CNet: Dirty secret or not, the Web has long been a platform for downloading and watching pirated clips of television shows like “Lost” and “The Simpsons,” much to the chagrin of the television networks.
But now TV producers are turning the tables, creating new shows around video clips culled from the Web.
Bravo TV is among the pioneers of the genre. This week, it began airing a new half-hour series called “Outrageous and Contagious: Viral Video,” a show featuring the most popular video shorts circulating the Net, including parodies of the gay-cowboy movie “Brokeback Mountain” and clips of President George Bush’s many verbal faux pas. It could be likened to a digital-age version of the old bloopers TV shows.
USA Networks, Fox and NBC are producing similar programming in the coming months. And ABC News Digital plans to enhance its television news program by drawing on video captured by viewers using cellular phones.
TV catches the Net video bug [CNet]
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