According to numerous sources close to the situation, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer recently met with top execs at Hulu, the premium video service whose media company owners have been considering selling it for some months. Sources said Yahoo is “in the process,” although the Silicon Valley Internet giant has not made any ...
Report: Hulu Hires Firm to Help With Sale of Company
on 4.19.13
A new report suggests that online movie and TV streaming service Hulu may be looking to sell. According to Reuters, Hulu, which is a joint venture between ABC and Fox, has hired financial services firm Guggenheim Partners to advise the company on a potential sale. Hulu had previously hired the firm in 2011, however it was ...
Report: Ex-President of News Corp. Bids $500 Million for Hulu
on 4.8.13
According to Reuters, Peter Chernin, ex-President of News Corp has bid $500 million for Hulu, the online video streaming giant. The timing of the offer isn’t surprising, as Hulu has been shopping for a buyer, but the amount is. As TNW reported recently: "Any company looking to build their profile in video content across ...
Hulu’s Not for Sale Yet, But People Want to Buy It
on 3.26.13
Two years ago, Hulu’s corporate owners put the video site up for sale — and then took it off the block. New version of a similar story: Hulu’s corporate owners still aren’t sure what they want to do with the site. But they are starting to hear from would-be buyers, anyway. One of those potential purchasers is Ross ...
A Company in Limbo: What’s Going to Happen to Hulu?
on 3.4.13
What's going to happen to Hulu? Since founding chief executive officer, Jason Kilar, and chief technology officer, Tom Rich, announced in early January their plans to step down in the first quarter of this year, neither Hulu's current leadership nor its owners (Comcast, News Corp and Disney) have discussed publicly their ...
YouTube Testing Hulu-Like Pre-Roll Ad Model
on 2.26.13
YouTube is testing out a new pre-roll ad setup across the site that looks a lot like the current Hulu offerings. The new ad displays before the video starts, where a pre-roll ad would normally begin playing and offers the viewer to pick their poison. The ads offer the ability to view a longer ad up front or shorter ...
Hulu Plus on iOS Gets ‘Kids Lock’ Feature
on 2.14.13
Hulu's Kids Lock has already been implemented on Android, and now it's time for the children-tailored, itty-bitty feature to make its way to iOS -- well, at least to the iPad. It's rather simple, really: Kids Lock essentially comes in the form of a virtual button on the app, allowing parents -- or whoever's in charge -- to ...
Fragmentation: Why No Streaming Service Can Be Perfect
on 2.11.13
Hulu Plus. Amazon Prime. Netflix. Redbox. In an ideal world, any one of these would someday become an all-encompassing streaming service. One subscription, one price, one ticket out of the cable's iron grasp. That's never been the case, of course. But as exclusive content deals keep piling up, it's increasingly clear that ...
“All My Children” and “One Life To Live” Find Life on Hulu, iTunes
on 1.28.13
It’s no “Arrested Development,” but Hulu is announcing that it, too, is bringing TV programs back from the dead. (Coming back from the dead – hey, that sounds like a soap plot!). Hulu has now signed a deal with media production Prospect Park to air the previously canceled soap operas “All My Children” and “One ...
Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, Redbox: Which Are Worth Your Money?
on 1.21.13
Thousands of titles available, for just $8 a month! Content from major movie studios! If you listen to the marketing behind most subscription video services on the Web, you might think you’d never run out of interesting things to watch. But before you commit to a subscription, you might want to consider whether the titles ...
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