Comments on: YouTube beams up 'Star Trek' for long-form video

YouTube gets Beverly Hills 90210, MacGyver, and Star Trek in a test of longer-form video that's theatrically presented and interrupted by ads.

[Seanathome]

I can't wait until Youtube allows any widescreen video to be viewed on this "Theater View"... :)

[rnieves1977]

You know... you'd think they would allow videos over 10 minutes by now... most other video hosting services do... Long over due for both wide screen and length.

[srufle]

I think some of the features look like Hulu which I think is great.

[Dalkorian]

BARF! GAG!

What-lou?

[contentcreator--2008]

I just want to know what the dog was thinking that had to wear the ridiculous costume!

[guyfromtrinidad]

Only available in the US.
It would be nice if this post and the myriad of others all over the net right now point that out and include it in their headlines.

[anotherinjapan]

It does feel like a slap in the face. I don't know if I should feel badly for myself or for the insular person who thinks "available in the US" is good enough to write a global-targeting headline.

It doesn't help that the link to youtube's blog isn't available from Japan either -- I get redirected to youtube's Japanese blog, which has no entry on the subject and no obvious way to access the American blog. http://jp.youtube.com/blog?entry=F1xABdzKby4 . I'm sure there's some way to get from there to the cited blog entry, but seriously, why do we have to take these companies seriously? What kind of arrogant global strategy is this?

I imagine a time in the future where I'll be complaining the same about universal translators -- trying to talk to a Russian in China, the device will refuse to work because it insists that the only target options are Manadarin or Cantonese.

[Orionsaint]

These ads never work. Never once in the history of the Internet has an ad influenced be to buy the product they are selling. They're just an annoyance.

[iertry]

If they're showing ads why can't they show it outside the US! It's not as if star trek is a new series it has been shown everywhere. Hopefully they extend it soon.

[Ubetido]

Ditto ! More US only BS ! The sooner we get EURONET and or ASIANET the better.

[josmor]

That sounds like a good idea... but it is not available in all countries.

[HeavyJim]

Geez, if I wanted to watch reruns full of commercials, all I have to do is turn on the tv. Had enough of that.

[paulsecic]

Ah. What about CBS's 50's shows?

[hc2008]

Joost has been doing this for a while...and in stereo. Still, the best player has to be iTunes...the movies are always super high quality when I rent them online.

[imacpwr]

Seems YouTube has found a way to stop selected videos from being viewed from outside of the USA, this is (again) total (C) BS..!!

"This video is not available in your country."

[nickscale]

> "This video is not available in your country."

The Internet is a global resource. When a major site like YouTube considers it fair game to offer a locally restricted service, it makes Internet segregation seem a reasonable policy for any website.

YouTube are in a position of considerable influence and this attitude is irresponsible. I only hope they have longer term plans for universal access.

Luckily, it's only TV reruns at the moment....

[Ubetido]

The silly part of all this is that like Hulu and co, most of these things can be got around with a little effort and they are all watchable from anywhere. Then again not to sure that I really want to watch reruns of ST and or 90210.

[YOUTUBESUCKS]

YouTube sold out. The Big Sleaze companies are back. Anything that is successful on the Internet the big sleaze has to be in on it. I though you tube was the forum for the not famous or the guy next door, You tube you suck

[BrianZachary]

OMG people, get over yourselves. For all of you whining about this not being available everywhere YET, give them a break. They are just starting with this. They have to test things out before mass expansion, wouldn't you think? Where do you think they are going to do that testing? The same country they are based in, perhaps? I don't care what product or service comes out, nothing gets done overnight. There is testing to see how well a product or service does and work bugs out and improve as much as possible. You wouldn't want to download a program onto your computer that wasn't tested and end up having all kinds of problems. The same goes for this or anything else. Have a little patience. Give them time to work on it, I'm sure it will get to you.

[old3eyes]

Yep just like Amazon MP3 sales??. ..The rest of thwe world is still waiting..

[Dalkorian]

What about the filters that allow them to prevent non-US internet consumers from viewing this material? Shouldn't that be tested out before mass expansion as well? Maybe you don't realize this, but it's easier to simply release something on the innertubes than it is to filter it to a specific region. Talk about making excuses for the rapist ...

I am an American and I approve this message. ;)

[logan1337]

No, BrianZachary, I wouldn't think. The Internet is global by nature, and CBS would have had to go through additional pains to explicitly limit content geo-politically. A "test run" is no excuse for this kind of behavior in a global age, and only gives pirates more reason to say f*** the corporations and to take matters into their own hands, if no one else will legally.

I highly doubt they have any plans to make this content available globally, and that kind of national discrimination is unforgivable. If I am wrong and they do have such intentions but other matters are getting in the way then I apologize, but that's certainly not what it looks like to me.

[RichardThomas]

Google is up to something else for any one that has been watching http://googles.me and http://googled.me there appears to be a movie called Infinite Play involved and some kind of game huge multiplayer game using the planet as the game board, with play enhanced using Google tools.

[Ubetido]

Sorry Brian but it is not a matter of testing anything, it has more to do with contractual obligations. Clearly if channel X in country Y is paying network Z for their programs they would not want them available to all and sundry. Why would any network here ( .au ) want to pay the BBC for Eastenders if indeed anyone could access it through the BBC iplayer. The same would apply to US networks that sell their programs overseas. Where the whole thing falls over in my mind is that like the music industry these people have not realized that we no longer have to take no for an answer, and usually where there is a will there's a way. I seriously believe it is this walled garden approach that just makes those that can sharpen up their hedge trimmers.

[Dr_Zinj]

Long, Long overdue. If the whole paradigm of commercials paying for television shows was valid, then the same model should work over the Internet with older, syndicated shows.

Truly a case of live long and profit, err prosper.

[fleaweb]

Please, I'm in Canada, we're practically the 51st state anyway. Most people here are more interested in Sarah Palin than our own federal election. Considering we can get direct US cable/satellite feeds from Buffalo and Detroit and New England here in Toronto; what's the deal CBS? Sigh.