November 12, 2008 1:00 PM PST

CNET News Daily Podcast: Why it's so hard to offer free online movies

by Jennifer Guevin
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Online media reporter Greg Sandoval talks with Kara Tsuboi about the predicament movie studios and online video sites face in trying to provide free movies online. Also in this podcast: Google has added video and voice to its chat service; video game ratings board ESRB will now post summaries online to explain why it has rated video games they way it has; and YouTube will now offer advertisers the ability to buy sponsored video results on people's keyword searches.


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Today's stories:

Tracking the tech downturn

Tech Museum honors tech that benefits humanity

Google launches video chat for Gmail

Google's Chrome now works on Linux, crudely

Using your cell phone's GPS to map traffic

YouTube films unlikely to challenge iTunes

YouTube enabling advertisers to buy search terms

Video game ratings board adds 'summaries'

Check out new mobile apps: Watch the Under the Radar live stream

Jennifer Guevin is assistant managing editor of CNET News. She focuses on science and green tech. But she also makes the occasional contribution to CNET's kitchen gadgets blog or writes about the latest Web distraction. Once a week, she takes the mic as host of CNET's Daily News Podcast. E-mail Jennifer.
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The CNET News team brings you this snappy podcast every weekday, covering everything from privacy to processors, iPods to Intel. Rafe Needleman, Leslie Katz, Erica Ogg, and Jennifer Guevin cover the top technology news of the day, and encourage listeners to be a part of the discussion.

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Rafe Needleman Rafe Needleman is editor of CNET's Webware. He's been covering technology since 1988, and has interviewed thousands of tech execs. He blogs at Rafe's Radar.
Leslie Katz Leslie Katz is senior editor of CNET News' Crave blog, which focuses on gadgets, games, and all other digital distractions.
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Jennifer Guevin Jennifer Guevin is assistant managing editor for CNET News and focuses on science and green tech.
Josh Lowensohn Josh Lowensohn writes for Webware.com, CNET's blog about Web applications and services. E-mail Josh, or follow him on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/Josh.
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