YouTube talks about its move into long-form

As of April 16, YouTube has made a major move into the long-form content arena. The video sharing site, which previously dabbled in showing assorted TV shows and docs amongst its primarily user-generated libraries, now streams a significantly expanded amount of full-length television shows and movies under its 'Shows' tab, putting it in direct competition with Hulu and similar sites.

April 29, 2009

As of April 16, YouTube has made a major move into the long-form content arena. The video sharing site, which previously dabbled in showing assorted TV shows and docs amongst its primarily user-generated libraries, now streams a significantly expanded amount of full-length television shows and movies under its 'Shows' tab, putting it in direct competition with Hulu and similar sites.