Google vs. Viacom: Who Will Win?
Google’s finally responded to the Viacom lawsuit against YouTube exactly as many predicted it would: by taking the common carrier defense provided in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Whether that defense will work is up to the courts. But Google is in a much better position to defend itself against copyright violation changes than peer-to-peer networks [...]
CBS inks online content distribution deals
CSI, Survivor, Late Night With David Letterman, news, sports shows, and more will all be offered online.
CBS today agreed to deals with Joost, Microsoft, ComCast, and Time Warner to begin allowing them to provide CBS content online in exchange for a share of all advertising revenue generated.
Some of the other companies involved in the [...]
Viacom gets “JOOST” up P2P style
In a slap to the face of YouTube, Viacom said it plans to soon deliver free films and television shows through Joost, the global on-demand broadband television service from the creators of KaZaA and Skype.
After failing to reach a deal with YouTube, Viacom found a partner that was more than eager to satisfy its [...]
Shunning YouTube, Viacom hooks up with Joost
Viacom has announced a deal with Joost that will see the new P2P-based video start-up "broadcasting" Viacom’s music videos, TV shows and other materials on the service.
Viacom will provide Joost with content not only from MTV, but also from BET, Comedy Central, and even movies from Paramount. The news comes [...]
Viacom mulls bid for networking site
Viacom, the US media group, is considering a bid for Bebo, the social networking site.
The acquisition would represent the latest attempt by Viacom to regain ground lost to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation in the social networking and user-generated content realm.
Viacom lost out to its rival in a bidding war last year for MySpace, now the [...]
