joanne
April 10th, 2006, 17:07
URBANK, Calif. - The Walt Disney Co. said Monday said its TV group plans to offer four ABC prime-time shows including "Desperate Housewives" and "Lost" online for free beginning in May.
The offerings will also include current episodes of "Commander in Chief," as well as the entire season of "Alias," and will be available through June.
The shows, being offered by the Disney-ABC Television Group, will be supported by advertisers, including AT&T Inc., Ford Motor Co., Procter & Gamble Co., Toyota Motor Corp. and Unilever PLC, among others.
The TV group also said it will launch a broadband channel for soap opera viewers on April 17, available to Verizon Communications Inc. consumer broadband customers, called Soapnetic.
Shares of Walt Disney Co. rose 12 cents to $27.65 in morning trading on the New York Stock Exchange
The offerings will also include current episodes of "Commander in Chief," as well as the entire season of "Alias," and will be available through June.
The shows, being offered by the Disney-ABC Television Group, will be supported by advertisers, including AT&T Inc., Ford Motor Co., Procter & Gamble Co., Toyota Motor Corp. and Unilever PLC, among others.
The TV group also said it will launch a broadband channel for soap opera viewers on April 17, available to Verizon Communications Inc. consumer broadband customers, called Soapnetic.
Shares of Walt Disney Co. rose 12 cents to $27.65 in morning trading on the New York Stock Exchange