Showtime Programs Previewed on Yahoo!

Yahoo! TV and Showtime Networks have agreed to provide free previews of Showtime programs on the Yahoo! TV site. From Oct. 6 through 13, Yahoo! TV will feature selected episodes of Showtime's original series, including "Weeds," "Dexter," "Sleeper Cell" and "The L Word." Users will also get a first look from the new

Author:: TVTechnology
Publish date:: Oct 5, 2006

Yahoo! TV and Showtime Networks have agreed to provide free previews of Showtime programs on the Yahoo! TV site.

From Oct. 6 through 13, Yahoo! TV will feature selected episodes of Showtime's original series, including "Weeds," "Dexter," "Sleeper Cell" and "The L Word."

Users will also get a first look from the newest Showtime original series, "The Tudors," currently in production in Ireland and will debut in 2007. Yahoo! TV will also stream a variety of the cable network's other programming, including boxing and features.

"Yahoo! TV's online experience and their audience are great subscriber acquisition and program sampling opportunities for Showtime", said Len Fogge, Showtime executive vice president of creative marketing, research and digital media.

Showtime’s application uses Transpera’s ad platform, which will provide additional revenue.

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Showtime Networks Inc. has released a full episode of “The Tudors” with over 60 multiplatform partners as part of the network’s launch campaign of the second season of the series, which premiered March 30.

Yahoo! already distributes NBC, FOX and more than 15 cable networks.

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