NBC announces that they will start beta testing free program downloads in October that will allow users to watch shows for free on their computer for up to one week after it is broadcast for free. The free shows at launch will include “Heroes,” “The Office,” “Life,” “Bionic Woman,” “30 Rock,” “Friday Night Lights,” “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” and “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” Did I mention they are free? The NBC Direct service will even let users subscribe to shows and have the episodes downloaded as soon as they are available, for free. Mac support and portable player support will be included in future phases. The announcement is a major setback for the NBC/ News Corp joint venture Hulu, which was originally set up to offer this very content. The announcement also follows on from NBC’s decision to discontinue offering its TV shows via iTunes by the end of the year.
http://www.lostremote.com/2007/09/19/nbc-to-offer-free-show-downloads/
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/20/business/media/20nbc.html?_r=2&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1190297637-ZC97yuI8ZsCRXee95iu69g
http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/19/is-hulu-doomed-nbc-to-begin-offering-free-downloads/
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