MGM YouTube

    • 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)
  • 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.
  • 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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