Comments on: YouTube Shows Full Length Programs – Watch Star Trek Online! http://www.webologist.co.uk/2008/10/youtube-shows-full-length-programs-watch-star-trek-online.html Internet News, Web Design, Development, Hosting and Optimisation Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:39:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=232 By: BBC News http://www.webologist.co.uk/2008/10/youtube-shows-full-length-programs-watch-star-trek-online.html/comment-page-1#comment-315 BBC News Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:11:53 +0000 http://www.webologist.co.uk/?p=108#comment-315 YouTube, the largest video-sharing website, will show full-length films from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's archives. The partnership is aimed boosting advertising revenue for both YouTube and the Hollywood studio. It will result in the launch of a video-on-demand channel called Impact, dedicated exclusively to action films, TV shows and clips. "I think it will grow into a nice little business," said Jim Packer, co-president of MGM Worldwide Television. He told the BBC that YouTube made an ideal partner because of its 280 million monthly users. "I think YouTube has something that a lot of sites don't have. "They have a lot of people walking through their front door everyday. And if they are smart in how they grow this, YouTube should have a successful business also," said Mr Packer. YouTube, the largest video-sharing website, will show full-length films from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s archives.

The partnership is aimed boosting advertising revenue for both YouTube and the Hollywood studio.

It will result in the launch of a video-on-demand channel called Impact, dedicated exclusively to action films, TV shows and clips.

“I think it will grow into a nice little business,” said Jim Packer, co-president of MGM Worldwide Television.

He told the BBC that YouTube made an ideal partner because of its 280 million monthly users.

“I think YouTube has something that a lot of sites don’t have.

“They have a lot of people walking through their front door everyday. And if they are smart in how they grow this, YouTube should have a successful business also,” said Mr Packer.

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