Daily Archives: October 30, 2008

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YouTube Expands

Nice article from Jefferson Graham about YouTube in the USAToday from last Friday: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2008-10-23-youtube-tv-episodes_N.htm The new YouTube, more popular than ever, has a different look. Much, but not all, unlicensed content is gone, replaced by approved material from such producers as CBS, HBO, Showtime, Sony Television and Lionsgate. Google-owned YouTube also has tossed aside its 10-minute-video limit rule. It is running full-length episodes of TV shows, starting with a test of three CBS-owned shows: Star Trek, MacGyver and Beverly Hills, 90210. The moves are a response to competition from sites offering full-length videos including Hulu, Veoh and blip.tv, which are gaining traction with […]