It is the first ever darts tournament to be solely broadcast on and funded by Internet distribution.

First, he said, they indicated the record companies were finally willing to license their content for Internet distribution.

Internet distribution could also give garage bands a way to seek wider audiences for their music.

One important factor is that the Internet distribution does not seem to affect the viewership of the broadcast programs, he said.

Video programming for which the television version is substantially edited prior to its Internet distribution.

But others say that turning such access into a premium service would waste the opportunities of Internet distribution.

Star Trek has inspired many fans to produce stories for free Internet distribution.

But he warned there would be little extra money to help finance the introduction of high-speed Internet distribution.

Internet distribution also provides a venue for additional and supplemental programming.

But cable companies are also taking a look at Internet video distribution as a means for virtually unlimited individualized programming.