TV.com Expands Content Slate

SAN FRANCISCO: CBS Corporation’s TV.com has lined up several new content partners, among them the NCAA, Thought Equity Motion and Smithsonian Channel, bringing its video library up to more than 2,000 hours.

Through a deal with CBS, the NCAA and its rights-holder, Thought Equity Motion, TV.com will feature all available semifinal and final games from the Men’s Final Four between 1982-2008, either in a full-length format or a condensed 2-minute highlight package. Smithsonian Channel will offer shows including Stories from the Vaults hosted by Tom Cavanagh, Remembering Vietnam: The Wall at 25, and the Emmy-winning Nature Tech. Other content deals were signed with Comedy Time, which offers stand-up comedy and original episodic programming, and Starz Media’s Manga Entertainment for full episodes of Astro Boy and Virus, as well as short-form videos. The new alliances follow deals with such companies as Endemol USA, MGM, PBS, Showtime, Sony Pictures Television and CBS. 

"TV.com already benefits from a massive online community, and our job from here on out is to layer more content on top of this great community to further engage and expand our audience," said Anthony Soohoo, the senior VP and general manager of TV.com. "We continue to see massive growth in video viewers and streams as more and more people turn to TV.com for information and content around their favorite television shows. We create a highly complementary experience to television, one that uses content to fuel active discussions among our community of TV fans."