YouTube To Host Clips, Share Revenue with TV Networks
YouTube announced a deal to distribute news, sports and entertainment video clips from CBS, Showtime and CSTV Networks with an advertising revenue share. Sony BMG and Universal Music Group recently agreed to a similar deal to place their music videos on YouTube. CBS will provide short clips from "Survivor," "CSI," "CBS Evening News With Katie Couric" and other shows; CSTV will provide college sports clips; and Showtime will screen promotional videos. The record label agreements will allow YouTube users to add music clips into videos they create and post on the service. The deals will test YouTube's new copyright protection system that allows content providers to locate protected material on the service and choose to let it remain or be pulled. 10/25/2006 2:37:41 AM Discuss()   More on this topic