Feature films coming to YouTube

YouTube will begin offering feature films produced by at least one of the biggest Hollywood movie studios possibly as early as next month, according to an executive with a major entertainment company, reports News.com.

For months, Google, YouTube's parent company, has been talking to the major film companies about launching an ad-supported, streaming movie service.

There's skepticism in some circles about whether enough ads can be placed into a streaming movie to make it profitable without also overloading viewers with commercials.

... By choosing this route, YouTube must go head-to-head against the Web's reigning king of streaming long-form video: Hulu.

emily | 8:18 AM | Full Length Movies Online |
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