YouTube to post full-length MGM content
YouTube, the largest video-sharing website, will show full-length television shows and films from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s archives in its latest step to boost advertising revenue by adding professional programing, the company told Reuters on Sunday. The site, owned by Google, plans to make the announcement about the new partnership on Monday. MGM
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YouTube screens “No End” doc
Filmmaker Charles Ferguson is bringing his documentary “No End in Sight” to YouTube. An Oscar nominee for best feature-length documentary and winner of a special jury prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, “No End” casts a critical eye on U.S. decisions made during the early
Want to clear your viewing history on YouTube? Good luck
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Bringing TV Clips to Blogs, a Site Runs Afoul of Networks
In the bad old days of YouTube — before the site meticulously filtered out unauthorized content — the television and movie studios used to complain vociferously that their work was being posted to the site without permission. Now a similar confrontation is playing out with a start-up called Redlasso.com,