Youtube Smartens Up

In a previous blog, I commented on Youtube.com's trouble with Viacom and other corporations about have their content being showed on the website for free. Viacom may be had all of its content removed but this didnt stop Youtube from securing new outlets to draw videos from. In a new article, it seems that they have a plan to make partnerships with over one thousand service providers. Large broadcasters like Fox, NBC, CBS and now the BBC have agreed to terms of sharing video with the site.

This really is huge for Youtube. I now think that sooner or later, even Viacom will come back around. Even though Viacom said stated its reasons for its break with youtube have been for copyright protections reasons, it was obviously a money issue. The deals Youtube has made have shown that the site can be used as a very useful promotion tool. So, as I stated above, i would be surprised if Viacom did't come back onboard at some point in the future.



http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070304/tc_afp/usinternetcompany;_ylt=AjAs_wnjhfZQZwLgYK.tx30jtBAF