The CBC has re-launched its YouTube Channel.

Even though full-length shows are available, for the most part, on the CBC web site, the YouTube channel ensures that those searching for things like the Rick Mercer Report end up getting the videos from the source, not from some reposting hack.

The new YouTube channel incorporates lots of functionality allowing users to personalize their content. Users can favorite videos, subscribe to shows and share videos with their friends.

It’s all part of our evil plan to take over the Internet. Mwahahaha! Actually, truth be told, we probably decided to re-launch when that last bastion of stodginess, the Royal Family, launched their own channel on YouTube. Can’t hold out much longer after seeing that exciting content going live.

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	On-Demand TV, Other Internet	Posted at 1:50 pm (30 Apr 2008)

Canadians can now buy individual television episodes on iTunes, Apple’s digital media store, and three CBC shows are in the mix.

For $1.99 each episode (ouch), you can buy Little Mosque on the Prairie and The Rick Mercer Report, and reality shows No Opportunity Wasted and Dragon’s Den. The store also carries programming from CTV, Comedy Central, and MTV.

Also available will be NHL Games of the Year, including top NHL games in their entirety for the 2007-2008 season, as well as Stanley Cup Classics, a five-game bundle of great Stanley Cup Final games.

Incidentally, even though the shows are being sold on Apple’s store, you don’t need a Mac to watch the programming — a Windows box can play them as well.

Would you buy an episode for $1.99?

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	On-Demand TV	Posted at 3:52 pm (12 Dec 2007)