Internet Show Making Jump To Networks
Nov 17th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Internet TV, Streaming Video, VideoNBC on Friday said that Quarterlife, a serial Internet video that began its life on MySpace, will be aired on its television network next year, making the show the first to originate online and then move to a mainstream U.S. broadcaster. The move is a sign that the Internet may be becoming a “field team” for network television.
Quarterlife, which began its run on MySpaceTV on November 11, tells the story of six young artists. The show was created by Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick, producers of thirtysomething and My So-Called Life, comes as a strike by screenwriters against Hollywood’s studios nears the end of a second week.
The shows were written so that the brief Webisodes could combine to form one-hour TV episodes. The show is expected to begin on NBC in February or March after completing its run on the Web.
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