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Microsoft Zune Scores More Content

In an effort to compete with Apple, Microsoft said today that it is adding downloadable television shows from Comedy Central, MTV, NBC, and others to its online Zune store.The new content also includes programs from Nickelodeon, Turner Broadcasting and VH1, Microsoft said. Titles include "South Park" which is already available for free online, "The Office", "Battlestar Galactica", "Heroes" and "Spongebob SquarePants."

South Park Episodes Now Free Online

Fans of the irreverent South Park will now be able to watch all 12 seasons of the animated series online.South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone along with Comedy Central have launched southparkstudios.com. The site will be ad supported with initial sponsorship from Toyota and Virgin

MTV To Launch Two Dozen Sites

MTV Networks (MTVN) announced today the development of two dozen targeted Web sites that will allow users to have better access to their favorite music, entertainment and pop culture content.

Comedy Central Site To Spoof '08 Elections

Comedy Central has launched Indecision2008.com. their first stand-alone political humor Web site. 

Comedy Central Opens Online Joke School

Just when you thought the Internet was full…Today, Comedy Central opened up an online joke school for the humor impaired. Marking yet another stop along the way to TV/Internet content integration, while taking advantage of the broadband boom and the online community meme, the all-comedy cable network's "Crash Course In Comedy" is an interactive online comedy school "for wannabe standup comedians."

Comedy Central Brings Web Programming To TV

Comedy Central is trying something different. The cable channel is going against the grain by taking original broadband programming from comedycentral.com and offering it to late night television viewers in its new series “Web Shows”. The weekly half hour series will air at 2 a.m. ET/PT and debut on Monday.

Comedy Central Request That Videos Be Removed

The soon to be acquired, YouTube, has received a request from Viacom to remove videos of some Comedy Central shows.