NBC to provide TV shows for SanDisk service

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Media conglomerate NBC Universal will offer television programming for a Web-based service from SanDisk Corp that lets viewers download shows from the Internet and play them on a TV set-top, the companies said on Tuesday.

New shows from NBC's broadcast network as well as its cable channels like USA and Bravo will be available on SanDisk's Fanfare service in January. They include hit comedy "The Office," supernatural thriller "Heroes" and sitcom "30 Rock."

NBC said earlier this year that it would not renew a contract to sell TV shows on Apple Inc's iTunes, the most popular media download service.

NBC is controlled by General Electric Co, while France's Vivendi owns a minority stake.

(Reporting by Michele Gershberg; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn)