New York - Vuguru, the entertainment studio founded by former Disney head Michael Eisner, has teamed with Cyber Group Animation and Big Fantastic to create 50 two-minute webisodes based on author Robin Cook's forthcoming novel, "Foreign Body," the New York Post reports. The ad-supported webisodes will debut weekly beginning on May 27, leading up to the book's release on Aug. 5. "This is a whole new way to get an audience that's not reading as much as they did in the past to get to know the characters in a novel," Eisner told the New York Post. "Hopefully they'll get attached enough to go out and buy the book." Vuguru also developed the "Prom Queen" Web series.

Los Angeles - Vuguru, the media firm founded by former Disney head Michael Eisner, has signed deals to expand distribution of the spinoff to its original online series "Prom Queen" to a range of new video-sharing sites, Variety reported. In addition to MySpace, YouTube, Veoh and Verizon's V CAST, "Prom Queen: Summer Heat" will now also be offered via Bebo, Revver, Blinkx, Imeem, VideoEgg and StarStyle.com.

Beverly Hills, Calif. - Vuguru, former Disney head Michael Eisner's new independent media studio, said on Wednesday that it has teamed with Dinosaur Diorama Productions, creators of the Web series "The Burg," to produce Vuguru's second original Web series, a follow-up to their Emmy-nominated "Prom Queen." Currently in pre-production, "The All-For-Nots" is a comedy that follows a documentary crew filming a fictional indie rock band called The All-For-Nots, as they travel the U.S. on an under-funded and poorly planned tour.

Los Angeles - Vuguru, the independent production studio recently launched by former Disney CEO Michael Eisner, on Thursday announced a deal with News Corp.'s MySpace to debut its "Prom Queen" online series exclusively on the social network.

Beverly Hills, Calif. - The Tornante Company, a venture founded in 2005 by former Disney CEO Michael Eisner, announced on Monday the formation of Vuguru, an independent studio that will produce and distribute original content for the Internet and emerging digital platforms.