YouTube has just announced that it is going to start offering full-length TV episodes on its site.

Many internet users already watch shows online with sites such as Ninjavideo and Joox, while nervously awaiting them to get shut down for copyright infringement. YouTube has made deals with TV companies including CBS, which will allow you to ‘legally’ watch shows such as ‘Dexter,’ ‘Beverly Hills, 90210,’ and ‘Star Trek’ on their site.

For those of you who are unaware, YouTube is owned by dot com giant Google. Google intends to run advertisements in longer videos, before and after each episode. YouTube owners prevented this from being implemented on shorter videos as it would deter viewers. They are probably right, who wants to watch a 15 second commercial before a 30 second video clip? Instead, for the short videos they have come up with in-video overlays, which are basically banner ads that will appear frequently over the bottom of videos.

Hopefully YouTube continues to sign deals with TV companies and is able to provide us with a decent selection of shows.  

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