NBC, Samsung team for multi-platform digital series

NBC Universal Digital Studio announced an agreement with Samsung Electronics to launch FCU: Fact Checkers Unit, a multi-platform digital series spotlighting the manufacturer's Android-powered Galaxy S smartphone. Depicting the misadventures of a pair of fact checkers employed by a fictional entertainment magazine, the six-episode FCU will be available across mobile, broadband and video-on-demand platforms worldwide; NBC Universal will promote the program via advertisements on broadcast networks including NBC and Syfy. MediaPost News reports FCU will feature guest stars including Luke Perry, Alex Trebek and Jon Heder, adding the fact-checker characters will rely on their Android devices to navigate their way to celebrities' homes and look up photos and related content.

For more on FCU: Fact Checkers Unit:
- read this MediaPost News article

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