Jason Kilar is underscoring some of the differences between his new online video startup, HuIu, and its corporate parents: NBC Universal and News Corp., owner of the Fox Broadcasting Company. He refers with a laugh to the makeshift platform for his computer monitor-a cardboard box from a 24-count Variety Pack...
Jason Kilar is underscoring some of the differences between his new online video startup, Hulu, and its corporate parents: NBC Universal and News Corp., owner of the Fox Broadcasting Company. He refers with a laugh to the makeshift platform for his computer monitor--a cardboard box from a 24-count Variety Pack...
SAN FRANCISCO AFP — News Corporation and NBC Universal on Wednesday began offering free online television to the US public through Internet joint venture Hulu.com. The much-anticipated online service ended a five-month private "beta" testing phase and boasts a rich library of shows and films people can view old-fashioned...
Not long ago, TV fans searched in vain for their shows online. Now, they often have several sites to choose from. Episodes of Fox's House, for example, can be bought for $1.99 on Amazon or iTunes or watched free on Fox.com or Hulu.com. Hulu, the newest...
LOS ANGELES -- NBC and Fox are set to launch an advertising- supported online video site that hosts programming from varied entertainment companies in a bid to seize viewers from Google Inc.'s YouTube, the broadcasters said. A test version of the site, Hulu.com, goes online Monday, with...
LOS ANGELES -- NBC and Fox are set to launch an advertising- supported online video site that hosts programming from varied entertainment companies in a bid to seize viewers from Google Inc.'s YouTube, the broadcasters said. A test version of the site, Hulu.com, goes online today, with...
LOS ANGELES -- NBC and Fox are set to launch an advertising- supported online video site that hosts programming from varied entertainment companies in a bid to seize viewers from Google Inc.'s YouTube, the broadcasters said. A test version of the site, Hulu.com, goes online Monday, with...
NEW YORK AFP — Hulu, a joint venture between News Corporation and NBC, began testing the delivery of TV shows online Monday including some of the most popular programs on American television. The new company, drawing on News Corporation's and NBC's stable of television shows, is planning to deliver...
Yesterday was the beta launch of Hulu.com (a joint venture between NBC Universal and News Corp. that will compete with iTunes by offering ad-supported TV and film downloads.) The timing was perfect for NBC U chief executive Jeff Zucker to explain why the company will not renew its deal with iTunes in December:...
Business Times Malaysia 05-08-2001 SHAH ALAM, Sat. - Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo has instructed Umno members in Hulu Kelang to start preparing for a by- election. He said since Parti Keadilan Nasional's Azmin Ali...
With so many trends and counter-trends sweeping the media industry it can be difficult to recognize which ones to watch. One "keeper," though, is the growth of online video. We reported earlier this week about Google's success in identifying pirated videos on its YouTube site, and then...
Like a lot of other people, I've become pretty fond of Hulu. Beyond a slick interface and streaming hi-def episodes of Arrested Development, I also like it because of its ability to get inventive with how it's selling its ad space. Witness, via ClickZ: Under an upcoming Honda sponsorship...
Sonic Solutions is set to merge CinemaNow into its DVD-burning division, after agreeing to acquire the US-based online video company. Although the companies did not announce the terms of the agreement, Variety values the deal at USD3m. The amount is...
The "war" between Google's YouTube and NBCU/News Corp.'s Hulu continues to escalate—as some analysts are pegging Hulu to catch YouTube in terms of revenue output next year. In an FT.com article, Screen Digest analyst Arash Amel predicts that YouTube will generate about $100 million worth of U.S. revenue this...
Network television hub Hulu is on track to meet the advertising earnings of video behemoth YouTube by next year, barely a year after its launch. YouTube had 83 million unique viewers in September, compared to Hulu's relatively tame 6 million. But Hulu's revenues are...
News Corp's MySpace is set to offer access to prime-time TV programmes and other original content with its new ad-supported video player application, MySpace Primetime. The free downloadable player provides MySpace users with access to content from Hulu, Sony and Warner Bros. ...
YouTube is signing a deal with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM to host full-length films and TV shows from the US studio's archive, reports The New York Times. The deal, which is due to be announced this week, follows a similar agreement last month with CBS. ...
It is a bloody Monday in big media/Internet land, as layoffs, reorgs and senior exec moves continue: George Kliavkoff, the Chief Digital Officer at NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) and main brain behind conceiving and developing Hulu, is leaving the company. He will be there till the end of this...
Hulu aims to launch outside the US next year, and is considering partnering with Kangaroo in the UK, reports C21Media.net. The tech site claims the joint News Corp and NBCU-owned video-on-demand VoD platform has held talks with Kangaroo about launching as a joint venture with Kangaroo's founders BBC, ITV...
Application Enables Additional Monetization Opportunities On At Least 150 Million New Pages Per Month For Content Partners Redesigned MySpace Primetime Community Also Launching LOS ANGELES -- MySpace today announced the domestic launch of the MySpace Primetime Application (http://www.myspace.com/primetimeapp). The new, internally developed, application is available free...
