In yet the latest sign that television programming is migrating to the computer screen--and that even a huge, formerly dysfunctional corporation can persuade its various divisions to cooperate in
the interests of synergy--two Time Warner units are joining forces to bring vintage TV shows to AOL's subscribers. Warner Bros. and AOL will bring In2TV to the recently relaunched AOL.com in
January. Six channels have been invented for the debut, including LOL TV for comedies (featuring "Welcome Back, Kotter," "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper," among other old sitcoms from Warner's) and Heroes
and Horrors ("Wonder Woman," "Babylon 5," and others). According to a story in
Broadcasting & Cable, this experiment in bringing conventional TV to the Web is "the first to fully embrace an
advertising model." Four spots are likely to run in each 30 minutes of online content.
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