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LONDON (Reuters) - FremantleMedia, producer of the "Idols" reality-TV show format and soap opera "Neighbours," has agreed a deal to produce programs to be shown exclusively on YouTube and to split revenues with the video-sharing site. Fremantle, part of Europe's RTL broadcast group, said the ...
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YouTube, MGM Bring Full-Length Films Online
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... site. On Monday, MGM Worldwide Digital Media said that it had struck a deal with YouTube to make full-length movies and promotional clips from MGM's library available online. "We're looking to mine the breadth and depth of the MGM library to build out and promote branded, multi-platform opportunities on demand, online, and wherever viewers consume their entertainment," said Jim Packer, co-president, MGM Worldwide Television, in a statement . Also on Monday, Reuters reported that FremantleMedia , the United Kingdom-based production company behind numerous ...

YouTube: The hits just keep on coming
mathewingram.com/work — ... ). Today, the site announced a deal with Freemantle Productions, the creators of the American Idol reality-show franchise, that will see the production company create a channel for all of its existing shows, but also a new channel for exclusive content that it will create specifically for YouTube. ...

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