Can iTunes Resurrect Old Television Shows?

With iTunes selling a couple of popular TV shows now there has been significant hesitation from other television producers to follow suit and put their content on the Web. It has also sparked activity from the actors unions who want additional compensation for what appears online. But there is also existing content that stands to be revived in this new context, older television shows from the 50s and 60s that have been squeezed out of the traditional broadcast by popular shows of more recent vintage. It was suggested to a producer who is presently digitising 27 episodes of a 1950s show called Captain Zero to offer it up on iTunes for a dollar an episode. Purveyors of old radio programmes have enjoyed a significant revival by embracing web-based technology