The season debuts of NBC's "Knight Rider," "Lipstick Jungle," "Chuck," "Life" and "30 Rock" all are set to roll out on Hulu a week before their network TV broadcasts. "Knight Rider" should draw the most attention, as it's a true series premiere. Expectations for the updated tribute to man-car love are kind of low coming off the poorly received … [Read more...]
Barack Obama: Live on NBC, somehow
Time for the thanks of a grateful nation to go to the Peacock Network and Jeff Zucker, the president and CEO of NBC Universal. Despite great temptation, Zucker and Co. decided not to tape delay Barack Obama's historic nomination speech for West Coast viewers. Sure, NBC could have just plastered a "Live" notice on the delayed broadcast -- … [Read more...]
Olympics online video: Forget it, Mac
NBC has gone live with its "Olympics on the Go" online video service, now active with footage from the Games' trials. I eagerly called up the site, now up at TV Tonic's Olympic page, hoping to find the promised "near HD"-quality video, delivered via files that download semi-automatically onto the computer. Forget it, Mac. Basically, you … [Read more...]
NFL stream leads to all-access future
The NFL and NBC's decision to start streaming their Sunday Night Football games signals an inevitable future: 100% free Internet access of all pro matchups. The league and network confirmed Monday that the "Sunday Night Football Extra" project begins Sept. 4 (a Thursday) on NFL.com and NBCSports.com. The season-long freebie -- supported by ads … [Read more...]
‘Gossip Girl’ streaming back, in full
Un-gag me with a spoon. "Gossip Girl" officially is returning to online video, with full episodes expected to resume streaming for the new season. Reports in TV Week and the New York Times cited network president Dawn Ostroff as saying the ban on full episodes of "Gossip Girl" would be lifted (paying customers had access via the usual online … [Read more...]
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