News: Reuters is reporting that the Board of Directors of both Google and YouTube are meeting to vote on the $1.65 billion deal in which Google will acquire YouTube. If approved, the deal could be announced later today. (More from Reuters)
Analysis: The timing of YouTube’s announcement of major deals today with Universal Music, Sony Music, and CBS supports the conclusion that a deal with Google is imminent. YouTube’s deals with 3 major content holders today have cleared away some of the copyright concerns, and made it less risky for the Google board to approve the acquisition of YouTube.
