YouTube's Growth Continues as Battles Loom

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NEW YORK As YouTube faces increased pressure from content owners, the site has solidified its lead as the top online video source.

According to Nielsen/NetRatings data from January, YouTube’s audience keeps growing, adding 3.8 million U.S. users in the month. Those visitors are remaining longer, too, over 41 minutes, compared to a little less than 39 minutes in December.

Some content owners have played hardball with YouTube lately. Viacom early this month ordered the site to take down clips from The Daily Show and other programs that are popular with YouTube’s audience.

Yesterday,





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