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Why Can't Google Invest in Hulu? Or At Least Do A Syndication Deal
Why Can't Google Invest in Hulu? Or At Least Do A Syndication Deal
As I have been playing around with Sling.com , the new video portal from Echostar-owned Sling Media, this thought came to mind: if Sling can make a deal with Hulu to essentially create a competitor to Hulu, then why can't Google ( NSDQ: GOOG ) make a deal with the News Corp-NBCU JV? With ...
YouTube Attracts 100 Million U.S. Online Video Viewers in October 2008
comscore.com — Hulu Continues Ascent, Ranks #6 in Online Video Market Share RESTON, VA, December 9, 2008 – comScore... (NASDAQ: SCOR) , a leader in measuring the digital world, today released October 2008 data from the comScore Video Metrix service, reporting that U.S. ... (more) YouTube Attracts 100 Million U.S. Online Video Viewers ...
Sarah Palin, Please Come Back! Hulu Traffic Drops in November
mediamemo.allthingsd.com — File under "interesting, but understandable": After a flurry of election-related interest in October, traffic to red-hot Hulu... fell off in November. Blame Sarah Palin--or the lack of her. (more) Sarah Palin, Please Come Back! Hulu Traffic Drops in ...
CBS Relaunching TV.com; Hoping Finally To Become A Video Player; Aiming Beyond Hulu, Not At It
paidcontent.org — CBS Interactive is relaunching TV.com, hoping to transform the well-named site known for its TV-related community and... user-generated content into a serious video destination, paidContent has learned. The full-scale relaunch with new content partners ... (more) CBS Relaunching TV.com; Hoping Finally To Become A Video ...
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Valid Question on Google and Hulu
Technology - Channel Feed — ... YouTube’s monetization head on, especially as the next year is going to be a tough slog for everyone. Are we really sure that Google didn’t think or try to make a deal of such kind with Hulu? I’m pretty sure they made that as an option but Hoffner, given his position and expectations on the company would rather build that premium content and address functional areas of the site. From there, they could evaluate and start trying out more options. You can read the story here. Tags: Google, Hulu, YouTube Share This

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