Is YouTube Looking More Like a Broadcaster?

Is YouTube Looking More Like a Broadcaster?
Copyright stakes might jump with distribution deals through TV makers and TiVo.

ALL BUSINESS: Spam, TVs on consumers buying lists
Spam's back on the menu at American homes. That says a lot about the state of the economy. While we all haven't turned into couch potatoes, some recent corporate news from the likes of Hormel Foods Corp., Jo-Ann Stores Inc., TiVo Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. provides mounting evidence that more Americans are entertaining themselves with backyard barbecues, craft projects and lots of television watching.

AMD Introduces New Tuner Products to Deliver Exceptional HDTV on PCs
Sunnyvale, Calif. — October 15, 2007 — AMD (NYSE: AMD) is expanding its TV Wonder product lineup that enables HDTV on the PC. Available through VisionTek at Best Buy stores across North America, ATI TV Wonder 650 Combo USB, TV Wonder 600 PCI and TV Wonder 600 PCI Express transform PCs into exceptional high definition digital video recorders. The TV Wonder family of products is AMD LIVE! Ready and Certified for Windows Vista® — delivering The Ultimate Visual Experience and strengthening the value of multimedia PCs.