Time Warner and YouTube Sign Deal

It will soon be possible to see clips from popular movies, outtakes, and other previously sheltered content from media giant, Time Warner. It certainly would be a big step to be able to see trailers for upcoming movies without the extraneous garbage put up by the companies when advertised on television.

from Tech Connect

Media heavyweight Time Warner and the number one video sharing site on the interwebz, YouTube, have just reached an agreement which will see the former provide a heap of short-form content like clips from movies, TV shows and such, for viewing, on YouTube.

According to the signed agreement, the videos coming from Time Warner will be available on YouTube and across Google’s product suite via a proprietary embeddable player, with the ad time for each clip set to be sold by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Turner Broadcasting System. The resulting ad revenue will be shared by TW with YouTube.

“This partnership with Time Warner will provide our community with some of the most popular video content produced,” said Chad Hurley, co-founder and CEO of YouTube. “We hope to build on this deal and look forward to a long and productive relationship.”

This deal is expected to start taking effect later this year and it apparently only covers the US.

Strange that it only covers the U.S., but that undoubtedly has something to do with the reach of the MPAA, as any breaking of the protections would be easier to track, and prosecute from within our borders.

Still, more than the 20-30 trailers for movies would be great, allowing a better chance to see if going to the movies to see something is merited, ore perhaps a wait for the appearance at the corner grocery store would be better.

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A day without laughter is a day wasted. Charlie Chaplin

Funny, he really doesn’t look like anyone who has played him in the movies.

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