Viacom and YouTube to get licensious?

So suggests coverage from Adweek and E! Online:

Though the initial Comedy Central ban sparked dire predictions the Internet wide that YouTube's glory days were over, it seems that such fears may have been a little premature.
For now, at least, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Eric Cartman still have a presence on the site. They just might not be as longwinded as they were before.

For now, the ability to access Comedy Central-originating clips is less than consistent.

Bonus links:   While AdAge enthuses, Donna Bogatin asks where's the cash?  (more; more)