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TECH REVIEW

Ability to 'See' Content Sets New Video Search Site Apart

VideoSurf.com analyzes images themselves, isn't dependent on tag search

(Newser) - A new Web site that makes video searchable by actual images, rather than by often inaccurate and misleading metadata tags, is making finding the clips you’re looking for easier, Katherine Boehret writes in the Wall Street Journal . VideoSurf.com—currently in its public beta form—“sees” images rather than relying on tags and, Boehret says, it does a pretty good job. More »

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 YouTube to Offer MGM Movies, TV Episodes

Internet site to announce new partnership with studio

(Newser) - YouTube and MGM are about to announce a partnership in which movies and TV shows will be offered on the video-sharing website, reports the New York Times . The deal is part of a strategy by YouTube owner Google to cozy up to Hollywood in a bid to compete with rival Hulu. YouTube has already made deals with CBS and Lionsgate, and started posting episodes of older shows like Star Trek and Beverly Hills 90210 . More »

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 Web Eats Hollywood's 
 Hedge Against Recession 

Free online content elbows out movies, TV as consumers trim expenses

(Newser) - The rise of free online content threatens to tarnish Hollywood's long-held belief that it is recession-proof, the Los Angeles Times reports. Tinseltown thrived in previous downturns, but with escapism now just a click of the mouse away, thrifty consumers are cutting cable subscriptions and movie tickets from their budgets. More »

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90210 & Co. Get Full Ride as YouTube Ends 10-Minute Rule

Site starts showing full-length TV episodes, films

(Newser) - YouTube is abandoning its 10-minute video limit to show movies and full-length TV episodes, starting with Star Trek , MacGyver , and Beverly Hills, 90210 . The Google-owned juggernaut is responding to competition from Hulu and other sites, reports USA Today . It’s also adding “pre-roll” advertisements that play before a video rather than embedded links that allowed users uninterrupted viewing. More »

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OPINION

Amazon's On-Demand Video Good, Not Great: Mossberg

Streaming service works well; selection could be better

(Newser) - Amazon’s new Video on Demand service works well, Walter Mossberg writes in the Wall Street Journal , although the selection of titles could be better. The service allows users to individually purchase movies and TV to stream, with most rentals lasting 24 hours. The videos are stored on an Amazon server, which nicely remembers where you were so you can resume viewing instantly. More »

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ANALYSIS

Amazon's New Video Service Part Netflix, Part YouTube

Movies, TV shows will stream directly computer, no huge download required

(Newser) - Amazon entered the streaming video tangle today with Amazon Video on Demand, a service that resembles Netflix and Hulu far more than the company’s Unbox service, Ars Technica notes. While Unbox functioned on a principle similar to the iTunes Store, Amazon Video will stream movies and TV shows directly to customers' computers (and, later, TVs), cutting long download times. More »

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Long-Awaited Free TV Site Counts Down to Launch

NBC-Fox collaboration emerges from beta tomorrow

(Newser) - After lots of hype, a long wait, and a dollop of skepticism, NBC Universal and Fox’s Hulu is going live tomorrow with more than 200 free TV shows, feature films, and sports highlights and games, the New York Times reports. “We won’t stop until we have everything in terms of premium content,” said the CEO. “That is our mission.” More »

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MySpace Makes Music Overtures

Social networking site turns to recording labels in effort to broaden appeal

(Newser) - MySpace has spent the past few weeks approaching major record labels, trying to hammer out a deal for a new online music service, the Wall Street Journal reports. The deal—tentatively MySpace Music—would likely let users stream unlimited music for free, and buy downloads that could be played on mp3 players, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »

NBC's Zucker Snaps at Apple

Accuses iTunes of destroying music revenue

(Newser) - NBC chief Jeff Zucker has launched an extraordinary attack on Apple, accusing the digital download service iTunes of destroying revenue in the music industry, reports Apple Insider.com.  "Apple has destroyed the music business—in terms of pricing—and if we don’t take control, they’ll do the same thing on the video side," Zucker said at Syracuse's Newhouse School yesterday. More »

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Online Video Site Hulu Launches

NBC and News Corp. child will stream mainstream TV and movies

(Newser) - The beta version of Hulu, a new online video venture between NBC and News Corp., launches this week. Challenging YouTube, the service allows users to embed and share existing video, but won’t support user-generated content. Instead, Hulu will focus on distributing ad-supported versions of movies and 90 NBC and Fox TV shows through deals with AOL, Comcast, MSN, MySpace, and Yahoo. More »

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