By David Needle KNTV has announced a hook up with The Feedroom , a broadband news service offering television-style news reports on the Internet that can be personalized. A FeedRoom staff member works full-time at KNTV pulling out the major stories of the day from the station and puts them on the Web site. The content is updated throughout the day.
Viewers can select what stories they want to watch.
Over time a regular viewer will be presented with more stories that match their viewing habits, sports for example. I don't think anyone knows where Internet broadcasting will be in five years, but Feedroom is the first service of this type that I've seen that people will want to use as a general information source. The Feedroom offers a central Web site featuring feeds from all its partner sites, but there are also specific Web sites, such as the one for KNTV . In the near future, the station expects to offer some content that goes beyond what it offers in a typical broadcast. For example, instead of an edited 45 second TV interview, Web viewers will be able to see the entire unedited interview.