MUMBAI: US media conglomerate Viacom‘s subsidiary Showtime has ordered two more seasons of its drama series ‘Dexter‘, starring Michael C Hall.

The announcement was made by Showtime Networks president of entertainment David Nevins. On the heels of Hall and Showtime closing a new, two season deal for Hall to return to the series, production will begin on season seven in 2012 in Los Angeles. Seasons seven and eight will consist of 12 episodes each.

Nevins said, "Dexter‘s enormous success is a real tribute to the great achievements of its cast, producers, and the powerhouse performance of Michael C Hall. The series is bigger than it‘s ever been in its sixth season, both in terms of audience and its impact on the cultural landscape. Together with Michael, the creative team on the show has a very clear sense of where they intend to take the show over the next two seasons and, as a huge fan, I‘m excited to watch the story of Dexter Morgan play out."

Hall said, "On behalf of the entire ‘Dexter‘ family, we relish the invitation to delve ever deeper into Dexter‘s world."

Dexter stars Hall, who plays a complicated and conflicted blood-spatter expert for the Miami police department, who moonlights as a serial killer.

MUMBAI: US sports broadcaster Fox Sports has sued the baseball team Los Angeles Dodgers over the proposed television rights sale.

In the filing, Fox Sports Net West asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to reject any proposed sale of the Dodgers? television rights that does not abide by the terms of the current contract.

Fox retains exclusive negotiating rights through November 2012, as well as the right to match any other offer under that contract. Fox is looking for damages and has also accused the Dodgers of sharing confidential broadcast rights information.

Earlier the Dodgers had filed for bankruptcy in June after Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig named a monitor to oversee the team?s day-to-day operations and rejected a proposed television- rights deal with Fox Sports.

In June, The Los Angeles Dodgers had blamed Major League Baseball for rejecting a television deal that would have given the baseball team cash.

The filing marked an attempt by Dodgers owner Frank McCourt to prevent the league and MLB Commissioner Bud Selig from seizing the team, which McCourt had bought back in 2004.