BBC-YouTube Pact Seen As 'Win' for Both

March 2nd, 2007 By JANE WARDELL, AP Writer YouTube

(AP) -- The British Broadcasting Corp. began showing excerpts from its news and entertainment programs on the YouTube video-sharing Web site Friday, becoming the first international broadcaster to ink a major deal with the Google Inc.-owned portal.

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