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http://www.techcrunch.com [Techcrunch] The race to put TV on the internet continues with an announcement today from NBC that all of their new prime time shows will stream for free this fall. Each show will have a cast member, creator or producer “host a live blog immediately after the premiere episode,” according to the episode.

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http://www.digitaltv-weblog.com [Digitaltv-weblog.com] The Digital TV Weblog: NBC uses iTunes to promote new show: Streaming Media West 2006 Conference & Exhibition, Oct 31-Nov 2, 2006, San Jose McEnery Convention Center, San Jose, CA

[Pulverblog.pulver.com] The Jeff Pulver Blog: Jeff's Quick Guide to TV on the Net (TV/IP): In gearing up for the Fall Video on the Net Conference, I've been exploring recent developments in both the "video on the Net" space, and what I am terming the "tv on the Net" space. It turns out that there really has been a paradigm shift in the way in which "tv", not just "video", is being delivered.

Blogmaverick.com[Blogmaverick.com] How Bob Iger Saved Network TV - Blog Maverick: Its not inconceivable that just as DVDs have surpassed box office in revenues and the theatrical release has become a commercial for the DVD sale, the network TV broadcast could become the commercial for the download sale.  I dont see download sales surpassing advertising revenue, but I do see it as likely that the download sales could more than compensate for any advertising market weakness brought on by ratings erosion and / or changes in how ads are delivered on TV.

[Creativevoices.typepad.com] Center for Creative Voices in Media Blog: Television: We call on the FCC to pass meaningful public interest obligations for broadcasters as they enter the digital age. And we insist that in this process, unlike last year's media ownership debacle, the public have real input into the process of determining the crucial question of what constitutes the "public interest."

[Kinnon.tv] achievable ends: Frightened TV Execs, Apple & IPTV: Don’t be surprised if there's an HDMI connector on the back - so you can hook up 5.1 digital surround audio and high definition digital video to your new HDTV. iTunes will not deliver all the content to your media player - but Jobs will definitely be a major provider of content in the IPTV world - the small videos in his iTunes store are only the first steps.

http://www.bigblueball.com/forums [BigBlueBall Forums - Powered by vBulletin] NBC to put primetime online for free: Does this mean a live chat or several blog posts with comments enabled and responded to? One way or the other, it’s an interesting attempt to turn a streaming broadcast into a public event.

Policy Blog | Public Knowledgehttp://www.publicknowledge.org [Policy Blog | Public Knowledge] Are gaming consoles the new backdoor for IPTV?: NBC Universal thought out-of-the-box (no pun intended) to focus on the gaming community, and worked a deal with Microsoft to distribute a catch-up episode to a target audience before season three of BSG begins (btw: I can’t wait!)

[ Home Design | Architecture | Construction | Property | Decoration | Jogja] Internet broadcasts expand viewing options: Media experts say television broadcast over the Internet promises a huge variety of small-audience programming that might include high school athletic contests, personalized business news and very low-budget independent films. What’s more, it’ll all be viewable on demand on TVs, PCs, iPods or cell phones.

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