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"If you\u2019re among the growing number of people abandoning their cable and satellite TV packages in favor of alternatives like iTunes, Hulu, and Netflix, here\u2019s something interesting to consider: YouTube may soon offer streaming TV shows the day after they air for $1.99 each.\nAccording to All Things Digital, Google is currently in negotiations with the networks and studios to make such a service available to users of its video-sharing site in 2010.The big difference with YouTube and iTunes, however, is that YouTube streams its video, whereas iTunes lets you download the file.  For the moment, All Things Digital calls this \u201Cthe biggest stumbling block\u201D because \u201Cthe networks and studio \u2026 want to sell the streamed shows at the same price as downloads; they fear that offering them at a different price will force them to go back and rework their existing deals.\u201D\nCertainly, this is a big issue.  If, for the same price, I could own a show via iTunes as opposed to stream it via YouTube, I\u2019d choose iTunes every time.  On the other hand, if I could watch it on YouTube for less, I\u2019d likely go there, as I only want to watch most shows once.  Whether or not a middle ground can be reached will likely determine if this service will ever come to fruition.\nMeanwhile, we want to know what you think: Would you pay $1.99 to stream shows on YouTube?  If not, what pricing model would make the service attractive?  Let us know in the comments."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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