Tiki Bar TV Tests The Pay-To-Watch Webisode Model

Four-year-old online video show Tiki Bar TV just rolled out a $49 annual “membership” option that lets viewers download higher-quality episodes of the show (in HD and Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound). Paidcontent.org reports.

This comes less than a week after Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia announced that it would start charging viewers for access to vintage Martha Stewart show clips; like MSLO, Tiki Bar is hoping to find the ideal combination of ad-supported and subscription-based content, since non-paying users will still be able to view all five seasons of the show (complete with banner ads) on the site.

emily | 7:35 AM | Web TV |
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