'Kyle XY' Hitting Fancast In Advance Of Premiere
Site will host live chat with star Matt Dallas
By Alex Weprin -- Broadcasting & Cable, 12/29/2008 8:51:00 AM
ABC Family series Kyle XY will get the online treatment, with its season three premiere debuting on Comcast’s Fancast online video service.
Kyle XY will premiere on Fancast beginning Wednesday, Jan. 7, in advance of its linear premiere Jan. 12. Not only will the video site get the episode before it airs, but it will also host a live chat with Kyle XY star Matt Dallas on the 7th.
This won’t be the first time ABC Family and Fancast have partnered to debut a show online. The two companies had a similar arrangement for the third season premiere of Lincoln Road in September. The strategy of launching shows online ahead of the linear channel has been growing in popularity with the growth of sites such as the NBC-News Corp. JV Hulu. HBO has released the second season premiere of Flight of the Conchords on Funny or Die and other sites in advance of its January debut, and NBC made many of its new shows available on Hulu before they premiered on the network last fall.
The Kyle XY premiere also provides exclusive content to Fancast, which has to compete with Hulu, MySpaceTV, TV.com, as well as online video juggernaut YouTube, which has increased its professional partner content in recent months.
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Kyle XY is a prime example of the old adage, “only the good die young.†After three short seasons, we as fans are left begging for more… more of a show that was our bright spot on Monday nights.
We Kyle XY fans are a loyal group. As a member of KyleXY dot net, I’m doing what I can to help resurrect this show. You can join in the fight as well. The more of us that speak out for Kyle XY, the easier it is for the networks to hear us!
Ellen T. - 3/24/2009 1:48:10 PM EDT -
Thank you for this article mentioning Kyle XY.
Kyle XY is my favorite show on TV, with its subsequent meld of family dynamic and sci fi drama.
Seasons 1 and 2 are awesome! Season 3 will ROCK! \m/
Beth Gawthrop - 1/4/2009 5:12:00 PM EST
