Best Buy's Geek Squad to underwrite new TV series

MINNEAPOLIS Best Buy's Geek Squad tech support task force announced that it has become the founding underwriter for the upcoming Make: television series, now being produced by tpt National Productions. Episodes of Make: are currently in production, with the series set to premier throughout the U.S. on Public Television stations and online at www.makezine.tv in January 2009.

The program will give Makers credit for their great work and provide inspiration to continue. Each week will feature “how to” projects, studies of the Web’s most fascinating work, profiles of some of the best-known Makers, videos submitted by viewers and much more.

“The Maker Movement continues to take great strides in popularity and significance,” said Richard Hudson, series executive producer of Make:. “Having both the ideological and financial backing of Geek Squad allows us to keep pushing and innovating. We couldn’t be happier to launch Make:.”