The WSJ reports this morning that Disney plans to offer popular tv shows such as Lost and Desparate Housewives for free online.  The changes in the television broadcast industry in the U.S. over the past six months, with widespread Internet distribution of content, is nothing short of remarkable.  In Canada, meanwhile, the broadcasters offer no vision of how they plan to compete in the emerging online environment (see Zerbisias’ piece in the Star today for the Canadian perspective).