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Cable Channels Team Up with News Corp, NBCU

By BetaNews Staff, BetaNews

June 8, 2007, 12:18 PM

NBC Universal and News Corp. have announced the inclusion of several cable networks in their online video venture expected this summer. Gemstar-TV Guide, Fuel TV, Oxygen, Speed, and the Sundance Channel have all agreed to provide content for a new portal designed to rival Google's YouTube.

The content, which will range from short-form clips to full-length original programming will also be available through News Corp.'s MySpace and Time Warner's AOL, as well as MSN, Yahoo and Comcast.

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