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# Viacom Slams YouTube With The Take Down
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/viacom_slams_yo/
- Published: 2007-02-04T06:29:34.000Z
- Updated: 2007-02-04T06:29:34.000Z
- Description: Viacom on Friday demanded that YouTube remove more than 100,000 videos after they failed to reach an agreement. Viacom-owned properties include MTV, Comedy Central and BET and they claim that. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2007/02/viacom_slams_yo.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Marketing, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:06

Viacom on Friday [demanded](http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070202/media%5Fnm/viacom%5Fyoutube%5Fdc?ref=hypebot.com) that YouTube remove more than 100,000 videos after they failed to reach an agreement. Viacom-owned properties include MTV, Comedy Central and BET and they claim that their programs on

[![Youtube_31](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/youtube_31.gif "Youtube_31")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/youtube%5F31.gif&ref=hypebot.com)

  
YouTube have generated about 1.2 billion streams.

A YouTube spokeswoman said they would comply with the request and added, "It’s unfortunate that Viacom will no longer be able to benefit from YouTube’s passionate audience, which has helped to promote many of Viacom’s shows."

Last week we [reported](http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2007/01/indie%5Ftalks%5Fwit.html?ref=hypebot.com) that some indie labels have taken a similar stance.