YouTube could push Netflix and Amazon to spend a lot more money

YouTube Red Streaming video-on-demand services such as Netflix, Amazon.com Prime, and Hulu spend billions of dollars every year to license content from movie and television studios. Over the past couple of years, prices have increased as the competition heats up and all of the major players are vying for exclusive deals. Now, there might be one more deep-pocketed competitor to bid against. The Wall Street Journal reports that YouTube is in talks with Hollywood studios for the rights to license ...