NBC, News Corp. take on YouTube

March 22, 2007 NBC, News Corp. take on YouTube

NBC, News Corp. in Online Video Venture

(AP) -- NBC Universal and News Corp. joined forces with several Internet companies Thursday to distribute TV shows online in an effort to better control their programming and stave off competition from YouTube.

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