Stephen Shankland from cnet is reporting that Google is planning to charge for some videos.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10221501-93.html

"The change in tactics will mark a new era for Google's attempt to make money from YouTube. The service is tremendously popular, but also tremendously expensive to operate, and Google has been working hard for months to come up with a more successful financial formula for sharing video."

Another cnet report by Greg Sandova says that Google has made deals with Sony, MGM, CBS, BBC, Lionsgate, and Starz to make movies and TV episodes available in the USA. It says that YouTube has agreed to make the Sony videos available via Sony's video plaer from Crackle.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10221459-93.html
http://crackle.com/