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3 November 2005 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

In the latest move by a television network to explore the potential of the Internet to generate viewers and revenue for its programs, CBS announced on Wednesday that it plans to make available three episodes of its new drama Threshold on its website. However, unlike ABC, which had said last month that it would sell episodes of Lost and Desperate Housewives through Apple's iTunes Store, CBS said it would make the Threshold series available for free. In reporting on the network's move, today's (Thursday) London Financial Times commented that it "highlights the broadcast television networks' growing embrace of the Internet both for distribution and promotion of its content." Meanwhile, the BBC said that it plans to broadcast its 24-hour news channel, BBC World News, on the Internet, using RealNetworks' SuperPass broadband service.

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3 October 2005 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

On a night that saw a significant decline in the overall audience from a year ago, CBS on Friday placed first in every hour of primetime, winning the night with an average 6.9 rating and a 12 share, well ahead of second-place ABC's 5.1/9. NBC finished third with a 4.1/7. CBS continued to pull strong ratings at 8:00 p.m. from the critically reviled Ghost Whisperer, which scored a 7.3/13, well ahead of NBC's Dateline, which devoted its entire hour to a report on last August's Peruvian plane crash, interviewing a group of survivors. CBS remained ahead at 9:00 p.m. with the new drama Threshold, which nabbed a 5.7/10. ABC took over second place with the season premiere of Hope & Faith, which registered a 5.3/9. NBC's Three Wishes placed third with a 4.5/8. CBS got its highest numbers of the night at 10:00 for Numb3rs -- a 7.6/14. ABC's newsmagazine 20/20 followed with a 5.9/11, while Inconceivable on NBC tanked with a 3.4/6. CBS remained ahead on Saturday, as most of the networks devoted the night to repeats of season premieres that aired earlier in the week.

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