Yahoo to stream ABC, CNN news clips for free

08/04/2005 - 10:25 AM >> , ,

Seems today is Death of Television Day here at BBB. (Actually every day is Death of TV day but who’s counting?) As Google and Yahoo! battle it out to see who will become the mover and shaker for online TV content, an interesting twist has developed:

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Video clips from CNN.com and ABC News will become part of Internet media company Yahoo Inc.’s free on-demand content, following agreements announced Monday.

The advertising-supported and continuously updated video will become available to all Yahoo users starting in September. Yahoo News will integrate it throughout its pages so that the clips will appear on its front page, within story pages and as appropriate within full-coverage sections.

This is just the first salvo of what will turn into the big media battles as all the Internet media gorillas figure out how best to divide the rotting, stinking carcass that we call Television. Someone get National Geographic out here, there is gonna be some gross-ass wild-pack-of-hyenas-devouring-zebra action!