Veoh said on Monday that it has signed agreements with ABC television network and ESPN cable sports network to run television shows and clips on its online web video service.
Veoh will feature full episodes of shows like Lost, Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, Jimmy Kimmel Live and Ugly Betty.
By: Ken Wilson
Jun 23, 2008 17:14 PM GMT
Walt Disney Co's ABC television network and ESPN cable sports network said they will run television shows and clips on the Veoh Web video service.
Veoh, which is backed by former Disney chief Michael Eisner and others, features online video clips like YouTube.
Under the agreement, Veoh will feature full episodes of shows like "Lost," "Desperate Housewives," "Grey's Anatomy," "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and "Ugly Betty," according to a press release scheduled to be released on Monday.
“We’re excited to bring high-quality content from ABC and ESPN to Veoh’s highly engaged users,” said Matt Murphy, senior vice president of digital video distribution for Disney and ESPN Media Networks, in a statement.
Veoh, which has 28 million viewers, will also show clips from ESPN shows and game highlights.
The companies did not disclose financial terms.
Veoh will provide full episodes from ABC of shows such as Desperate Housewives using the ABC.com broadband player, along with short-form online video content from ESPN.com, such as a condensed version of SportsCenter and clips from Mike and Mike in the Morning, via a different ESPN player. Veoh will also offer short-form programming from ABC using an embedded short-form player that will launch later this year.
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