New York - Marc Ecko Entertainment, the fashion designer's video game studio, on Wednesday announced a deal with CBS-owned (NYSE: CBS) Showtime Networks, to develop a game based on the cable network's "Dexter" series. The companies say they are currently in talks with a handful of development studios about the project. Ecko's other major game release was the graffiti-based title "Getting Up."

Los Angeles - OurChart.com, a social networking site for lesbians, announced on Thursday that it will host an exclusive online premiere of the fifth season of Showtime Networks' original series "The L Word" on Dec. 30, a week before its broadcast premiere. Los Angeles-based OurChart.com, which was founded by former RIAA head Hilary Rosen, is a joint venture with Showtime parent company CBS (NYSE: CBS).

New York - CBS-owned cable TV outlet Showtime Networks said this week that it will release a series of song samplers from in its upcoming series "Californication," starring David Duchovny, exclusively on Apple's iTunes Store. The $7.92 "track packs," each of which will feature eight songs, will be released after every four new episodes of the series are aired. The first track pack features songs from artists including the Rolling Stones, Peeping Tom, Paul Oakenfold and My Morning Jacket.

Los Gatos, Calif. - Online DVD rental service Netflix announced on Monday that it has partnered with CBS Corp.'s Showtime Networks, on a marketing promotion that will let Netflix subscribers watch the upcoming series "Californication" three weeks prior to its premiere on Showtime. The first episode of the comedy series, which stars David Duchovny and is set to debut on Showtime on Aug. 13, will be offered both on DVD, and via Netflix's WatchNow video-on-demand service on its website.