PBS, BBC Move Forward With Internet-TV Projects: "Two of the world's most important public broadcasters have seen the future of TV and it is on the broadband Internet.
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), and the British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) have disclosed plans to launch Internet-only programming, starting this September.
The PBS Internet TV show, dubbed 'NerdTV,' is touted as the 'funniest' show on TV with the 'nerdiest people in high-tech.' BBC is going to offer feature films over the Internet -- as well as one-week old broadcasts of its news and public affairs programming.
The PBS offering is generating the most publicity, as the show is going to be hosted by Robert X. Cringley, the nom de plume for PBS TV's legendary technology columnist, famed industry insider and author of the book, Accidental Empires: How the Boys of Silicon Valley Make Their Millions, Battle Foreign Competition, and Still Can't Get a Date.
TV for and by Nerds
Expected guests for the show include PayPal (Nasdaq: PYPL) founder Max Levchin; the original Macintosh programmer Andy Hertzfeld; and Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW) Latest News about Sun Microsystems' co-founder Bill Joy.
'NerdTV will have an uninterrupted hour with the smartest, funniest, and sometimes, nerdiest people in high-tech,' said Cringley. 'These are people who have changed our lives, whether we know it or not. Through NerdTV, a broad audience of enthusiasts and students will gain a much greater understanding of these techies and the context of their lives.'
The hourly show will debut on September 6, and will have an initial run of 13 weeks. "
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