Hey thanks for your reply LB. I'm prepared to look at things a different way if someone trustworthy can give me reliable information about a topic.

I was actually looking at this free script the other day: http://www.vidiscript.com/

Wondering how I could make use of it without giving away the farm (or going broke from bandwidth usage). The thing that stopped me considering it further is it has user submits built into it. If I was going to make a tube-type site I would want it to be completely under my control, with me choosing what clips were on the site (no legal issues then). If I could get this script without the interactivity, that would be great. And then yeah, I could use it like a "sampler" for sponsors (or for For The Girls).

LB I'm curious about your site too. Want to see what a viable one looks like :)

We got a script called Soho which is no longer available but it required hundreds of hours of programming work and improvements. Nowadays there are some good scripts and I have heard of that script, though still think every script comes with limitations. Ask around is all I can suggest :)

If you are wanting a tube script without submits there are quite a few out there which I call "Fake Tubes" like fake tgps which use sponsor hosted galleries. There are even some scripts where you dont have to host the content!! Only problem with those easy content tube scripts is that everyone is sharing the same content and surfers do tend to hunt down tubes with more variety. Again look around :)

Legality and user submits have been my biggest worry of them all, but have it under control. If you intend to run a tube with user submits I strongly suggest you vet them first, otherwise if you have the time (or a script which can pull from fhg's/flv's) then use sponsor hosted content. You really cant go wrong with a fake tube using sponsor hosted content.. very little risk and a nice way to get your foot in the door.

Theres also tubefeeder.aebn.net.
Hosted vid clips on our sites that link to your theatre.

You can even handpick the videos you want included on your sites.