Viacom, News Corp, NBC Universal and maybe CBS are this close to announcing that they will compete with YouTube. They want to get into the distribution business that YouTube -- now Google -- is in. There are many problems with this grand plan not the least of which is can these traditional media rivals get along? There are big egos and longtime rivalries here. What has YouTube wrought? Apparently, it has scared these old media competitors into working together. I'm not betting that this coalition will last long if it ever launches.
There are lots of concerns:
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