I always dug "The Gong Show," but never had much use for the excitable Fox franchise "American Idol." Man, one Whitney Houston in this world is enough. And why are the hipster contestants always dorks when you get to know them? So the news that the iTunes Store has opened an "American Idol" wing could find a better publicity outlet than this … [Read more...]
Writers get their online video share
Hollywood's writers have won a piece of action in the coming boom for movies and TV shows online. Assuming there is a boom. Their union early Saturday secured a percentage deal for revenues from online distribution of TV shows and films, starting in the third and final year of a new contract. For years 1 and 2, writers will get $1,200-plus as a … [Read more...]
NBC, Fox shows to Veoh, MSN
NBC and Fox videos are popping up everywhere, it seems. Veoh just embedded content from Hulu, the NBC Universal-News Corp. video site. Microsoft also did the Hulu, building a snazzy MSN Video Guide with full episodes, not just those worthless 15-minute previews. Veoh and MSN both have CBS as well. So Veoh urges us to "catch the shows you know … [Read more...]
Next-day ‘Heroes’ going to Netflix VOD
Netflix has grabbed exclusive streaming VOD rights to NBC's superhero hit "Heroes." Customers of the online rental pioneer will be able to watch the show the day after the network's broadcast. NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution also cut deals with G4 and Mojo as the off-network cable sources for "Heroes."Netflix's online video … [Read more...]
Brit broadcasters colonize video site
The trinity of British broadcasting -- the BBC, Channel 4 and ITV -- said Tuesday that their collaborative online video site is becoming reality, set to debut in 2008. The partners said Kangaroo (the working title) "will work independently as an aggregator of both joint venture partners and third-party content. "The video-on-demand service … [Read more...]
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