Web Shows Get Ambitious

The Wall Street Journal
March 21, 2011
By SAM SCHECHNER

Media companies are starting to create internet video hits closer to the scale of traditional television.  Netflix will be producing a drama starring Kevin Spacey, while companies such as Yahoo, AOL, and Hulu are investing more dollars into their original internet productions.  Hulu will be creating a five - seven minute action thriller starring Kiefer Sutherland, similar to "24."  This is surprising to me considering the spotty track record of the industry, but I will be interested in the outcome.