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"Hello, Hollywood. On the heels of the Foursquare-Bravo TV deal, news of several additional major media partnerships involving the location-based social networking app have dropped this evening.\nAccording to various reports, Zagat, Warner Bros., HBO, the History Channel and ExploreChicago have all been added to Foursquare's media and entertainment mix.  Here are the partnerships that appear to be live or coming very soon:\nZagat\n\nThe New York Times is reporting that Foursquare has signed a deal with trusted restaurant review service Zagat. Zagat's official Foursquare page is already live and includes official Zagat-rated tips and recommendations that users can add as to-dos to their Foursquare experience.\nZagat is calling the partnership \"Foodie Love,\" and there's even a new accompanying foodie badge.\u00A0Zagat.com is extending the partnership beyond Foursquare and starting a \"Meet the Mayor\" online interview series that will feature discussions with prominent Foursquare mayors.\nFoursquare's relationship with Zagat is clearly an answer to Yelp's introduction of check-ins, especially given the trusted and prestigious nature of Zagat content.\nWarner Bros.\n\nEarlier this evening we received some intel in our inbox about a Warner Bros. partnership with Foursquare around the studio's upcoming movie, Valentine's Day. Per Foursquare's other big media partners, the deal includes content in the form of tips and to-dos, but these are centered around romance and Valentine's Day activities. Of course, it wouldn't be Foursquare without a badge to go with the campaign.\nThe Valentine's Day Foursquare page includes text that reads, \"Visit and check-in on Foursquare at any of the locations on our Valentine's Day inspired list of the most romantic places in New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles and Boston to get a Valentine's Day badge! Then go see the movie, in theaters on February 12!\"\nHBO\n\nWe found HBO's Foursquare How to Make it in America page via AdAge. The series premieres on February 14, and although HBO isn't ready to go on the record about its Foursquare relationship, a page packed with show-related tips is already live. The deal appears to be structured in a similar fashion as the others, and includes the addition of show-specific badges for \"Culture, Living, Cocktails and Nightlife.\"\nThe idea seems to be that viewers can turn fiction into reality and live like the show's main characters, Ben and Cam, who are \"two enterprising Brooklyn twentysomethings hustl[ing] their way through New York City, determined to achieve the American Dream.\"\nMore Major Media Deals\n\n\n\n\nAdAge is also reporting that the History Channel is exploring similar options with Foursquare, and thanks to a tip sent in via e-mail, we uncovered an ExploreChicago page that is reminiscent of Metro News' relationship with the location-based game.\nExploreChicago happens to be Chicago's official tourism site, and the deal includes three Chicago-themed Foursquare badges (which we believe to be the ones above) that users can unlock by checking-in across the city.\nImage courtesy of iStockphoto, janrysavy"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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