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MDiTV and the Rise of Online Health Programming

April 27, 2010 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: < 1 minute

4314458433_0670f4bf02_o MDiTV announced its official launch today. This polished, stand-alone medical information portal will offer 24/7 health reporting by veteran anchors Andrew Holtz and Cathy Marshall, formerly of CNN.

When I picked this up today on Twitter I had to ask myself, “Is the infosphere really lacking in health videos?” Of course not. But what it does lack is quality, slightly-more-in-depth vetted programming that caters to an expanding population of educated e-patients. Network web reporting – too superficial and suited to a multitasking general population. Major health sites such as WebMD seem mired down in painful 1.0-like infrastructures.

MDiTV would appear to be positioning itself as the stand alone solution.

When I called MDiTV’s CEO Dr. Bobby Lazarra this afternoon, he promised me a ‘Web 3.0 experience with health news in real time.’ Fair enough. But while live operations pumped to iPhones may attract media chatter, I’m turned on by the simple prospect of quality video programming that I can recommend to my patients and peers.

What did catch my attention was their soon-to-be-released Second Opinion program which will offer a point-counterpoint dialog between two physicians on select health topics. I honestly think the public can learn a lot from publicly arguing doctors.

MDiTV’s development is likely a sign of the times – the spawn of a decomposing mainstream media growing in a niche unfilled by the amateur video ecosystem.

But time will tell. I’ll follow this one.

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