FOR ITUNES, IT'S ALL EARS DISNEY UPS DOWNLOAD OFFERINGS.Byline: Greg Hernandez Staff Writer BURBANK- The Walt Disney Co. continued its quest to dominate content available on Apple's video iPod by making available sports and news programming from ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. and ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network , including condensed con·dense v. con·densed, con·dens·ing, con·dens·es v.tr. 1. To reduce the volume or compass of. 2. To make more concise; abridge or shorten. 3. Physics a. college bowl games Bowl Championship Series Games From the 1998 season until the 2005 season, four BCS bowls have determined the national champion on a rotating basis. The other three games consisted of major conference champions not playing in the championship game, as well as two at-large teams. , the company announced Tuesday. Disney, which already offers such ABC prime-time shows as ``Desperate Housewives,'' ``Lost,'' ``Commander in Chief'' and other programming through Apple's iTunes Music Store, had taken the lead in providing content for the video iPod, one of the holiday season's hottest-selling electronic items. ``I think we all realize that this is a very nascent industry and its contribution, for the time being, is relatively modest, and it's better to be there than to be left behind,'' observed entertainment industry analyst Dennis McAlpine of McAlpine and Associates. ``Ultimately, it will come down to who's got the content people want and are willing to pay for.'' NBC Universal quickly followed ABC, initially by offering several of its current shows including ``Law & Order'' and ``The Office'' on iTunes as well as sketches from ``The Tonight Show'' and ``Late Night with Conan O'Brien Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an Emmy Award-winning American late night talk show that is syndicated worldwide. The show, hosted by Conan O'Brien, features varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and stand-up comedy performances. .'' Past NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. shows including ``Adam-12'' and ``Knight Rider'' are also available. All the shows cost $1.99 each to download, with current shows available the day after they air on broadcast television. Disney is the first to offer sports programming for the iPod's small 2.5-inch screen. All four BCS (1) (The British Computer Society, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, www.bcs.org) The chartered body for information technology professionals in the U.K., founded in 1957. Bowl Games from ABC Sports will be available from the iTunes Music Store. Monday's Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and Nokia Sugar Bowl were available for download Tuesday, while Tuesday's Orange Bowl and today's Rose Bowl will be available the day after they air. Later this month, additional content will be available from ESPN, including ``Best Of The X Games X Games Sports medicine The official Olympics of 'extreme sports' sponsored by ESPN, held annually during the summer. See Extreme sports. ,'' ``SportsCentury'' interviews from ESPN Classic's biography series, ``This is SportsCenter'' commercials and the upcoming ESPN reality show ``Knight School'' featuring Texas Tech basketball coach Bobby Knight. ``Our mission is to serve fans wherever they are by delivering high- quality content across dozens of multi-media platforms,'' stated George Bodenheimer, ESPN and ABC Sports President and co-chairman of Disney Media Networks. ``We are thrilled to be the first content provider to offer sports content on iTunes.'' Disney is also expanding its iTunes roster to include additional entertainment programming later this month, including the ABC Family series ``Wildfire,'' Disney Channel's ``Kim Possible'' and ``The Proud Family,'' and the SOAPnet series ``Soapography.'' Also available will be some shows from ABC's television archives including ``America's Funniest Home Videos America's Funniest Home Videos (often simply abbreviated to AFV, previously AFHV), is an American reality television program on ABC in which viewers are able to send in humorous homemade videotapes. ,'' the popular 1970's Saturday morning vignettes ``School House Rock'' and episodes of ``Ebert and Roeper,'' the popular weekly movie review program. While each episode costs money to download, some free ad-supported programming is also being made available, including a selection of classic Disney animated shorts This is a listing of the animated theatrical shorts produced by Disney, from 1927 to the present. 1920s 1927
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ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney said in a statement Tuesday that Disney is dedicated to providing consumers with entertainment and news content they can watch at their convenience regardless of time, place or platform. ``We look forward to building upon the success of our initial iTunes offerings,'' stated Sweeney, also co-chair of Disney Media Networks. ``We believe that making our content available on iTunes results in incremental viewing opportunities and also furthers awareness of our programs and brands.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Sports and news will be available on Apple's video iPod. |
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