Looks Like This Internets Thing Is Catching On

So NBC will offer direct program downloads to consumers who want to watch shows on demand and on a device that is not your traditional TV.

The service will be free for a while, but then will cost money, the way music downloads are on a paid basis.

All in all, the NBC move is more evidence that the media world is changing rapidly, with Internet alternatives supplementing traditional newspapers and entertainment programming

Supplementing, not replacing.

Not yet.