 In November 2005 , while the early second season of Lost was airing , The Hollywood Reporter reported that twenty @-@ two mobisodes — each spanning several minutes — were expected to be produced in December for a January 2006 release . Zap2it reported that they would later be present on the second season 's DVD set and that six would be exclusive to the DVD . Unlike the television series , it would not be produced by ABC Studios ( known then as " Touchstone Television " ) and would star non @-@ Screen Actors Guild members ; however it would be produced under the oversight of Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse , like the television series . In response to fan inquiries about Lost 's thirty @-@ odd background characters , the Lost Video Diaries would focus on a self @-@ contained story about two survivors of the crash of Oceanic Flight 815 who had not previously been introduced . The Los Angeles Times confirmed in January 2006 – the month originally scheduled to launch the series – that the mobisodes would be originally broadcast on V CAST from Verizon Wireless and that each mobisode would span only two minutes . Verizon would ultimately pay ABC $ 400 @,@ 000 for the mobisodes . 
