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Verizon, YouTube in Talks

Nov 7, 2006, 9:55 AM by (staff)

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Verizon is close to a deal with YouTube to distribute web videos via the carrier's wireless and terrestrial TV networks. The proposed deal would involve the top 50-100 YouTube videos at any time. The videos would be available via Verizon Wireless' VCast video service for cell phones, and also through Verizon's FiOS TV service. The service would initially only allow viewing videos, although the plan calls for Verizon Wireless users to be able to shoot and upload video to YouTube by the end of the year.

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patientzero

Nov 19, 2006, 11:46 AM

Hmmm

Reposted from this link

http://gigaom.com/2006/11/02/youtube-mobile/ »

YouTube’s mobile strategy remains unclear, but the company has options. The company could do a carrier deal and work within the carrier deck or go straight to consumer. The company has a relationship with Cingular, though it’s strictly marketing for now, but carriers are way more squeamish about copyright issues than YouTube’s recent acquirer Google.

soldier_monkey

Nov 7, 2006, 2:29 PM

Awesome addition to the #1 wireless company in America!!!!

Now theres even more things i can show my Sprint buddies on my verizon phone when we're drunk. Verizons got the best features best phones and best of all their txt, pix, and flix messaging is the best compared to how bad it is on sprint.

SprintPCSGuy

soldier_monkey said:
Now theres even more things i can show my Sprint buddies on my verizon phone when we're drunk. Verizons got the best features best phones and best of all their txt, pix, and flix messaging is the best compared

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Protege

Verizon is still adding more subscribers quarter after quarter than any other carrier and is #1 in revenue and churn!

🤤 🤤 🤤

SprintPCSGuy

Nov 7, 2006, 12:19 PM

You Tube ALREADY has mobile upload services...

... and ANY carrier's phone can use it. Sucks if they strip it away to give Verizon exlusivity.

the_eraser

SprintPCSGuy said:
... and ANY carrier's phone can use it. Sucks if they strip it away to give Verizon exlusivity.

That should had read: "If they give Vzw exclusivity so THEY can strip it away"

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ucbigmike20

Nov 7, 2006, 5:51 PM

Cingular already offer Youtube clips!

Any Cingular customers with a 3G headset can go to CV in Media net and watch quiet a few clips from the Youtube website called Youtube Underground right on their headsets.
So,it's nothing new.

the_eraser

Nov 7, 2006, 11:08 AM

When good things go terribly wrong.

The alliance of YouTube with the wireless industry was bad enough. If that was not enough they had to choose the carrier that will strip all the good stuff and leave nothing but rubbish to their users.

R.I.P. YouTube. 😢

radioshacker

Eraser, you're just jealous that Cingular didn't come up with this idea.
It's okay man, we understand you're upset. 😎 🤣

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skillz2003

Nov 7, 2006, 10:28 AM

Excellent Idea

😁 This will be great! I love being part of Verizon Wireless...

RShACkSUX

Holy crap, that's awesome!

Talk about targeting the youth!

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denzillion

Nov 7, 2006, 11:42 AM

Thats how Verizon wins customers.. kick ass!!

no need to say anything else... awesome Verizon.

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