4 posts and columns on On Demand Online

Why Comcast Will Stay Hands Off Hulu, for Now

in Media on December 3, 2009 at 12:16 pm PT

Hulu and its broadcast TV owners have been pretty clear about their interest in creating a premium/subscription offering for the free site. Does Comcast want to change that? I don’t think so, despite words to the contrary this morning.
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Comcast Pitches NBC Deal to Investors: Check Out Our “Wow Chart”!

in Media on December 3, 2009 at 5:35 am PT

Comcast investors have been upset with the company ever since its plans to acquire control of NBC Universal from GE appeared in September. Now’s the time for the company to start wooing them back (at least publicly).

Now Things Get Interesting: CBS Joins Comcast’s Web TV Trial

in Media on July 14, 2009 at 8:09 am PT

Yet another addition to the growing list of programmers signing on to Comcast’s “On Demand Online”: CBS will join the cable provider’s trial program, which will allow subscribers to get Web access to shows they get on TV. CBS will join previously announced partners Time Warner, which is offering up programming from its Turner channels and HBO; Liberty Media’s Starz, and smaller players like Scripps, Rainbow and A&E. The twist is that CBS is the only broadcaster to sign up for the trial.

Starz Joins Comcast’s “Web TV You’ll Pay to See” Lineup

in Media on July 9, 2009 at 2:02 pm PT

Liberty Media’s Starz Entertainment has signed on to Comcast’s “On Demand Online” program, which is the first test of the cable industry’s “authentication”/“entitlement” strategy. Or, as I like to call it, “Web TV You’ll Pay to See.” Starz, which has the cable and Web rights to much of the Disney catalog, among other assets, says it will make some of those films, including “Wall-E” and “High School Musical 3,” available for Comcast’s test, which is supposed to launch this month. Also available: TV series like “Crash” and non-Disney movies like Sony’s “Step Brothers.”
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