SHOWTIME LAUNCHES FIRST EVER PREVIEW APP GIVING NON-SUBSCRIBERS ACCESS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SHOWTIME LAUNCHES FIRST EVER PREVIEW APP GIVING NON-SUBSCRIBERS ACCESS TO THE NETWORK WITH A CLICK OF THE REMOTE New ITV App Will Be Available Nationwide To All Verizon FIOS TV Customers NEW YORK, NY (October 18, 2010) – Showtime Networks has launched an interactive application that allows non-subscribers to sample the network's award-winning programming and enables them to instantly upgrade to Showtime with a click of the remote. The SHOWTIME Preview Application is available now nationwide to all customers of Verizon FiOS TV. Tran...
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SHOWTIME RENEWS 'THE REAL L WORD"
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SHOWTIME® RENEWS “THE REAL L WORD” Production On Season Two Begins This Year LOS ANGELES, CA (October 6, 2010) – SHOWTIME has announced the second season pick-up of its groundbreaking lesbian reality series THE REAL L WORD. Season two will consist of nine episodes and follow a group of intriguing women – some returning and some new – as they share their personal stories at work and play, in the Los Angeles lesbian scene – all uncut and uncensored. Casting for the new members is set to begin this week and production will begin later this year. “I'm thrill...
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MEDIA ALERT: BIGGEST SUNDAY EVER ON SHOWTIME
-- MEDIA ALERT -- BIGGEST SUNDAY EVER ON SHOWTIME! SHAMELESS, EPISODES & CALIFORNICATION To Premiere January 9th Cable Premiere of TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON to Debut January 8th LOS ANGELES, CA – (September 22, 2010) – SHOWTIME® will ring in the New Year in a most spectacular way with an exciting triple-header premiere night – Sunday, January 9, 2011 -- of provocative, can’t-miss programming, including new drama series SHAMELESS (10p) with William H. Macy and Emmy Rossum; new comedy series EPISODES (9:30p), starring Matt LeBlanc; and the fourth season premiere of the hit com...
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EMMANUELLE CHRIQUI TO GUEST STAR IN NEW EPIC DRAMA 'THE BORGIAS,' PREMIERING IN SPRING
BEAUTY & “THE BORGIAS” EMMANUELLE CHRIQUI TO GUEST STAR IN NEW EPIC DRAMA SERIES, PREMIERING IN SPRING 2011 ON SHOWTIME® LOS ANGELES, CA – (September 22, 2010) – Emmanuelle Chriqui (Entourage) will guest star on the new SHOWTIME drama series THE BORGIAS in three episodes as “Sancia,” the beautiful and seductive Neapolitan princess who marries the Pope’s youngest son Joffre (Aidan Alexander), even though she has her eye on another Borgia brother. The series is headlined by Academy Award® winner Jeremy Irons and is currently shooting in Budapest for a Spring 2011 premiere. Emmanue...
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SHOWTIME PICKS UP NEW SEASONS OF 'THE BIG C' AND 'WEEDS'
MEDIA ALERT JUST TWO GOOD! SHOWTIME PICKS UP NEW SEASONS OF THE BIG C & WEEDS LOS ANGELES, CA – (September 20, 2010) – On the heels of record-breaking premiere night ratings for both original series, SHOWTIME has picked up new seasons of its hit comedies THE BIG C and WEEDS. Season 2 of THE BIG C (from Sony Pictures Television) and WEEDS (from Lionsgate) will premiere on the network in 2011. THE BIG C took the country by storm last month as more than 6.5 million people viewed the premiere episode across various platforms, making it the network’s highest-...