[BusinessWeek.com]<br><br>Top News May 31, 2007, 10:06PM EST<br>Google and Apple's deal to show video clips is a major step in the race to <br>bring Net entertainment to TV<br><br>by Arik Hesseldahl<br><br><snip><br>In the high-stakes race to bring Internet entertainment from the PC to the TV,<br>Apple and Google were already at the head of the pack. By joining forces, <br>the electronics maker and search giant just extended their lead.<br><br>On May 30, Apple (AAPL) Chief Executive Steve Jobs said Apple TV, the <br>company's newly introduced device that transmits digital entertainment to <br>television sets, will begin carrying clips from Google's (GOOG) YouTube. <br><br>For Apple, the addition of content from an already popular video-sharing <br>site could help sell more Apple TV units, says Tim Bajarin, president of <br>technology consultant Creative Strategies. "With YouTube, [Jobs] might <br>have struck a new nerve and in the process gotten more interest," he
says.<br><br>Big Plans<br><br>And it's likely to be a harbinger of future cooperation between the two <br>companies, especially considering their existing ties. "You can't rule <br>out more collaboration," Bajarin says. Google CEO Eric Schmidt and <br>Google adviser Al Gore sit on Apple's board of directors. <br><br>The companies have a history of collaboration. A Google Maps application, <br>complete with satellite photos, was one of the headline features Jobs <br>demonstrated when he first unveiled the iPhone in January <br>(see BusinessWeek.com, 1/10/07, "The Future of Apple").<br><br><snip><br><br><http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2007/tc20070530_192371.htm?campaign_id=rss_daily><br><br><p>
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