YouTube To Show Full-Length Movies From MGM
Friday, November 14th, 2008YouTube will show some full-length television shows and films from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, one of Hollywood’s venerable movie studios.
MGM will post episodes of its decade-old “American Gladiators” program, along with full-length action films such as “Bulletproof Monk” and “The Magnificent Seven” and clips from popular movies like “Legally Blonde.” These will be free to watch, with ads running alongside the video.
While the initial line-up is hardly Earth-shattering, the move reflects a testing of the waters for both companies. YouTube will test the appeal of showing full-length video, while MGM will see whether posting movies on YouTube can be a revenue earner.
