LOS ANGELES (AP) — Abbreviated versions of classic Sony Pictures Television shows such as "The Partridge Family," "Facts of Life" and "Charlie's Angels" are now playing on a channel the company launched on the social networking site MySpace.
The "Minisode Network" boils down sitcoms, dramas and even talk shows such as Rikki Lake into three- to five-minute episodes.
The site launched Wednesday with three episodes each from 15 series in Sony's library. New episodes will be added each week with the goal of having 500 on the site by year end.
Honda has signed on as a sponsor and a short ad for its new mini-compact Fit car airs before each episode.
"This is exactly the kind of content that resonates with our audience," said Jeff Berman, MySpace's general manager of video. "We're turning old school TV dinners into Internet video snacks and I think MySpace viewers will eat it up."
Sony Pictures Television is a unit of Sony Corp.