JamesG
02-24-2011, 04:10 PM
"American Idol" Launches Online Voting
Feb 24, 2011
by Joyce Eng
"American Idol" will offer online voting for the first time, Fox announced Thursday.
Online voting begins immediately after the first performance show on Tuesday at www.americanidol.com.
Fans will be required to log in through their Facebook accounts to access the voting page and can cast up to 50 online votes for that evening's performances.
"We have been wanting to do online voting for several years, and now Facebook has offered us a secure solution and we are ready to go," creator and executive producer Simon Fuller said.
"The show has always involved a high level of engagement with its viewers through texting and phone voting, and it's great to expand on this tradition."
Fans will still be able to vote via telephone and text messages.
http://www.tvguide.com/News/Idol-Online-Voting-1029809.aspx
Feb 24, 2011
by Joyce Eng
"American Idol" will offer online voting for the first time, Fox announced Thursday.
Online voting begins immediately after the first performance show on Tuesday at www.americanidol.com.
Fans will be required to log in through their Facebook accounts to access the voting page and can cast up to 50 online votes for that evening's performances.
"We have been wanting to do online voting for several years, and now Facebook has offered us a secure solution and we are ready to go," creator and executive producer Simon Fuller said.
"The show has always involved a high level of engagement with its viewers through texting and phone voting, and it's great to expand on this tradition."
Fans will still be able to vote via telephone and text messages.
http://www.tvguide.com/News/Idol-Online-Voting-1029809.aspx