"Coronation Street," the 48-years-and-counting soap that is an institution in the UK, makes its biggest appearance in the U.S. this week as Amazon On Demand starts offering streams of eps from the last 15 months to computers at 50 cents a pop:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/mediamonkeyblog/2009/feb/24/coronation-street-usa The series appeared on some public TV stations in the 70s, but like almost every other UK or Aussie soap, did not have any success over here (meanwhile, "Corrie" is a mainstay of the early-evening lineup on the CBC in Canada). --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
