Comcast bringing Facebook videos to TV

Comcast is expanding its foray into user-generated content, this time bringing Facebook along for the ride. Beginning in March, Facebook users will have a chance to submit homemade videos to Comcast's Ziddio web site. Like all Ziddio videos, some short films will be showcased on Comcast's On Demand television channel. Others will be selected for an upcoming television series, titled Facebook Diaries, which will be produced by R.J. Cutler, producer of American High and 30 Days.

I'm glad to see a major cable company getting involved in user-generated content. While I don't believe that sites like YouTube are "farm teams," with users just waiting to get snatched up by the "majors," there are plenty of compelling stories being told on the web by amateur filmmakers. It's nice to see that some of them will make their way to a wider audience.