Comments on: Hollywood coming around? Lions Gate partners with YouTube for film clips

By: Hulu could catch YouTube in 2009 — in revenue, not traffic » VentureBeat

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:32:45 +0000

[...] to show some of its older films on the site. It also previously reached a deal to put popular clips from Lions Gate films on the site. All of these seem like baby-steps towards YouTube becoming more like Hulu, just much [...]

By: Finally, I can avoid watching Bulletproof Monk on YouTube too » VentureBeat

Finally, I can avoid watching Bulletproof Monk on YouTube too » VentureBeat — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:06:38 +0000

[...] which owns YouTube, has been famously unable to successfully monetize the service. Hollywood, particularly studios like Lions Gate and now MGM, seem more open to trying and seem to like YouTube’s technology which finds [...]

By: Lights, camera, YouTube: Feature films coming to the world’s video portal? » VentureBeat

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:06:37 +0000

[...] last deal, which was struck with the movie studio Lions Gate, gave users what they wanted: A way to see and share clips from their favorite films online. That [...]

By: YouTube’s video revolution will be monetized (if the numbers hold) » VentureBeat

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:02:58 +0000

[...] mentioned in a New York Times piece on the topic a few weeks ago is the movie studio Lionsgate. The same Lionsgate that recently announced a partnership with YouTube for promoting its film clips on the site. The times they are [...]

By: Google’s Schmidt talks stocks, huge mobile opportunity, scandals, advertising and YouTube with Jim Cramer » VentureBeat

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:46:05 +0000

[...] In terms of YouTube, Schmidt is extremely pleased with how big the site is and how fast it is still growing. He’s not overly concerned with the monetization angle because he thinks Google just hasn’t figured it out yet and the site “doesn’t hurt our bottom line.” He conceded that someone else might figure out the monetization of online video first, but says Google is working on a number of new ideas in that field. [...]

By: Italian Prime Minister’s media company sues Google’s YouTube » VentureBeat

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:18:37 +0000

[...] While certainly Mediaset would seem to have grounds for this lawsuit, it doesn’t address a larger issue, which is: How much does YouTube really take away from traditional broadcasting? Provided it’s not an entire episode of a television broadcast, I’m of the mindset that YouTube works as more of a promotional tool for much of the content on their. Some Hollywood studios are starting to agree as we’re seeing deals like the one between Lions Gate and YouTube. [...]

By: Google misses on second quarter estimates, shares plunge » VentureBeat

Google misses on second quarter estimates, shares plunge » VentureBeat — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:37:22 +0000

[...] was a lot of talk about the recent Lions Gate deal with YouTube. Google seems very excited about the possibility of teaming up with the movie studio to allow for [...]

By: WinExtra » From the Pipeline – 7.16.08

WinExtra » From the Pipeline – 7.16.08 — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:02:50 +0000

[...] Hollywood coming around? Lions Gate partners with YouTube for film clips [nw] :: VentureBeat – I am sure that there are many folks mouthing the words “what took them so long” but as with everything else to do with the Web and Old Media the proof will be in the long term pudding. [...]