Post by Forever Xena on Dec 24, 2005 0:47:36 GMT -6
'Galactica' Special to Premiere on iTunes
Thursday, December 22, 2005
11:30 AM PT
With all of the networks rushing to make programming available for iPod viewing, Sci Fi Channel is breaking some iTunes barrier or other with the premiere of "Sci Fi Inside: Battlestar Galactica."
The half-hour special will premiere on iTunes on Thursday, Dec. 22, well ahead of its Jan. 2 first cable airing. The telecast serves as a lead-in for the winter premiere of "Galactica" on Jan. 6.
"We are thrilled to be the first network to premiere our own original programming on the iTunes Music Store," says Dave Howe, Sci Fi's executive vice president and general manager. "This is an important step to position SCI FI Channel as not only the consumer's destination for groundbreaking programming, but also as a digital pioneer seeking out new ways to enhance the viewing experience for our audience."
"Galactica," one of Sci Fi's highest rated shows and certainly its best reviewed, has regularly broken iPod content barriers. Back in March, the show's executive producer Ronald D. Moore began providing supplementary audio commentaries for every episode, available as podcasts.
The networks are quickly beginning to realize the potential of the iPod video technology. On Tuesday, ABC announced that freshman hit "Commander In Chief" would join "Lost" and "Desperate Housewives" on iTunes. The network's parent, Disney, also offers three Disney Channel shows.
Sci Fi's corporate parent NBC Universal has placed several of its current shows, clips from "The Tonight Show" and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" and past shows like "Knight Rider" on the service
Thursday, December 22, 2005
11:30 AM PT
With all of the networks rushing to make programming available for iPod viewing, Sci Fi Channel is breaking some iTunes barrier or other with the premiere of "Sci Fi Inside: Battlestar Galactica."
The half-hour special will premiere on iTunes on Thursday, Dec. 22, well ahead of its Jan. 2 first cable airing. The telecast serves as a lead-in for the winter premiere of "Galactica" on Jan. 6.
"We are thrilled to be the first network to premiere our own original programming on the iTunes Music Store," says Dave Howe, Sci Fi's executive vice president and general manager. "This is an important step to position SCI FI Channel as not only the consumer's destination for groundbreaking programming, but also as a digital pioneer seeking out new ways to enhance the viewing experience for our audience."
"Galactica," one of Sci Fi's highest rated shows and certainly its best reviewed, has regularly broken iPod content barriers. Back in March, the show's executive producer Ronald D. Moore began providing supplementary audio commentaries for every episode, available as podcasts.
The networks are quickly beginning to realize the potential of the iPod video technology. On Tuesday, ABC announced that freshman hit "Commander In Chief" would join "Lost" and "Desperate Housewives" on iTunes. The network's parent, Disney, also offers three Disney Channel shows.
Sci Fi's corporate parent NBC Universal has placed several of its current shows, clips from "The Tonight Show" and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" and past shows like "Knight Rider" on the service