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YouTube could be a steal at $1 billion

August 24, 2006 news analysis Sony's acquisition of video-sharing company Grouper could mean big bucks to others in online video. TAGS: online video, YouTube, News Corp., market share, MySpace, profit, acquisition, Facebook, Sony Corp., entertainment, video

Viacom sues Google over YouTube clips

March 13, 2007 Media company seeks more than $1 billion in damages, claiming that nearly 160,000 unauthorized clips appear on video-sharing site. TAGS: Viacom Inc., YouTube, entertainment company, intellectual property, lawsuit, litigation, Google Inc., negotiation, entertainment, complaint, video

Does YouTube have a control problem?

February 3, 2007 Viacom's order to pull clips illustrates the challenges the Internet's biggest video-sharing site faces as it grows. TAGS: Viacom Inc., YouTube, holder, public relations, entertainment, video, Google Inc., TV, e-mail

YouTube: The talk of Tinseltown

March 30, 2006 The video upload company is on everyone's lips at a gathering of entertainment and media companies. TAGS: YouTube, media company, conference, Yahoo! Inc., America Online Inc., California, entertainment, video

Year in review: YouTube ignites Web video

December 26, 2006 From a little SNL skit, an online phenomenon grew--and garnered a billion-dollar payday from Google. TAGS: YouTube, entertainment company, Internet video, entertainment, Google Inc., video

NBC strikes deal with YouTube

June 27, 2006 Just months after confronting YouTube about copyright material, NBC reverses its course and will upload some clips to the video site. TAGS: YouTube, entertainment company, material, Hollywood, video, entertainment, TV

Murdoch the latest media mogul to take on YouTube

February 8, 2007 News Corp. boss Rupert Murdoch follows InterActiveCorp's Barry Diller in questioning the "hypnotic" site's business model. TAGS: Rupert Murdoch, Viacom Inc., News Corp., YouTube, entertainment company, MySpace, CEO, media, entertainment, Google Inc., TV, video

Google denies Viacom copyright charges

May 1, 2007 Search giant says it is protected by the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act and says Viacom suit threatens video-sharing sites. TAGS: Viacom Inc., DMCA, lawsuit, YouTube, Google Inc., owner, California, entertainment, knowledge, video

Sony gets into video sharing with Grouper hug

August 23, 2006 The entertainment giant's Hollywood studio pays $65 million for Grouper, a lesser light than the boffo YouTube. TAGS: Rupert Murdoch, Sony Pictures, entertainment company, entertainment, YouTube, Sony Corp., online video, MySpace, Hollywood, digital music, video

A new copyright battlefield: Veoh Networks

February 21, 2007 The start-up, with old-media backing, lets people upload feature-length video. Not surprisingly, the pirates were quick to move in. TAGS: Veoh Networks, Michael Eisner, media company, copyright violation, Viacom Inc., YouTube, Time Warner Inc., Hollywood, Disney Corp., P2P, CEO, owner, entertainment, video, TV

Guba CEO steps down, says more execs may follow

December 29, 2006 Thomas McInerney, competing in video sharing longer than almost everyone, doubts YouTube's success can be duplicated. TAGS: CEO, YouTube, exec, co-founder, entertainment, Google Inc., video

Gawker Media mystery ads appear on YouTube

February 2, 2007 updateCompany founder has acknowledged that a Gawker employee has been posting copyright videos with ads. Images: Mystery ads TAGS: Gawker Media, copyright holder, copyright law, YouTube, holder, permission, owner, spokesman, lawyer, entertainment, video, TV

Microsoft kicks the tires on Revver

February 22, 2007 MSN executives review troubled video-sharing site's technology, but sources say a sale is unlikely. TAGS: YouTube, acquisition, DivXNetworks, MSN, video, Microsoft Corp., entertainment

Yahoo, Viacom strike search deal

April 10, 2007 Still at battle with Google, entertainment conglomerate picks Net company's Panama ad platform to serve up search-related ads. TAGS: Viacom Inc., Panama, Internet search advertising, Yahoo! Inc., YouTube, Google Inc., entertainment, CEO, video

TVU chief grapples with copyright questions

November 6, 2006 Legal experts say company may be tapping into tried-and-true ways to get sued by big copyright holders. TAGS: TVU Networks, broadcaster, file-sharing, YouTube, entertainment, attorney, Shanghai, P2P, TV, video

Fast Times at Web 2.0 High

September 27, 2007 Spotplex CEO Doyon Kim writes that the Internet in-crowd is taking people back to high school, where the "cool kids" drown out the silent majority. TAGS: Web 2.0, population, entertainment, YouTube, school, video

Guba inks film deal with Sony Pictures

July 11, 2006 Sony is the second major studio in less than a month to make movies available for download on the video-sharing site. TAGS: Sony Pictures, studio, Hollywood, Sony Corp., movies, video, entertainment, YouTube

Viacom's Web guru plans for the future

March 16, 2007 Mika Salmi, online video pioneer and former record label executive, works to keep MTV and other Viacom properties relevant in new digital world. TAGS: Viacom Inc., MTV Networks, MTV, online video, YouTube, entertainment, brand, video, Google Inc., TV

Diller's IAC to spend big on Net content

February 7, 2007 InterActiveCorp's chief executive says that while it's the perfect time to invest, most acquisition targets are overpriced. TAGS: IAC/InterActive Corp., Ask.com, acquisition, CEO, entertainment, Google Inc., YouTube, video
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