After possibly losing out on disney deal for long form episodic content, youtube needs to find other content deals to compete with the likes of hulu. They are reportedly in talks with Sony to license their movies and other full length content.
YouTube is in negotiations with Sony Pictures to get licensing rights to some of the studio’s movies. “The Professional” is from Sony Pictures and is available at Crackle.com.
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YouTube is in talks to acquire licensing rights to full-length content from Sony Pictures, home of such films as “The International” and “Spider-Man,” sources familiar with the negotiations told CNET News. Details about what a final agreement could look like are sparse, but any partnership between the two powerhouses would likely benefit both.
Representatives from both companies declined to comment.
Word of the negotiations comes a week after Disney announced it had licensed short-form content to YouTube. Those clips will come from a range of Disney brands, including ABC and ESPN. For YouTube, obtaining short-form clips from Disney is an important step but still doesn’t provide what YouTube needs most.