Channel 4 removes long-form TV shows from YouTube
Channel 4 has removed all its long-form programmes, including popular shows Peep Show and The In Betweeners from YouTube.
The broadcaster's YouTube channel previously carried episodes of some of the channel’s most successful programming, dating back to the 1980s.
Channel 4 said it had removed the programmes to focus on its own 4oD service.
The YouTube channel now only contains extracts from recent past broadcasts and trailers for forthcoming programmes scheduled to air.
“As you may have noticed, we've now removed all full episodes of Channel 4, E4 and More4 programmes from our 4oD channels on YouTube,” Channel 4 said in a statement.
“As a not-for-profit broadcaster funded by advertising, we put our money back into the programmes themselves. To make the best of this investment, we've decided to focus on bringing online viewers of our full-length shows to our own 4oD apps - such as those on iOS, Android and channel4.com.
“These apps also allow us to encourage more viewing by recommending programmes we think people will appreciate, and to provide viewers with additional services.”
Channel 4 had formerly operated a revenue share agreement with YouTube.