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Major Hollywood Studio To Provide Films YouTube co-founders Steven Chen, left, and Chad Hurley pose at their San Bruno, Calif. headquarters. . (AP) Snapshots from throughout the historic day. (CNET) YouTube will begin offering feature films produced by at least one of the biggest Hollywood movie studios possibly as early as next month, according to an executive with a major entertainment company. For months, Google, YouTube's parent company, has been talking to the major film companies about launching an ad-supported, streaming movie service, two execs with knowledge of the negotiations told CNET News. "It's not imminent," said one of the executives. "But it's going to happen. I would say you can expect to see it, if all goes well, sometime within the next 30 to 90 days." To be sure, not all the studios are prepared to give... [read full story]
