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CBS to sell new "Survivor" eps on Web
« on: Feb 1st, 2006, 1:36pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
CBS to sell new "Survivor" episodes on CBS.com
 
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New episodes of the popular "Survivor" reality television series will be made available for download directly from CBS Corp.'s Web site, a first in network TV, the company said on Wednesday.  
 
CBS, which split from Viacom Inc. in January, has been trying since last year to appeal to new viewers, who now turn to the Internet and portable media devices for entertainment.
 
The New York-based owners of the CBS television network and radio stations group already offers its top rated shows including "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" on Google Inc. video service for $1.99 and on Comcast Corp.'s on-demand system for 99 cents.
 
Its latest plans now cuts out the distributor. The company said it plans to share an undisclosed portion of the revenue with broadcast affiliate stations, as it has done with other new media deals.
 
"It's been our strategy to exploit content across as many platforms as possible," Leslie Moonves, chief executive of CBS, said in a statement.
 
New episodes will be available shortly after midnight following the airing of new episodes on TV. Customers will be able to watch the episode for a 24-hour period after paying.
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« Reply #1 on: Feb 1st, 2006, 1:39pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
Any idea what format they'll be in?  I buy Lost epis on iTunes.. only you HAVE to use iTunes to watch them, as they're in their format... will these have to have a special player or work with any media player??
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Really, you can only watch it for 24 hours?  I think that's kind of stupid.
 
Yesteach, is that how it works for Lost too?
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No, LOST downloads just like music does on iTunes.  Once you buy and download it, it's yours.  However, you have to use iTunes or a video iPod to watch it.  
 
This sounds more like a "pay per view" type thing with Survivor... which wouldn't do me alot of good with this sad dial up connection I have.. Sad
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I think that what it does for Survivor is it downloads the whole episode onto your computer, except it has an expiry date just like a bunch of shareware software.  But instead of expiring at the end of 30 days, it's 24 hours.
 
What kind of file does the Lost episode come in Yesteach?
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