Broadband Content Bits: Aug 30, 2005

ESPN360 to Air Live College Football: ESPN will air 24 live college football games, including several exclusive matchups, this season on its broadband Web property ESPN360.

Amazon Theater/Tribeca Film Festival Short-Film Competition Opens Online: Amazon.com customers will have the opportunity to rate submissions from novice and established filmmakers.

Verizon Signs 5 Additional Programming Deals for IPTV: Content agreements with The America Channel, Blackbelt TV, Expo TV, LIME and the Pentagon Channel.

NTL secures fresh content deals for its VoD service: UK cable company NTL has signed deals with BBC Worldwide, Granada and Channel 4, for its IPTV service.

Are the Streams A-Changin’?: As audiences become more discerning and discriminate regarding their online video experience (in-page or in-stream) and as the number of streams (and costs to publishers) increases, is Flash becoming the best solution? Or can all formats just get along?

Indiatimes Plans A Slew of Broadband Offerings: India’s largest portal Indiatimes will take a huge leap forward in the digital multi-media world through broadband-enabling its whole content.

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