The Real Fight Over Fake News
Posted in: Online TV/Music at 30/05/2008 12:54
"The Daily Show" is a bellwether for the evolution of Internet video. It is also one of those programs that signify for people why they pay so much money for cable.
Until recently, few of the main made-for-cable programs have been available to watch in full over the Internet, even as broadcast networks have started streaming full episodes of most of their shows. The reason is that cable and satellite systems pay large fees to networks for what they have seen as exclusive rights to their content. (Their deals with broadcast networks are less restrictive.)
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/29/the-real-fight-over-fake-news/
