Comcast and Time Warner's nationwide "TV Everywhere" trial, set to begin this month, will provide new and recent episodes from TNT and TBS series over the Web to 5,000 of the operator's cable TV
customers. Other participants in the test are: Rainbow Media, Scripps Networks and A&E Television Networks.
Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes says Time Warner is in discussions with other
distributors about initiating similar tests. "We expect that cable, satellite and possibly telephone providers will begin trials shortly," he says.
Comcast plans to commercially
launch the On-Demand Online service in the fourth quarter of 2009, assuming the trials go well, CEO Brian Roberts says. Comcast has agreed to allow video subscribers to access Time Warner's content
via TNT.tv and TBS.com, over any broadband connection they choose, although the specific mechanism for doing this hasn't been determined yet. TNT shows involved in the test include "The Closer" and
"Saving Grace." TBS shows include "The Bill Engvall Show."
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