Google at odds with media networks
Winga
MrSouth Africa Icrontian
It seems Google hasn't been very popular with the TV networks ever since their acquisition of YouTube.
The deal between Google and CBS collapsed when neither party was able to come to terms on some key issues. The deal would have created a partnership between the two companies allowing YouTube to legally host clips from CBS shows. These include "The Late Show with David Letterman" and "CSI."
Last year Google seemed to have reached an agreement with another media giant, Viacom Inc. Nothing ever came of that. Instead Viacom slapped Google with copyright infringement, demanding they remove around 100 000 video clips from YouTube. Now just this week Viacom announced they will instead be doing a deal with Joost, a startup company founded by the same people behind Skype and Kazaa.
NBC is the latest to have a dig at Google. In June last year, they announced an agreement between the two companies where NBC was to advertise and promote some of their shows on YouTube. This week they have done an about turn by issuing a document advising them to keep unauthorized and pirated content off YouTube.
It really seems like the pressure is on for Google to clean up YouTube. This seems evident when recently, going against previous protocol, they backed down and surrendered information regarding one of it's users to Fox.
The deal between Google and CBS collapsed when neither party was able to come to terms on some key issues. The deal would have created a partnership between the two companies allowing YouTube to legally host clips from CBS shows. These include "The Late Show with David Letterman" and "CSI."
Last year Google seemed to have reached an agreement with another media giant, Viacom Inc. Nothing ever came of that. Instead Viacom slapped Google with copyright infringement, demanding they remove around 100 000 video clips from YouTube. Now just this week Viacom announced they will instead be doing a deal with Joost, a startup company founded by the same people behind Skype and Kazaa.
NBC is the latest to have a dig at Google. In June last year, they announced an agreement between the two companies where NBC was to advertise and promote some of their shows on YouTube. This week they have done an about turn by issuing a document advising them to keep unauthorized and pirated content off YouTube.
It really seems like the pressure is on for Google to clean up YouTube. This seems evident when recently, going against previous protocol, they backed down and surrendered information regarding one of it's users to Fox.
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