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TV networks decide the net works after all
- 23 Mar 07, 04:33 PM
and , two major US TV networks, have announced that they are to jointly launch a website for delivery of their programmes.
Popular TV shows like 24, and House, as well as films like The Devil Wears Prada will be available on the website.
Fox have tentatively tested the water of TV on Demand by delivering programs like Prison Break on the social networking website and it had been thought that they were rather lukewarm about the delivery of content online. But with YouTube having over 100,000 videos of 's programmes on their site, leading the programme maker to launch a , Fox and NBC Universal have become converts. By having their own website, they have control of how their programmes are presented and delivered – as well as the profit. Viacom themselves have recently decided to provide programmes to , a TV on Demand service currently in beta testing.
We did take a look at some of the programming delivered on MySpace some time ago, and found that the controls weren’t especially accessible, and that the programming lacked closed captioning and other accessibility features. Hopefully, when it comes to launching their own website, Fox and NBC Universal will have learned the lessons from that experience.
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