Seesaw gets Heroes, House, Law & Order and 30 Rock
Brian Butterworth published on UK Free TV The online TV service SeeSaw.com, has entered an agreement with NBC Universal for the UK video-on-demand rights so UK viewers can rent individual episodes or full series from a range of shows including Heroes and House.
Heroes received a prestigious BAFTA in 2008 for Best International Show, and all seasons will be available on SeeSaw. The Golden Globe-winning series House stars lauded British actor Hugh Laurie in the lead role.
Other shows featured in the deal include Battlestar Galactica, the re-imagined sci-fi series widely acclaimed for reinventing the genre and award-winning comedy programmes, The Office and 30 Rock.
John Keeling, SeeSaw's Platform Controller says "TV lovers are already enjoying thousands of great shows across a range of genres on SeeSaw.com. The addition of NBC Universal's high quality comedy and drama output will deliver further choice and underlines our ambition to offer the best online TV service in the UK."
This Commercial Director, Matt Rennie adds "Our ambition is to build a world class platform which offers the best programming from both UK and international content suppliers. This deal with NBC Universal gives us another major partner with whom we can continue to drive forward and develop SeeSaw.com. I can't wait to offer our viewers these great shows."