Valve have this week revealed that they are considering running TV, and even across their content delivery system - a hit among gamers at present.

The Half-Live developer are quick to add that no concrete plans have been formulated yet, however the firm are reportedly keen to embrace new types of content - perhaps having noted the success of video-on-demand over the Live Marketplace; Live being the Xbox 360's answer to Steam in many ways.

"We're definitely having those conversations and meetings, and we're reaching out to folks with other types of digital entertainment," marketing man Doug Lombardi told Tom's Games.

A 'pilot' of some kind by the end of the year is hinted, Lombardi re-affirming to Eurogamer.net that TV shows, movies, and music albums and singles were all under consideration.

By Luke Guttridge