`Idol,' other tube hits go interactive
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Movies have inspired video games for decades now, whether directly (as in the dozens of "Star Wars" games) or indirectly (the inescapable "Star Wars" rips in "Rogue Galaxy"). TV shows have been a less reliable source; I don't think there's ever been a great TV-based game.
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Thanks to its ease of operation, YouTube allows pretty much anyone with a mild curiosity about opera or musical theater to expand his frame of reference.
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Music videos may not have a home in  MTV's prime-time programming schedule, but the network is  looking for new ways to give artists a presence in key viewing  hours. In the latest wrinkle, MTV is experimenting with letting  recording stars determine the soundtracks to some of its hit  lifestyle shows.
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THE online music generation will become the legitimate test of the top 20 chart toppers next week when Virgin and BBC Radio One launch shows featuring tracks downloaded from the internet.
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Fox and Apple have joined to provide access to content from the hit television show's current season.
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The music video business, long synonymous with MTV and more recently identified online with Yahoo Launch and AOL, is about to get even more competitive thanks to cable and Internet convergence.
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FremantleMedia has found  another way to bring "American Idol" into people's homes. Sony  Media Software signed a deal with FremantleMedia Licensing  Worldwide Americas to develop two new products designed to  extend the popular show's reach.
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YouTube continues to  attract attention from the labels, managers and aspiring  artists.
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Site will run programming from the two networks and hope to compete with YouTube.
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Much-maligned video site that offers TV shows in their entirety provides high-quality viewing experience.
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Questions will come via video submitted by ordinary people through the video-sharing Web site.
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An internet TV company wants you to be able to watch the tube from the back seat of your car on the web. Plus: Hybrid sales are up 28 percent. In Autopia.
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Performers are turning to video sites that share ad revenue or pay by number of viewers.
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The companyâs effort is intended to create online destinations for individual movies, television shows, bands, celebrities, games and other types of entertainment.
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Hugely successful talent shows like Indian Idol and Sa re Ga Ma Pa inspire another one.
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The beta release of this YouTube competitor is easy to use, but lags in content.
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LOS ANGELES  -- &quot;Who Wants to Be a Millionaire&quot; will soon be the only syndicated TV series to add a real-time interactive element during production tapings.