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October 24, 2008
YouTube Airs TV Episodes
YouTube announced last week that it will air full-length episodes of old and new TV series like Star Trek and Dexter. CBS, HBO, Sony Television, Lionsgate and Showtime are supporting YouTube by providing the licensed content.
YouTube changed their 10-minute-video time limit in hopes of increasing its viewership. The site is also experimenting with movies. USA Today reported that, “YouTube last week showed its first full-length Hollywood ‘studio’ film on its Screening Room channel for independent filmmakers. Director Wayne Wang's (The Joy Luck Club) two-hour The Princess of Nebraska, from Magnolia Pictures, has attracted over 150,000 views already.”
YouTube has entered the TV-on-demand arena and, if proven successful, other network studios could eventually begin to make additional content available to viewers.
For more information, view this feature in USA Today.
Posted by staff at October 24, 2008 10:47 AM
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