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ABC Offers 'Lost' and Other Shows On Demand (With Commercials)

by Tim Stevens on February 26, 2008 at 11:16 AM

ABC Soon Offering Free Episodes On Demand (With Commercials)NBC and CBS, and ABC already offer full episodes of new and classic shows online -- a huge help to those who lack a DVR and find themselves missing an episode or two. Now ABC is taking that a step further, offering a free video-on-demand service straight to digital cable subscribers' boxes. There's a catch, though: You won't be able to fast-forward through the commercials.

This too is similar to the online offerings of the major networks, which insert limited commercial breaks in their shows available online. ABC will put something like two to five minutes of commercials, which you'll be stuck watching, into an on-demand episode of 'Lost.' But given there are something like 17-minutes' worth of commercials in your average on-air episode, you're getting some time savings the new VOD offerings, since -- even if you have a DVR -- you probably spend more than two minutes fast-forwarding your way through ads anyway.

ABC's service is already available to a limited number of COX Cable subscribers. There's no word on when it'll be going national, but when it does, it'll be a boon to forgetful types who don't want to shell out for a DVR purchase or rental.

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