Tag: ABC

Netflix and Disney/ABC have agreed to a big, fat content expansion deal which will give the popular streaming service access to more shows and movies from ABC, Disney, and ABC Family. The Netflix presser highlights the addition of Ugly Betty, Brothers & Sisters, Scrubs, and -- wait for it -- Hannah Montana. The newly-secured content will be on a 15-day delay -- likely to avoid stepping on ...

Google has entered into negotiations with three major TV networks -- ABC, NBC and CBS -- to allow Google TV users to access streaming TV episodes on the network websites. The three networks currently block their full-length episodes from Google TV, and a fourth network, Fox, is reportedly considering blocking Google TV as well. Meanwhile, cable channels, including HBO and Turner Broadcasting, have ...

It wasn't that long ago that you had to go to ABC.com (or a shadier part of the internet) if you wanted to stream TV shows from ABC in your web browser. But recently ABC's parent company Disney signed a deal with Hulu to carry programs including Lost, Grey's Anatomy, Defying Gravity, Castle, and Desperate Housewives. And now ABC has signed a similar deal with Netflix. Some shows, are available ...

Online video site Hulu has begun adding content from TV network ABC to its site. Hulu and ABC's parent company Disney announced a partnership deal back in April, but today is the first day you can actually find ABC content on Hulu... just not very much of it. Hulu is starting with Grey's Anatomy, and has plans to roll out other shows including Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty, Scrubs, and I ...

The rumors have been swirling around for a few weeks, but today the Walt Disney Company officially announced that it is becoming an equity partner in Hulu. Disney, through a subsidiary of ABC Enterprises Inc., will join NBC Universal and News Corp. as an investor and content provider. Full-length episodes from ABC primetime, ABC Family and SOAPnet will be added to Hulu's content library, as well ...

Cross-platform media player Boxee has added support for full length videos from ABC.com to it's Mac client. Boxee's Ubuntu and Windows software can't handle ABC video yet, but support is on its way. Today's update is significant, because up until now ABC's web video player has been something of a walled garden. While CBS, Fox, and NBC have been making their videos available for distribution on ...

As Internet connections get faster, computer monitors become larger and HTPC integration become more widespread, watching TV shows online has become downright ubiquitous. In the dark ages, like three years ago, the only place you could get truly high-quality copies of TV episodes was to either buy the DVD or to BitTorrent the episode, you know, if one of the big TV groups happens to follow that ...

If you want to rent a video, you can go to pretty much any video store and walk out with a movie of your choice. It doesn't matter what studio produced that film. But if you want to watch streaming video of network television programs, you either need to visit the network's website or find a site that streams pirated copies. It looks like that could be changing. Increasingly we're seeing networks ...

Oh yeah. For those of us who've failed to plunk down the cash for an HDTV, but still crave a little high-definition action, ABC is now offering it's HD programming online. Is it just us or is anyone else thinking that their TV is taking up way too much space for the amount of value it provides? [via Lifehacker] ...

In an industry where the list of HD formats and sizes has already expanded beyond the arguable boundaries of sensibility, Multichannel News has dug up some interesting details on how ABC will be flexing this format just a little more with a new HD online venture. With full episodes of some shows set to debut online in July, ABC will be bending the rules of HD by providing their shows at 1280 x 720 ...

Ok, so it may not exactly be HD quality video but as compared to what video on ABC.com used to look like, it's pretty darn close. ABC recently re-launched the video player on their website giving the video overall a much better look and getting rid on that nasty freezing and jerking feature that used to be present when you tried to watch full-length programming on the site.The new player has two ...

It's two-for-one day on videos about Google. First is a Vlog from ABC's Bob Woodruff in which he tours the Google campus with a sort of breathless bewilderment. It's seven minutes of fluff, but a fun peep inside the company. Second is a half-hour feature from BBC News full of interviews with Google execs and staff plus industry insiders. It gives a high-level view of Google's history and future, ...