Hulu vs. Youtube; Google is a Twitter With Deals.
Youtube, not be outdone has struck up a deal with film and television studios to stream the studios’ copyrighted contents on the popular website. Hulu has over the past year has come out to be the place to go to view Fox,NBC Shows and select movies online for free. Did you SNL this weekend? Go see it at Hulu.
The pics and episodes, which will be streamed on a separate section on YouTube as free ad-supported content, encompass a host of library titles from studios including Sony and Lionsgate and television networks as well as a number of indie pics.
The deal comes in the wake of a previous YouTube pact with MGM for television shows and full-length films and follows a pact with Disney for shortform excerpts of content from ABC and ESPN.
Sony’s James Bond tentpole “Casino Royale” and CBS’ new mystery series “Harper’s Island,” as well as pics including Morgan Spurlock’s “Super Size Me” and Richard Linklater’s “Slacker,” are part of the deals.
Even though Google may be sweating due to their competion for streaming content, Youtube will always remain the top site for uploading personal videos. Expanding Youtube isn’t the only thing Google is looking at. Twitter, the new #onlinetrend is being eyed by Google, however,Twitter Co-Founder Biz Stone plays downs the rumors as just talk between companies. Ok Biz. Give it another year plus $$$ and it will be Google presents Twitter with a list of celebrities,news anchors and politicans you can harrass with 140 characters.
