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Live Long and Online

YouTube has announced today that they will start streaming “long-form professionally produced content” also known as TV Shows. The Google-owned website has inked a deal with CBS to stream such fan faves as Star Trek or Bevery Hills 90210.

What is interesting to note though is that, although current CBS shows are not included, some Showtime shows are, like Dexter and Californication.
I would guess CBS wants to keep its viewers on its own VOD website. Especially since the CBS VOD website will also stream all those shows and more.

Anyway, prepare to witness the birth of YouTube commercials, as before, during, and after the programs will be shown some ad spots.

Google is probably trying to regain some of the viewers lost to Hulu, although I’m having a hard time believing YouTube-streamed classic shows will bring in said viewers.
After all, the video quality over on YouTube is crap compared to other streaming services.

There was also this little announcement about Psych and Burn Notice being renewed.
Yay! \o/

Faking the UTA

One of the many ways to find an assistant job in H-Wood is via the UTA Job List (UTA being United Talent Agency).
This list is published on a weekly basis and lists the assistant-level jobs available in Hollywood.

Now, unfortunately, you’ll only be able to get it if you are:
a) working at UTA
b) too high up to even care about the list
or
c) know someone who knows Pikachu and can get you the list and/or get you on the e-mail list and/or give you a Pokéball

Don’t bother calling UTA, they’ll deny its mere existence. Or is it their own existence? I forget.

And for you dreamers out there, you can check out this UTA Job List blog.
(Depressing) Spoiler alert: It’s a fake.

There’s also a
d) google the list for yourself.

SNL faux-censorship: A follow-up

Well it seems that NBC is going to finally release the “forbidden skit“, albeit edited.

The official reason for the sudden pull-out of the sketch is a C-SPAN banner on the bottom of the screen (cf my previous post) with the caption: “People who should be shot” (referring to the Sandlers).
“On-air death threats” obviously being not welcomed…

The skit was edited a bit and will be put back online in the next few hours.

Isn’t that still censorship though?