Doctor Who now on YouTube

A deal has been struck between the BBC and Google to allow video clips to be shown on the popular video sharing site YouTube.com.

Two Doctor Who clips have already been added to the website.
The first is David Tennant's Video Diary and the second is Freema Agyeman's Video Diary.

The deal is the first major partnership for Google outside the US. For the BBC it means it can display and specially commission promotional content linked to its popular series such as Doctor Who and Life On Mars.

Acccording to a BBC Press Release, eventually YouTube will host three BBC "channels".

The first will be for the BBC itself. This channel will consist of a range of specially-created video diaries including the David Tennant and Freema Agyeman diaries.

The second will be BBC Worldwide and offer archive material from popular shows. This channel will feature Google's advertising which will feed back to BBC funds.

The third will be BBC World News which again will be ad-funded. This channel will not be available in the UK and will launch later than the first two.

The move has been welcomed by Chad Hurley, CEO and Co-Founder of YouTube. He said "The BBC is a premier source for quality programming. We hope to open up an entirely new audience for their content."