ABC to offer full versions of shows online
ABC to offer full versions of shows online
As TV audiences have shrunk over the past few years, networks
have begun scrambling for ways to keep their programming in front of
as many eyeballs as possible. The latest move comes from ABC, which
will make a number of its most popular programs
available online at no cost. Beginning April 30, a redesigned
ABC.com website will allow web surfers to watch full episodes of
programs such as Lost, Desperate Housewives, and
others starting the morning after they air on ABC. In addition,
programming from other Disney-owned networks will be made available
online over the next couple of months. The first will by Soapnet,
which will begin programming on April 17, followed by the Disney
Channel in June, and ABC Family at an unspecified point in the
future.
