Comments on: Could YouTube become hub for feature films and TV shows?

YouTube has begun experimenting with long-form content. But the move comes after TV networks and Hollywood studios have already begun finding other Internet outlets for their material.

[tcardone05]

Only if the capped bandwidth doesn't hit the US, their number one market. But it could work.

[Zen-Masta]

Hulu already has full length movies and tv shows and at much better quality than youtube. Youtube is a little late but they could prove to lead this arena if they take a page from hulu

[Francis_Burdett]

Are the YouTube comments an additional downside for advertisers?

The comments are often puerile and not uncommonly offensive and I would hold are on average the most likely to cause offense of just about any large website that permits comments.

[tekwiz4u]

YouTube is filled with videos of kids spewing out milk from their nose, copied 'Jackass' tricks, and brawls. I dont know what made Yahoo think it'll make money for them. No one is going to sit thru a 2 minute video of utter stupidity unless you're going to brag about it to classmates.

[forensicmeteoboy]

No. No. No.

I was an early member of Youtube (joined in Nov 2003). Back then it was cool, because most of the videos were original. Then came pirated material... and Youtube did nothing. It actually used to be a clean site, too. No real cursing or stupid "sexy" videos. And none of the "just put a picture up and play music behind it."

No, I'm done with it now. It's crap. When I found YouTube, I also found Vimeo. And Vimeo is great. Sure, I think they may have tried to be like Flickr a little too hard when they started, but they have succeeded and do an amazing job.... the have HD Video, and even the "SD" quality looks great. And the content is great... no uploaded Japanese Anime here! It's like a breath of fresh air.

[Screenwriter40]

I believe that TV as we know it now will almost die with more and more content available on the Internet. With Internet 2 or 3 and FiberOptic/Satellite/Cable services, TV will prosper on this new medium for generations to come, IMHO. I wish the other Star Trek series were also available to view online as well as all the best Science Fiction films, available for a small fee or free with advertising. Perhaps Sci-Fi Channel will offer great Sci-Fi films on its site in the future, like the Star Trek films, Superman 1, 2, and Returns, Batman 1, 2, 3, 5, Back To The Future 1-3, Alien, Aliens, 2001-A Space Odyssey, Blade Runner, and Star Wars 1-6, to name a few... This would be the ideal time to introduce to a new generation, great films that has inspired so many filmmakers/writers. The Internet is a great tool for TV, don't squander it...

Mark McLaughlin / marknetproductions.wordpress.com / Hudson, MA, USA

[gerrrg]

I like Hulu, I just wish I had WiMax to go along with my Hulu. I think Hulu and others in the same vein are a credible threat to the video rental market, including Blockbuster and even Netflix. OnDemand services are even better, except that it's expensive to get cable television. Give me WiMax running at least 4Mbps for under $35 a month and I'll be running wireless broadcasts to my TV of movies direct from Hulu, and my HD content from OTA.