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CBS Going After Hulu With TV.Com (CBS)
Silicon Alley Insider —
... PaidContent's Staci Kramer: The full-scale relaunch with new content partners is slated for January but the cosmetic changes will start this week with a new look and logo, according to sources familiar with the plans. ... ...
Vid-Biz: Whoopi, TV.com, Bob Vila [NewTeeVee]
GigaOM Network —
... CBS Re-vamping TV.com; reports say the site will move from a TV-related community site to a more video-centric destination. (paidContent) ...
The Single Biggest Different with Video and Search Ad Markets: Expectations
WatchMojo.com Business & Technology —
... to mesh TV and Web… again. Will it work? Who knows. I had my own plans for TV.com, frankly… but that is pretty moot now. ...
CBS to Take Online Video Seriously
WebProNews Feed —
... That's going to change, however as it gets a more Hulu-like makeover from the sounds of it. Although, the qualities the site already possesses are likely to stick around as well. PaidContent.org reports : While it s being talked about by content partners and others as the CBS answer to Hulu.com, that s not quite the way I think CBS sees it. Hulu.com, launched in beta in late 2007 and for real in March 2008, is a video destination with a solid video search engine and some community elements that have yet to really take off. Launched in 2005, TV.com has been a digital water ...
CBS' Plan to Get in the Hulu Game
Tech Observer —
... Inspired by the explosion of online video this year at venues like
Hulu, CBS is said to be working on a major TV.com redesign that will
meld a bountiful catalog of full-length content with the site's rich
information and community, according to paidContent.org.
Hulu's lack of community participation and relevant features has so far
crafted its reputation to be "that online video box where you can watch
the latest Simpsons episode." CBS hopes that infusing a rich
content catalog will entice users to come for the full episodes, stay
for the forums, surveys, and in-depth ...
CBS eyeing Hulu, web video with upcoming TV.com redesign
Tech Observer —
... Inspired by the explosion of online video this year at venues like Hulu, CBS
is said to be working on a major TV.com redesign that will meld a bountiful
catalog of full-length content with the site's rich information and community,
according to paidContent.org.
Hulu's lack of community participation and relevant features has so far crafted
its reputation to be "that online video box where you can watch the latest
Simpsons episode." CBS hopes that infusing a rich content catalog will
entice users to come for the full episodes, stay for the forums, surveys, and ...
CBS Tries to Out-Hulu Hulu with TV.com [NewTeeVee]
GigaOM Network —
... As was expected, CBS is revamping TV.com to be a video-viewing destination. The well-URLed site, which six months ago started featuring Hulu content, has added CBS shows, and Monday is announcing deals for shows from MGM, Sony, PBS, Endemol USA and Showtime, according to reports tonight. CBS is pitching the site as a video portal that’s already social. That’s because competitors like Fox and NBC’s Hulu, Comcast’s Fancast, and Joost are trying to build online ...
Hulu Content Vanishes From TV.com
Wired: Epicenter —
... “We think TV.com will become the destination, or certainly one of the leading destinations, for anybody who wants to watch TV shows or have a community around TV shows, see clips, play games, etc,” he said. ...
