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******* to launch ‘proper’ TV channels
******* is finalising contracts for the first of more than a dozen ‘channels’ featuring regularly scheduled content on broad themes such as fashion and sports, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
******* has requested some content for the channels within the next 60 days, according to people familiar with the situation, as it considers a launch in early 2012.
“We don’t comment on rumour or speculation,” a ****** spokesperson said, to no one’s surprise. However, since the beginning of the year, ******* has been trying to beef up its professionally produced content with the introduction of ******* Live TV and a limited number of deals for feature-length videos. The video site has also commissioned producer to make content especially for *******.
Broadband TV Views: At the moment, movies and TV series are mainly distributed by sites such as Hulu, Hulu Plus, Netflix, Amazon and Blockbuster streaming. While ******* may be by far the best watched video site, it is still dominated by ‘silly videos’, despite earlier deals with the BBC and Channel 4.
******, *******’s owner, has been unsuccessful in trying to establish ****** TV as a serious competitor to regular broadcast TV and beefing up the content in ******* might be another way of getting there.
****** is also among the bidders for Hulu, along with Dish Network, who recently launched the new Blockbuster Movie Pass service.
******* has requested some content for the channels within the next 60 days, according to people familiar with the situation, as it considers a launch in early 2012.
“We don’t comment on rumour or speculation,” a ****** spokesperson said, to no one’s surprise. However, since the beginning of the year, ******* has been trying to beef up its professionally produced content with the introduction of ******* Live TV and a limited number of deals for feature-length videos. The video site has also commissioned producer to make content especially for *******.
Broadband TV Views: At the moment, movies and TV series are mainly distributed by sites such as Hulu, Hulu Plus, Netflix, Amazon and Blockbuster streaming. While ******* may be by far the best watched video site, it is still dominated by ‘silly videos’, despite earlier deals with the BBC and Channel 4.
******, *******’s owner, has been unsuccessful in trying to establish ****** TV as a serious competitor to regular broadcast TV and beefing up the content in ******* might be another way of getting there.
****** is also among the bidders for Hulu, along with Dish Network, who recently launched the new Blockbuster Movie Pass service.
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