Disney has suddenly become a key member of the battle for viewers raging between Hulu and YouTube, by doing deals with both. While YouTube is confirmed to be getting short-form Disney content, the as-yet-unconfirmed Hulu deal is about long-form content and partnership.

There’s a war brewing, with Hulu on one side and YouTube on the other. At the moment, the sides are not exactly matched, with one offering mostly user-generated content and the other offering premium programming. But as YouTube looks set to redesign in order to better serve episodic content, the battle lines are being drawn.

Disney has decided to send its troops into battle, but has rather bizarrely chosen to fight for both sides.

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General Hospital Synopsis

General Hospital is an Emmy-winning American daytime soap opera that began airing in 1963. It followed the lives of the staff and their families at the titular hospital in the fictional Port Charles, New York. In the last decade, the focus has largely shifted away from the hospital and onto the city’s mob presence.

General Hospital struggled in the ratings for many years but was brought back from the brink of cancellation with the popular Luke and Laura romance. Approximately 30 million people tuned in to watch Luke and Laura’s wedding in 1981.

Recently General Hospital became the first of ABC’s soaps to offer streaming episodes online. Starting in April 2009 it will become only the second daytime drama, after The Young and the Restless, to be filmed in high-definition.

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Charles in Charge Synopsis

Charles in Charge stars Scott Baio as the eponymous Charles, a student who agrees to babysit for a local family in exchange for a place to live.

At first Charles worked for the Pembrokes, but later seasons had him working for a family called the Powells.

The cast of Charles in Charge also includes Willie Aames as best friend Buddy along with such actors as Ellen Travolta, Nicole Eggert, and Justin Whalin.

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Ashes to Ashes Synopsis

Ashes to Ashes is BBC produced drama series that premiered in February of 2008 as Life on Mars spin-off.

The story centers around DCI Gene Hunt (played by Philip Glenister) who works with trained psychologist Alex Drake (played by Keeley Hawes). Alex Drake got shot and woke up in 1981.

The series premiered in United States on BBC America on March 7th 2009 and the filming of second season already commenced. Second series should premiere in 2009.

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Google has been trying to turn YouTube into a sleeker, slicker, money-making site for nigh on a year now. Although it’s made progress, Hulu has made more (money and progress). If you can’t beat them, join them, at least if the rumors are accurate.

The Problem With YouTube

YouTube has been for a long time, and will continue to be for some time to come, the most popular online video site in the world. There is, however, one small problem: a distinct lack of revenue coming in. It’s not that the traffic isn’t there to make the site a profitable one for Google, but the question of how to turn viewer numbers into cold hard cash is one that the site has been struggling to find an answer to.

The big problem for Google is that none of the user-generated content can be advertised on due to the risks of piece of copyrighted material slipping in there. The ongoing lawsuit brought by Viacom against YouTube certainly isn’t helping.

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Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Synopsis

From creator Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing) comes Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, a comedy-drama about the trials and tribulations of producing a live comedy show.

Studio 60 stars Matthew Perry and Bradley Whitford as former show staffers who are brought on to revitalize the show after the firing of its creator.

In addition to the obvious stress of live television, they must also deal with various sorts of problems like drug abuse and political controversy over their material.

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Battles B.C. Synopsis

Battles B.C. is a History Channel series that blends historical research with stylized storytelling. It explores the legendary battles and military tacticians of ancient history using re-enactments, CGI, and a dramatic narrative structure.

The series is heavily influenced by the visual style of Zack Snyder’s 300 and is geared towards bringing in viewers who are not typically history buffs. It includes 8 episodes and a DVD set will be released in July 2009.

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