TV/Innernetz Nooz
Jul. 5th, 2007 09:09 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
40cakes- New Line Cinema is getting in bed with HBO on "Sex and the City." After much foreplay, the movie version of the long-running HBO series is gearing for a fall start, with New Line near a deal to finance and distribute. Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon are all set to reprise their roles, with longtime exec producer Michael Patrick King directing a script he wrote.
- eBay launched the classified site Kijiji in the U.S. as a direct competitor to the ubiquitous Craigslist. It's a little snazzier than its text-only predecessor, allowing users to target searches also by state and zip code, but it essentially does the same thing. Kijiji was originally launched overseas in February 2005 and maintains classified sites throughout Europe and Canada. As of now it is a standalone site, with no direct links or reference to it on eBay.com. eBay is not the first to try to challenge Craigslist's dominance in a space it says it occupies for altruistic reasons. Microsoft soft-launched a site called Expo last year but abandoned the project after very little promotional effort. Yet Craigslist's success is eBay's gain, as it still owns the 25% of the company it bought from a former employee in 2004.
- Under a new partnership between JetBlue Airways Corporation and Fox, JetBlue is now the "official airline of Springfield," as part of the support for Fox's upcoming The Simpsons Movie, opening July 24, 2007. But this isn't just a name folks, JetBlue has outfitted its first specialty aircraft that has been named "Woo-Hoo, JetBlue" and sports a picture of Homer Simpson, meanwhile inside passengers can watch continuous Simpson's episodes in-flight on the Fox channel. The deal also includes a Simpsons Sweepstakes (http://www.jetblue.com/simpsons) for its TrueBlue frequent flyer members.
- Reportedly in talks to join the ranks at ABC's Desperate Housewives is Dana Delaney, who would play a character moving onto Wisteria Lane with her young daughter and decidedly younger husband. In the role of the daughter - Lyndsy Fonseca; and as the young husband - Nathan Fillion.
And for the bookies (book-readers, not illegal gamblers) on my flist:
- BookSwim
What: The Netflix for readers lets you rent books for as long as you want (no late fees) and send them back when you’re ready for more.
Why: Dive right in.
Where: Online at bookswim.com.
- eBay launched the classified site Kijiji in the U.S. as a direct competitor to the ubiquitous Craigslist. It's a little snazzier than its text-only predecessor, allowing users to target searches also by state and zip code, but it essentially does the same thing. Kijiji was originally launched overseas in February 2005 and maintains classified sites throughout Europe and Canada. As of now it is a standalone site, with no direct links or reference to it on eBay.com. eBay is not the first to try to challenge Craigslist's dominance in a space it says it occupies for altruistic reasons. Microsoft soft-launched a site called Expo last year but abandoned the project after very little promotional effort. Yet Craigslist's success is eBay's gain, as it still owns the 25% of the company it bought from a former employee in 2004.
- Under a new partnership between JetBlue Airways Corporation and Fox, JetBlue is now the "official airline of Springfield," as part of the support for Fox's upcoming The Simpsons Movie, opening July 24, 2007. But this isn't just a name folks, JetBlue has outfitted its first specialty aircraft that has been named "Woo-Hoo, JetBlue" and sports a picture of Homer Simpson, meanwhile inside passengers can watch continuous Simpson's episodes in-flight on the Fox channel. The deal also includes a Simpsons Sweepstakes (http://www.jetblue.com/simpsons) for its TrueBlue frequent flyer members.
- Reportedly in talks to join the ranks at ABC's Desperate Housewives is Dana Delaney, who would play a character moving onto Wisteria Lane with her young daughter and decidedly younger husband. In the role of the daughter - Lyndsy Fonseca; and as the young husband - Nathan Fillion.
And for the bookies (book-readers, not illegal gamblers) on my flist:
- BookSwim
What: The Netflix for readers lets you rent books for as long as you want (no late fees) and send them back when you’re ready for more.
Why: Dive right in.
Where: Online at bookswim.com.
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