Search Engine Set to Broadcast TV Shows on the Web

By Shan Ross

GOOGLE is set to broadcast television programmes over the internet. The popular search-engine has already signed up a channel in the United States to provide programmes for its Google TV station and is in talks with the BBC to broadcast its shows.

The search engine hopes to build up a massive online database of programmes that can be searched and watched from any computer, with users able to search for episodes of any show from broadcasters who sign up to the service. It will also let British viewers watch hit television shows from the US months before they are shown in the UK.

Danny Sullivan, a search-engine expert, said: “Google wants to become the world’s biggest video recorder, and they are meeting with all of the major broadcasters to make it happen. It could allow us to catch episodes in a series we may have missed.”