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- The deal was announced on November 10, 2008BBC: Full-length MGM films on YouTube(November 10, 2008)
- Some MGM films and TV shows will be available on YouTube
- The latest blockbusters or widely popular classic movies, like the James Bond films, will not be available
- The channel will be called Impact
- Classic movies and TV shows will be available
- Both companies hope to make revenue through advertisements
- YouTube generates 280 million monthly usersBBC: Full-length MGM films on YouTube(November 10, 2008)
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YouTube will begin offering movies from MGM's archives. Both the studio and YouTube hope to boost their revenues with the deal.BBC: Full-length MGM films on YouTube(November 10, 2008) The content will be free to download but will contain advertisements.BBC: Full-length MGM films on YouTube(November 10, 2008) The channel will be called Impact and will offer classic movies and TV shows.
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MGM's Stance
MGM has some financial worries and aims to boost its profits through this deal.The New York Times: MGM to Post Full Films on YouTube (November 9, 2008) The studio does not plan to have all of its archives available. -
YouTube's Latest Changes
YouTube is also going to begin broadcasting new programs by Fremantle, the U.K. based TV production company behind the hit show American Idol. YouTube made a deal with CBS in October 2008 in which full episodes of Beverly Hills 90210 and Star Trek will be available for free on YouTube. -
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MGM YouTube Questions
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Is YouTube Down? 2 AnswersI saw a message on the site a couple of hours ago that they would be doing some maintenance beginning at 6:30 PM Pacific Time (about 1.5 hours ago), so that mus... read more -
What is the commmenting limit on YouTube? 1 AnswerThere is no limit to the amount you can post. If you do post a large amount of comments within a short amount of time, you are required to type in a CAPTCHA to... read more -
What is the funnest video on YouTube? (you know you can put in a YouTube URL and it embeds right!?!?) 47 AnswersWhere the Hell is Matt! (2008) for sure http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlfKdbWwruY ... read more -
Questions about security and privacy on YouTube 2 AnswersThere are a number of ways to download/capture videos from YouTube. Tracing a video is a forensic issue. If your camera supports geotagging, then the location d... read more
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MGM YouTube News and Blogs
- Information Week: YouTube, MGM Bring Full-Length Films Online (November 10, 2008)
- The Money Times: MGM, YouTube sign Pact (November 11, 2008)
- Fierce Online Video: MGM on YouTube Whos Next (November 10, 2008)



