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BBC and YouTube Deal in the Works?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the deciding-to-play-ball dept.

Algis writes to tell us the BBC is in the process of striking a deal with YouTube to allow BBC content to be posted on YouTube. Previously the BBC has demanded quite a few video be removed from the Google-owned video sharing site. "The deal between YouTube and the BBC however, is more interesting still, since YouTube is a global service that is completely free to all users. Shows cannot be downloaded from YouTube. Instead, they're watched online on the YouTube website, or the YouTube player is embedded in other websites for no cost to the user. This is the nature of content sharing that has seen YouTube grow from a company making no money, to a company worth almost $2billion to Google, in less than two years. Quite what the BBC-YouTube deal will entail is anyone's guess. It is highly, highly unlikely to include full-length current BBC shows. What could be possible is the addition to YouTube of much older shows, such as classics like 'The Young Ones' or 'Faulty Towers', in an effort to boost the shows' exposure and increase DVD sales of these shows."

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  1. Can't download? by RyanFenton · · Score: 3, Informative

    http://keepvid.com/

    That, plus a set of video converters/transcoders will give you a poor-mans (well, with a computer) Tivo for BBC content with this new agreement.

    Ryan Fenton

  2. Fawlty towers.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    Not Faulty Towers, Basil will not be happy!!

  3. Says who? by Larry+Lightbulb · · Score: 3, Informative

    It's a comment on a blog, with nothing about the source of the story.

  4. Re:Danger Mouse? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    Danger Mouse wasn't shown on the BBC in Britain. It was on the ITV network (15-or-so geographically-based stations from Anglia to Yorkshire).

  5. Re:Shows cannot be downloaded from YouTube? by Yvanhoe · · Score: 5, Informative

    Mod it funny but consider it insightful. A lot of non-technical people believe that one can actually prevent a user from dowloading a file while allowing him to view it. We all know this is a shallow dream but this issue is fairly important for IP holders, they think they have a real control about how and when you can view the content.

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