Jeff Pfeiffer, Author at StayTuned Magazine

Networks launch apps for iPad

April 2, 2010 Jeff Pfeiffer

The buzz and excitement continues to build over Apple’s launch of its new iPad tomorrow. Several networks are already touting the apps that they are making available for this latest must-have device. ABC, Disney & ESPN * ABC will have an ABC Player app that enables users to watch full episodes of ABC programming on their iPad. The app will also allow iPad users to purchase downloads of episodes from iTunes. The ABC.com site has also been optimized for the iPad, complete with full functionality for all of its features. For more details and a demo of the ABC Player […]

GolTV seeks the next big soccer star

April 1, 2010 Jeff Pfeiffer

From GolTV: MIAMI – April 1, 2010 — GolTV, the nation’s only independent bilingual channel delivering the most sought-after international fútbol, has secured exclusive U.S. TV rights for the first international soccer reality TV series Soccer Aces. All contestants will be judged by soccer legends Zinedine Zidane and Enzo Francescoli. Soccer Aces will travel the world to give up-and-coming soccer players a shot at the big leagues. The show will hold its only U.S. tryout in Houston on April 10 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Houston Baptist University.

“Simpsons” desktop app available for April Fool’s Day

March 31, 2010 Jeff Pfeiffer

From FOX: Just in time for April Fool’s Day, Simpsons fans have the chance to pull the ultimate Bart-worthy pranks on their friends through The Simpsons Unleashed! desktop application available for download at www.thesimpsons.com. This free desktop app allows The Simpsons to invade your computer screen with irreverent humor and high jinks, as well as the latest news and updates on all things Simpsons. Powered by Adobe® AIR®, The Simpsons Unleashed! gives fans the chance to engage with The Simpsons like never before while interacting with their Facebook friends. After downloading the app, fans can compete against each other to […]

MySpace hosts open casting call for “Glee”

March 30, 2010 Jeff Pfeiffer

From FOX: Attention all GLEEks, the opportunity of a lifetime is coming your way! Glee‘s executive producers are holding a nationwide online casting search for fresh, young, talented performers to fill new roles that will be featured during the show’s second season. Beginning March 30, amateur and professional performers between the ages of 16 and 26 will have the opportunity to submit an audition video exclusively on MySpace at myspace.com/gleeauditions.

PBS is first major broadcaster to debut full-length doc on Facebook

March 15, 2010 Jeff Pfeiffer

From PBS: American Experience will host a premiere broadcast of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival Closing Night Film, Earth Days, from acclaimed documentarian Robert Stone on Facebook Platform. The 102-minute film honors the origins of the first Earth Day, which took place 40 years ago this April. The online screening, scheduled for Sunday, April 11 at 8:00 p.m ET, represents the first time a major broadcaster has premiered a full-length documentary on Facebook Platform ahead of its national broadcast. Earth Days is scheduled on the PBS series American Experience on Monday, April 19 at 9 p.m.

Military Channel to present Viewer’s Choice Month in April

March 11, 2010 Jeff Pfeiffer

From Military Channel: MILITARY CHANNEL SALUTES LOYAL AUDIENCES WITH FIRST EVER VIEWER’S CHOICE MONTH – Military Channel’s Online Polls Open Thursday, March 11 for the “Battle of the Branches” Pitting the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard Against Each Other – (Silver Spring, MD) – This April, Military Channel is putting its viewers at the top of the chain of command for the network’s first ever VIEWER’S CHOICE MONTH. Every Thursday night’s primetime lineup in April will be chosen by the Military Channel fans, appointing them “programmers-in-chief” of the network. Each week plays host to a particular genre […]

“Mad Men” Barbie dolls planned

March 10, 2010 Jeff Pfeiffer

From AMC: March 10, 2010 – New York, NY – Mattel, Inc., Lionsgate, and AMC announced today the launch of four Barbie® Collector Mad Men dolls available to consumers July 2010. Designed by Barbie designer Robert Best, the Mad Men Barbie doll line features key players from the Sterling Cooper Advertising Agency: creative director and leading man Don Draper; his wife Betty Draper; Sterling Cooper partner Roger Sterling; and bombshell office manager Joan Holloway. Today’s announcement marks the first licensed doll line in the Barbie Fashion Model Collection, a signature silkstone collection within the Barbie brand known for featuring couture […]

Will you give a rose to the “Bachelor” video game?

March 5, 2010 Jeff Pfeiffer

By Jeff Pfeiffer It might not be the most unlikely TV show-to-video game adaptation I’ve seen (that distinction probably still falls to the Atari 2600 version of M*A*S*H), but it’s up there. This July, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is releasing a game based on ABC’s The Bachelor for Wii and Nintendo DS. Just like on the show, you vie for the affections of one of the hot Bachelors or Bachelorettes (five of the real-life Bachelors and Bachelorettes from the series will be featured in the game, including the recently married Jason Mesnick, who ends up looking a little like Barack […]

E! auctions celeb autographs, photos for Haitian and Chilean relief efforts

March 4, 2010 Jeff Pfeiffer

From E!: Los Angeles, CA, March 4, 2010 – E! Entertainment Television announces “Autographs to Help Haiti,” the online charity auction that will support the large scale relief operations currently underway to aid the victims of the Haiti disaster. In addition, celebrity photos will be taken during E!’s Live From the Red Carpet coverage at this year’s Academy Awards and these framed pieces will be auctioned off to help those in Chile. E!’s Live From The Red Carpet has featured a signature camera for the last two years, and this year those signatures are being put to good use with […]

MGM HD ’80s movie marathon promotes “Hot Tub Time Machine”

March 3, 2010 Jeff Pfeiffer

LOS ANGELES, CA – March 3, 2010 – To celebrate the upcoming MGM release of Hot Tub Time Machine (in theaters March 26), the studio’s high-definition (HD) channel MGM HD will transport its viewers back to the ’80s with a special “HD Time Machine” marathon. Beginning Friday, March 19, movie fans can take in a three-night primetime lineup of movies that truly define the fun and fads of the decade. The lineup’s centerpiece is the world HD premiere of Class, the 1983 hit that marked the on-screen debut of Hot Tub Time Machine star John Cusack. Shown in crystal-clear HD […]