bits.blogs.nytimes.com - 7/8/2009
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Hulu seemed to have everything going against it: it was a portal run by media companies in an age of search and start-ups. Yet it triumphed because of the continued appeal of network TV.
blogs.wsj.com - 7/10/2009
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blogs.wsj.com —
Google CEO Eric Schmidt said Thursday evening that,
for six years, he resisted the idea of building...
what became the Chrome browser and (soon) operating system, before succumbing to the enthusiasm of the company's co-founders.
(more)
Sun Valley: Schmidt Didn’t Want to Build Chrome ...
hulu.com - 7/6/2009
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hulu.com —
Int-warning Sorry, currently our video library can only
be streamed from within the United States Hulu is...
committed to making its content available worldwide. To do so, we must work through a number of legal and business issues, including obtaining ...
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Grey's Anatomy
blog.hulu.com - 7/6/2009
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blog.hulu.com —
Today marks the official start of a new
relationship: the launch of ABC content on Hulu. Things...
kick off with five episodes of Grey’s Anatomy, the primetime drama set at Seattle Grace Hospital, where surgical interns try to navigate the ...
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Paging Dr. Grey
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Vid-Biz: Skyfire, Cinemash, VOD [NewTeeVee]
GigaOM Network —
... Why Hulu Has Succeeded; Saul Hansell says that the premium content portal’s focus on being the online home of network TV went a long way to making it a hit (the exclusive content didn’t hurt either). (Bits Blog) ...
Hulu’s Success Can Be Traced to NBBCs Lessons
WatchMojo.com Business & Technology —
From NY Times:
Why were so many people in the technology world wrong about Hulu? It was an idea that seemed like a relic of the worst excesses of the dot-com era: a portal for content run by a joint venture of media companies. Could any venture have more going against it?
The key words are “technology world”. Joost failed because a bunch of technologists (KaZaa, Skype) hired a technology executive (Mike Volpi) and thought that better technology would prevail.
Also, the perception of what happened at ...
Hulu succeeded because of exclusive pro content, says the New York Times
Obsessable News Feed —
... succeed? The New York Times says it's more because the site offers exclusive, professional-quality content than because of any tech industry savvy. ...
Pandora Will Have To Charge Users
Silicon Alley Insider —
Pandora will have to charge users who listen more than 40 hours a month [Wired.com]
Five reasons Microsoft doesn't need to worry about Google OS [PaidContent]
Google OS will work on Acer, ASUS, Hewlett-Packard, and Lenovo computers [PaidContent]
Rupert Murdoch says "hell no" News Corp won't sell MySpace [Reuters]
Why Hulu is a success because of its network TV content [NYT]
TMZ boss Harvey Levin explains how they do it [BoomTown]
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Hulu "Will be History in Three Years," NATPE Chief Declares
Beet.TV —
... However, Hulu has been attracting marquee brand advertisers, running top-tier content and generating revenue, as have network Web sites that carry free (ad-supported) programs, such as ABC.com. Still, Feldman insists there isn't enough advertising revenue to go around and he expects subscription models to rise up in importance. "Advertisers say they like niche programming, but what's niche? Is niche 5 million or 3,000? The truth of the matter is there is not enough advertising to support all the content creation...there will be some sort of brands ...
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Hulu’s Success Can Be Traced to NBBCs Lessons
watchmojo.com 7/8/2009 — From NY Times :
Why were so many people in the technology world wrong about Hulu? It was an idea that seemed like a relic of the worst excesses of the dot-com era: a portal for content run by a joint venture of media companies. Could any venture ...
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ABC Arrives Hulu
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TV.com relaunches as Hulu competitor
obsessable.com 1/13/2009 — TV.com, formerly just a database of TV info, has been turned by parent company CBS into an online TV-watching hub aiming to steal your attention from Hulu and Joost. Been catching up on episodes of Heroes and 24 over at Hulu.com? You and a few million other people ! CBS hopes to steal some ...
Finally: Disney, Hulu Deal Announced
digitaldaily.allthingsd.com 4/30/2009 — Took ‘ em long enough.
After weeks of rumor and speculation Walt Disney Co. (DIS) has finally taken a stake in Hulu, the video streaming site operated by NBC Universal, News Corporation and Providence Equity Partners. Under the terms of the deal ...
Hulu Wants To ‘Friend’ You, Launches Social Net
paidcontent.org 3/12/2009 — A year after its official launch, Hulu thinks its time it made some friends. The NBCU/News Corp ( NYSE: NWS ). video site is adding a social network, called Hulu Friends, joining its smaller rivals CBS’ TV.com and Joost, WSJ reports . Users will be ...
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