SIMON FULLER - GOOGLE TO OFFER ORIGINAL ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMING

GOOGLE TO OFFER ORIGINAL ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMING

Google has been talking with British entertainment mogul Simon Fuller about creating original content for the Internet that could compete with that offered by major broadcasters, Britain's Guardian newspaper reported today (Monday). Fuller is responsible for creating the Spice Girls and American Idol. Although details remain secret, the newspaper, citing sources close to Fuller, said that the enterprise could "revolutionize the way entertainment and music are distributed." It did not indicate whether the project would be launched as a separate unit of Google or as part of its YouTube division.

12/11/2007