Major Labels Try To Get Back Into The Video-Distribution Game [Wheeling And Dealing]

It's probably no coincidence that the announcement that the major labels' attempt to create a Hulu-like destination site, PluggedIn, was shutting down came the same day that news got out about Universal Music Group's attempts to make nice with YouTube. Music videos clog the "most viewed" charts on the streaming-video site, but they've proven tough to monetize, as evidenced by Universal not allowing third parties to embed clips so interested viewers are forced to visit ad-laden, cash-generating p...

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