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Article: YouTube ups its TV ante.

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June 5, 2009
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- Starting with PC, Wii, PS3

- Premium Content Coming At Some Point

The largest video library and service on the Web just went up one size, to the TV set.

In January, YouTube released a beta of its YouTube for Television service for Nintendo's Wii and Sony's PS3, and the service has just been officially released under the name YouTube XL.

The second go-round shows a service with the same impressive feel and a few tweaks that make it run smoother and enhance the user experience.

It still lacks premium content, but YouTube has said that at least some is coming, the question is when.

The service has been updated with a ...

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