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Google Says YouTube to Remain Separate

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 25, 2007 - 12:30pm.

Mountain View, Calif. - Two months after closing its $1.65 billion acquisition of YouTube, Google said on Thursday that it plans to continue operating the popular video sharing site as a separate business, while also integrating it somewhat with its Google Video site.

Sundance Channel to Sell Movies, TV Episodes on Google Video

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 6, 2006 - 4:25pm.
Los Angeles - The Sundance Channel has partnered with Google Video to make a selection of its library of independent films and original series available for purchase or rental through the online video service, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Washington Post: Amateur Fight Videos Proliferating Online

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 22, 2006 - 4:22pm.
Washington - The Washington Post on Thursday reported on the proliferation of amateur fight videos on the Internet -- mainly on video-sharing sites like YouTube and Google Video -- which feature anything from Russian gang street brawls to amateur "fight clubs" to schoolyard scuffles.

Google Video to Host American Television Archive Interviews

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 26, 2005 - 5:31am.
Mountain View, Calif. - Google announced on Wednesday a joint effort with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation, to make its archive of interviews with TV actors, writers, producers and directors available on Google Video. "The Foundation's Archive of American Television is probably the most diverse, complete and fascinating resource of its kind. The stories are told through the eyes of the creative geniuses -- in front of and behind the cameras -- who shaped and continue to shape television into the most powerful medium in the world," said Television Academy Foundation chairman Steve Mosko. As of today, the first 75 of the Foundation's 284 films are available from Google Video, including interviews with TV industry personalities Alan Alda, Michael J. Fox, Norman Lear, Carl Reiner and Ted Turner.