'Hollyoaks' launches soap within a soap
Published Friday, Aug 1 2008, 09:59 BST | By Simon Reynolds
Hollyoaks will launch on online soap entitled Runners, reports the BBC.
The show focuses on a group of students who work as runners in the fashion and entertainment industry.
Runners will be promoted through Hollyoaks by having characters on the Channel 4 soap discuss and watch clips of the show.
Three-minute episodes of Runners will be shown daily on the Hollyoaks website, Bebo, MSN Messenger TV, Facebook and iTunes. A 15-minute version of the weeks' shows are also expected to be screened on T4 after the Hollyoaks omnibus.
The London-based web programme will debut early next year.
The show focuses on a group of students who work as runners in the fashion and entertainment industry.
Runners will be promoted through Hollyoaks by having characters on the Channel 4 soap discuss and watch clips of the show.
Three-minute episodes of Runners will be shown daily on the Hollyoaks website, Bebo, MSN Messenger TV, Facebook and iTunes. A 15-minute version of the weeks' shows are also expected to be screened on T4 after the Hollyoaks omnibus.
The London-based web programme will debut early next year.
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