http://www.maximumpc.com/tags/web+video used for category lists, takes arguments en http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/youtube_finally_lets_you_broadcast_yourself_spacious_widescreen <!--paging_filter--><p>If you've logged into YouTube today, you may have noticed that the embedded video player looks wider. That's because it is. In a blog post, YouTube announced it has widened the width of the page to 960 pixels in response to customer feedback, but that might only be part of the story.</p> <p>According to reports, YouTube is looking to offer feature films by as early as next month and has already <a href="http://news.cnet.com/feature-films-coming-to-youtube/">convinced</a> one major Hollywood movie studio to jump on board. By upgrading its video player to support widescreen content, YouTube puts itself in a better position to <a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=11007">pitch its service</a> to even more content producers and better compete with other video sites like Hulu. Hulu, despite trailing YouTube by a wide margin in the number of viewers, is on track to <a href="/article/news/hulu_may_catch_up_youtube_advertising_revenue">catch up</a> to YouTube in advertising revenue next year. </p> <p>In the meantime, for those that prefer to watch crappy amateur videos in the 4:3 aspect ratio, YouTube ensures they will play just fine in the new player. </p> <p>Good move for YouTube? Hit the jump and post your thoughts. </p> <p align="center"><img src="/files/u69/YouTube_Wide.png" width="415" height="247" /> </p> http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/youtube_finally_lets_you_broadcast_yourself_spacious_widescreen#comments News Internet streaming video web video widescreen youtube Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:30:36 -0600 Paul Lilly 4377 at http://www.maximumpc.com