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Report: Cable Firm, Networks in Talks on Top 20 TV Show VOD Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 27, 2006 - 11:58am.
New York - The New York Times reported on Monday that Time Warner Cable, the nation's second-largest cable TV provider, is in talks with the major TV networks on a service that would offer the top 20 network TV shows as rated by Nielsen through a video-on-demand service. Time Warner Cable spokesman Mark Harrad confirmed that talks on the service were underway with CBS, ABC, Fox and NBC, but still in early stages. "There have been high-level discussions, but no definitive decisions or deals," Harrad told The Times. The service would offer a changing lineup of the current top 20 TV shows, to be available for an as-yet-undetermined length of time, through an on-demand service that would cost Time Warner Cable subscribers an extra $10 per month. Pay-TV providers such as HBO and Showtime already offer much of their original programming on-demand, as well as through show-specific subscription video-on-demand services; the networks have also experimented with offering downloads of popular shows for sale through Apple's iTunes Store. The major impediment to the service appears to be determining how the subscription fees would be divvied amongst the cable operator and various networks.
tags: Report | Network | Talks | Cable Firm | Top 20 TV Show | VOD Service |

CinemaNow Japan Licenses Warner Bros. Movies for VOD Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 6, 2005 - 8:14am.
Marina del Rey, Calif. - CinemaNow Japan, an Internet video-on-demand joint venture between CinemaNow, Transcosmos and Microsoft, announced on Tuesday that it has licensed films from Warner Bros. for inclusion on the service. The company said the deal makes it the first Japanese online service to offer movies from a major studio via online subscription. Films including "Ocean's Twelve," "Constantine" and "Rebel Without a Cause" will be available for about $2 each, or by subscription for about $12 per month.
tags: VOD Service | Warner Bros. Movies | CinemaNow Japan |

Comcast to Launch 24-Hour Kids Cable TV Network, VOD Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 20, 2004 - 8:15am.
Philadelphia -- Comcast, the nation's largest cable TV provider, announced on Wednesday plans to launch a 24-hour digital cable TV channel for preschool-aged children and companion video-on-demand service. The company has partnered with London-based HIT Entertainment, PBS and Sesame Workshop to license programming for the channel, including episodes of "Bob the Builder," "Barney" and "Angelina Ballerina." The video-on-demand service is slated to launch in early 2005 and offer over 50 hours of programming, while the 24-hour cable network is expected to launch in the fall of 2005. "This channel will be a resource for parents and caregivers, who will be able to depend on it to always offer age-appropriate viewing options that present positive, enriching messages," said Comcast CEO Brian Roberts. "We're committed to launching this new channel in a significant number of our markets, and we will work with other cable and satellite companies to reach as many customers as possible."
tags: Comcast | Launch | VOD Service | 24-Hour Kids Cable TV Network |

Report: Warner Licenses Films to Netflix for Potential TiVo VOD Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 22, 2004 - 11:08am.
San Francisco -- Movie studio Warner Bros. has licensed a selection of films to online DVD rental service Netflix as part of a test of a planned Netflix video-on-demand service, CNET News.com reported, citing sources familiar with the plan. Although Netflix denied any relationship with Warner for video-on-demand, News.com previously reported that Netflix and TiVo are collaborating on a service that would allow users to download movies from Netflix that could then be delivered to a TiVo box and viewed on a television. TiVo said recently that it will support new copy-protection from Macrovision, which an industry source told News.com that Warner Bros. plans to test through its movie license deal with Netflix. http://makeashorterlink.com/?E11142A59
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