Yahoo has announced two original television length comedy series to be released next year. Both will launch through its video portal Yahoo Screen next year and will be available both on the PC desktop and through apps for Apple TV and Roku. Yahoo is also unveiling a partnership with Live Nation, the large concert promoter, to […]
Yahoo has announced two original television length comedy series to be released next year. Both will launch through its video portal Yahoo Screen next year and will be available both on the PC desktop and through apps for Apple TV and Roku. Yahoo is also unveiling a partnership with Live Nation, the large concert promoter, to stream one concert live on Yahoo every day for a year.
Since launching our comedy lineup seven months ago, weve seen 500 million streams on Yahoo Screen in the US alone. We are continuing to build our library with universally loved comedy such as Saturday Night Live and Comedy Central, said Yahoo chief marketing officer Kathy Savitt in a statement.
Yahoo has also announced a partnership with promoter LiveNation with plans to stream one concert per day for the next few years.
But the offering at the moment remains US centric and while it might attract the kind of cult following seen in the UK by Breaking Bad, a weather eye should be kept on local web offerings such as the BBCs own premieres on the iPlayer.
