Disney-ABC-ESPN Television continues to demonstrate a progressive approach to its VOD deals. The House of Mouse has announced a new deal with the Italian provider Fastweb that includes a dedicated interface for the international hit Lost.
The agreement, which also includes Criminal Minds and Alias, was negotiated by Disney-ABC-ESPN Television’s Edward Humphrey, director, New Media distribution, Stefania Severini, senior manager, Programme Distribution, EMEA (South), working with Claudio Bellinzona, Fastweb’s Head of content and programming.
Maria Kyriacou, Senior Vice President, New Media Distribution, Disney-ABC-ESPN Television, said in a statement: “We are pleased to be working with Fastweb to offer consumers in Italy some of our most popular series on demand, for the first time. Making our content available to international viewers to access in a variety of ways, when and how they choose to is an important commitment for us, and this agreement brings us even closer to achieving this.”
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New York, NY September 16, 2008 SCI FI Channel’s newly acquired hit series Lost scored with audiences last night averaging a 1.0 HH rating and 1.266 million total viewers (P2+) across the 7-11pm stack in Live + Same Day Nielsen data. In addition the telecast delivered 719,000 P25-54s and 658,000 P18-49s.
In 8pm-11pm, SCI FI was the #6 cable entertainment network for P25-54s and ranked #8 for P18-49s.
The 8-11pm prime average of 653,000 P18-49s is the Network’s best Monday prime performance with series programming since January 1, 2007.
Compared to the June 2, 2008 Monday stack debut of Star Trek: The Next Generation, the 7-11pm Lost stack is up +42% in P18-49s and +46% in P25-54s
Compared to the full summer 2008 average for Star Trek: The Next Generation Lost’s 7-11pm average is up +39% in P18-49s and +29% in P25-54s.
By Larry Barrett — Multichannel News, 9/11/2008 2:06:00 PM
G4 will debut its latest programming acquisition, the popular ABC series Lost, on Sunday, Sept. 14 at 9 p.m. with interactive pop-ups that give viewers character profiles, show trivia and commentary from the hit show’s creators.
The network will air the Emmy Award-winning series every weeknight with its interactive application, beginning with the two-hour pilot episode.
“‘Lost in 2.0’ will give both existing and new fans the opportunity to delve deeper into one of television’s most talked-about shows and experience previously undiscovered aspects of the story, characters and mysteries that encircle the island,” network officials said in a statement. “With the premiere of all-new episodes on ABC delayed until early 2009, G4 offers the perfect forum for Lost addicts to reconnect with the series and gain insider scoop about their favorite characters and plotlines, while interacting with other fans online.”
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While we’re waiting for another season of Lost — and we still have a really long wait — G4 is replaying the series starting Sept. 15.
“Lost 2.0″ will showcase every episode from the beginning and include commentary, on-screen facts and other enhancements. If you’ve forgotten some of Sawyer’s reading material or a few of those long-gone characters (Shannon and Boone are such distant memories, aren’t they?), then now might be the perfect time to refresh your memory.
Check the official site for a trailer and updates.
Update: Note that the Sci Fi Channel will begin airing Lost reruns Sept. 15 as well, starting with a four-episode block at 7 p.m. ET.
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