NBC drops YouTube for Hulu
NBC pulled its branded promotional channel from YouTube during the weekend in advance of the launch of Hulu, its joint online video venture with News Corp. An NBC spokeswoman confirmed Monday that...
View ArticleNBC, News Corp. unveil Hulu.com
NBC Universal and News Corp. has pulled the wraps off their joint venture, Hulu.com, an expensive and aggressive bid to transfer the free ad-supported TV model to the Internet.Hulu.com unveiled its...
View ArticleHulu checks out WBTV library
“Friends” could soon be buddying up to Hulu. Warner Bros. Television is in active negotiations with the News Corp.-NBC joint venture to make a slew of WBTV content available on Hulu, executives said....
View ArticleHulu sells out ad inventory
The good news for Hulu, the video portal jointly created by NBC Universal and News Corp., is that it sold out of advertising inventory. The bad news for Hulu viewers is that more ads are on the way....
View ArticleHulu Usage Rises
Hulu, the video website owned by News Corp and NBC Universal, said on Tuesday its service will be distributed on seven new sites, making its archive of popular television shows more widely available....
View ArticleComedy Central to offer Stewart, Colbert on Hulu
Viacom Inc’s Comedy Central will begin offering full episodes of “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” and the “Colbert Report” on Hulu.com on Tuesday as part of a test, reversing an earlier position that...
View ArticleNBC Gives Hulu Sneak Peek at Fall Shows
NBC is giving users of Hulu, the video-streaming site it cofounded with News Corp., a sneak peek at some of its fall shows, streaming them before they debut on the network. The series premiere of...
View ArticleSuddenly, Rivals Want to Jump on Hulu Bandwagon
Video Site’s Success Has HBO, Viacom Wondering How They Can Win, Too The studios’ missteps on the web are legend. So when NBC Universal and News Corp. announced they were going to launch a video...
View ArticleHow To Hack Your Apple TV with Boxee – Tutorial
Buying iTunes season passes to a handful of shows like South Park, The Daily Show, Angel, Fringe, Battlestar Galactica, Friends and SNL will set you back hundreds of dollars. That’s a hard wad of cash...
View ArticleHulu Will Cut Off Users of Boxee Video Software
The dream of a free and easy way to watch Internet video on a television set just ran into some harsh reality. Last month we wrote about Boxee, a free software package that combines multiple sources of...
View ArticleHulu Blocks Boxee… Again
The streaming video site Hulu and the streaming-video-on-your-TV service Boxee spent all of last weekend fighting. Again. In late February, Hulu asked Boxee to remove the special Hulu browser from the...
View ArticleTV promos pay off for Hulu
Super Bowl ads boost online video biz Spending big bucks on a Super Bowl spot has paid off for Hulu.The NBC Universal-News Corp. joint venture shot up the online charts to rank No. 2 behind YouTube...
View ArticleHulu Is No.2 Video Destination
More than 9.6 billion streams were viewed by Web users in March, per Nielsen Hulu, the NBC Universal-News Corp.-backed Web video service, was second only to YouTube in March as a destination for online...
View ArticleSoftware That Copies DVDs Is on Trial
RealNetworks says it wants to help increase DVD sales by allowing people to copy their movie discs. Hollywood studios say that idea will only hurt their already struggling business. The two sides...
View ArticleHulu’s tug of war with TV
Online video site Hulu trumpeted its ascension to the media big time a few months back with a dash of sardonic humor. In its debut TV commercial, in which Alec Baldwin mocks the audience’s addiction to...
View ArticlePepsi Crafts ‘Throwback’ Spots for Hulu Play
Pepsi’s ad program underscores Hulu’s growing clout for building brands In a sign of Hulu’s growing clout for building brands, Pepsi has crafted retro-themed spots to run with Hulu’s selection of shows...
View ArticleHulu’s New Desktop App
It works with a remote control. It's a "lean back experience.\" But Hulu says its new downloadable application that looks like a TV interface still isn't intended to be watched on a TV. The post Hulu’s...
View ArticleNBC Universal’s Zucker Says Ad Market Has ‘Bottomed Out’
NBC Universal Chief Executive Jeff Zucker said he believes the advertising market has “bottomed out” as he also discussed the continued challenges of making up for lost TV revenues with digital...
View ArticleMark Wahlberg Does NOT Like The ‘Mark Wahlberg Talks to Animals’ SNL Skit
Mark Wahlberg Talks to Animals is a SNL skit that features Andy Samberg talking to animals as Mark Wahlberg. The concept might sound a little strange but the skit is hysterical. Samberg is both the...
View ArticleWould You Pay for Hulu Plus?
For $10 a month, Hulu makes sure TV-addicts are well stocked at all times. The post Would You Pay for Hulu Plus? appeared first on methodshop.
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