Yahoo Video Rolling with Current TV


Yahoo Video Rolling with Current TV

While the big dogs seem to be chasing after the same bone.. this one has a slightly different flavor. With a push to attract prosumer quality generated content and distribution beyond the web for best of breed video clips, it should be interesting to see how this plays out. Passing on the flowery PR text, they posted this Video Press Release instead.

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Time Warp
Future :: iStockPhoto Launches Online Video Stock Library
Past :: Neave TV - Too Freaking Cool!

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