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YouTube Quietly Launches "Poptub" Original Content Series

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 15, 2008 - 10:30am.

Los Angeles - Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube has quietly launched its second original content co-production, an "Entertainment Tonight"-style show called "Poptub," following a successful Web video collaboration with "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Yahoo Seeks User-Generated Videos for Online Talent Show

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 23, 2006 - 1:41pm.
Santa Monica, Calif. - Hoping to generate traffic to its own video-sharing destination in the wake of rival Google's acquisition of YouTube, Yahoo on Monday announced the launch of an eight-week, $50,000 online video contest that will seek "the hottest original talent on the Internet."