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YouTube goes Hulu, adds TV, movies
Now YouTube is stepping up its game, by offering content from TV and movie studios in a new section labeled "Shows." According to the New York Times, Google has signed agreements to distribute content from Sony, Lions Gate, CBS, MGM, and other studios.
The move will allow YouTube to place pre-roll, post-roll, and interstitial ads in video content, something it doesn't do with user generated videos.
Right now, the selection of TV shows and movies on YouTube is rather sad. Most of the content consists of old programs that you probably forgot existed, plus one new show from CBS: Harper's Island. Since Fox and NBC are the driving forces behind Hulu, it's not likely that we'll see their content on YouTube anytime soon. And there's talk that ABC could joing Hulu in the not too distant future.
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guillaume said 8:52AM on 4-17-2009
Just another place for Canadians not to watch TV.
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supernova_hq said 1:52PM on 4-17-2009
He's not kidding. Even youtube is blocking Canadians from watching tv shows that are available to us on basic cable...
Victor Agreda, Jr. said 9:19AM on 4-17-2009
Funny that this hits and Pirate Bay guys are handed a jail sentence in the same day... Last night the wife and I tried to catch up on some shows via Hulu. Guess what? Totally unwatchable. Despite our speedy connection and clear signal and no other LAN traffic, every 30 seconds the video would stop and buffer. Took me back to 1999 and my 56k connection and RealPlayer.
So until the media geniuses figure it out, we'll always have bittorrent.
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jimjobe said 9:41AM on 4-17-2009
Just hit pause and let it buffer for a minute or two. You probably thought of that though.
matt said 2:44PM on 4-17-2009
Just a quick question. How fast is your "speedy" internet connection? I have a 3mbps connection and hulu works great for me.
kristof.hajdu said 1:52PM on 4-17-2009
It is not available in my country... Sip...
Stay with torrent I will.
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JD said 1:52PM on 4-17-2009
I love HULU, I never had an issue with it and selection is great. By the way I use DSL on my MAC Mini. Maybe its the speed and type of connection you guys use.
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Ahmad said 7:25AM on 4-18-2009
Another place for us poor slobs not living in the US to not enjoy watching tv shows. When did the internet move to the DVD model??
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sinbad09 said 5:49PM on 4-20-2009
If you wish to watch Hulu or others try Ancor free and there product Hot Spot Shield I have used this for a the last year and have no problems though there are some ads to deal with.
All the best
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