webisode
/ˈwɛbɪsəʊd
/noun
1An original episode derived from a television series, made for online viewing.Finally there are "webisodes" which are 2-3 minute flash episodes made for the internet (produced in 2000), as well as trailers for other Columbia television shows on DVD....
- To hear Johnson tell it, last summer he hit upon the idea of offering online Bridges webisodes that would lead to a cliff hanger resolved at the start of the next Friday-night show.
- Average Joe interest in advertising continues to rise, whether it be a Jerry Seinfeld Webisode or a TV spot touting fried chicken as part of a healthy diet.
1.1An online video that presents an original short film or promotes a product, film, or television series.The original plan was to create several 10 - minute "Webisodes" for the now-defunct Digital Entertainment Network, a streaming-video Web site....
- The fine lads at Empire promise to run a new scene/clip/webisode from the production every day this week and we've got the first one - along with the trailer - below the break.
- Burnett produced a series of more than 100 Webisodes, or short Web-based films, that followed Army recruits through basic training
Origin
1990s: blend of web (in the sense 'World Wide Web') and episode.