[opendtv] News: Turner Takes Wraps Off Live Streaming for TNT, TBS
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: OpenDTV Mail List <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 09:20:32 -0400
Arre you strting to see a pattern here Bert?
Regards
Craig
http://www.multichannel.com/content/turner-takes-wraps-live-streaming-tnt-tbs/143314
Turner Takes Wraps Off Live Streaming for TNT, TBS
New Apps Available to View Summer Programming
By: Jon Lafayette (Broadcasting & Cable) May 15 2013 - 10:02am
Turner Broadcasting said it soon will be live streaming TNT and TBS via new
apps for tablets and smartphones.
As such,Turner said TBS and TNT will become the first national entertainment
networks to stream on-air content live across multiple platforms 24/7,
including through the networks' websites and a pair of newly created Watch TNT
and Watch TBS apps. The announcement was made during TNT and TBS's annual
upfront presentation today in New York.
"Starting this summer, subscribers will be able to watch TBS and TNT live –
anytime, anywhere, on multiple devices," said Steve Koonin, president of Turner
Entertainment Networks. "Tablets and smartphones become television sets,
bringing new opportunities for us and for advertisers.”
ABC yesterday became the first broadcast network to make its full lineup
available via streaming, with content initially available in the New York and
Philadelphia DMAs.
More programming is being made available via streaming as programmers and
distributors reach TV Everywhere deals designed to make content more available
to subscribers and stave off competition for new over the top rivals.
TNT and TBS will begin their live streaming just as both networks are in the
midst of the their summer programming, which for TNT includes returning series
Rizzoli & Isles, Falling Skies, Major Crimes, Perception, Franklin & Bash and
newcomers King & Maxwell, The Hero, 72 Hours and Cold Justice. TBS's summer
lineup includes the second season of sitcom Sullivan & Son and the new series
Deon Cole's Black Box, and Deal With It.
Live streaming will also extend to the networks' sports lineups: TNT's coverage
of the NBA, including the regular season, playoffs and All-Star Weekend; TBS's
regular-season and playoff coverage of Major League Baseball; and both
networks' coverage of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship.
The TNT and TBS live streams will be available through http://www.tntdrama.com
and http://www.tbs.com, as well as via the networks' newly created iPhone/iPad
apps, with additional platforms added by year-end. The free Watch TNT and Watch
TBS apps will be made available just prior to the live-streaming launch. To
watch the live streams, viewers will be required to log in using their video
provider account information.
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