A new online dating service called Gelato is based on the notion that your life stream could be the way to find love online. Rather than relying on static (and often woefully outdated) profiles that people post, Gelato taps into your Facebook, Twitter, Hulu or … Read More »
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If you couldn’t or didn’t get tickets to the big ole Austin City Limits festival happening this weekend — don’t be too glum. Word from the GigaOM remote office in Austin is that it’s going to rain (big, Texas-style thunderstorms!). With that kind of forecast, … Read More »
It’s that time of the year again: TV networks are debuting new shows and hoping that established names will bring in huge ratings. These numbers became even more important than usual after Techcrunch published an internal email of CBS Interactive CEO Quincy Smith … Read More »
Leaked CBS Email Calls Out Hulu’s “Reckless Streams”; executive memo ponders how hard it would be to prove ratings declines are a result of Hulu. (TechCrunch) A Primer on Safe Harbors; with recent court cases like Universal v. Veoh in the news, here’s a refresher on … Read More »
Watching video and listening to music using your web browser is great…when you don’t mind sitting in front of your computer. But when you want to take that content and view it somewhere else, well, you don’t have many options. As of today, though, you have … Read More »
Well, this one slipped past our radar last week (we were busy re-programming our TiVos for the fall TV season), but Hulu made good on its promise from earlier this year to get more into the social viewing game. The premium content site released its … Read More »
There’s been chatter about Hulu launching a subscription service lately, and now Dan Rayburn reports that Hulu is already beta testing such a paid service internally. Rayburn, whose sources confirm that Hulu-gans are indeed working on this initiative, doesn’t believe the subscription service will come … Read More »
U.S. Open Final Viewed by 14.6 Million; rain-delayed match up 118 percent over last year’s rain-delayed match. (TV by the Numbers) Bewkes Chastises Reluctant TV Everywhere Programmers; with Disney withholding its participation in the authentication trials over money, Time Warner’s CEO and Chairman scoffed, saying that … Read More »
More Hulu Subscription Talk; during an investor conference, Zucker and Murdoch say they are looking to ways to further monetize the site but (still) don’t offer up any details. (Multichannel News) Rupe and Zuck are definitely interested in making more money off the premium content … Read More »
Verivue Raises $20 Million; IP video distribution company adds third round led by Sigma Partners, which follows a $40 million round the company disclosed just in March. (peHUB, via a regulatory filing) Telcos Taking Share from Cable Cos; AT&T and Verizon grew to 4.4 percent … Read More »
When Hulu launched its first TV ad during the Super Bowl this year, it brought back dot-bomb memories for many. But that spot, along with the premium content portal’s subsequent star-studded television campaign, appears to have worked for Hulu not just in terms of … Read More »
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