Vid-Biz: Hulu, The Hills, Alltel

Hulu Adds NBA and NHL; you can’t watch live games, but you can catch highlights and best-of-basketball and -hockey moments. (Hulu Blog)

The Hills Are Alive Online; first episode of bonus season generates 1.8 million streams in one day. (The New York Times)

Alltel and Transpera Team Up for Mobile Video; new service lets subscribers share and rate videos from different online sources. (MediaPost)

Community Broadcasters Assoc. Tries to Block DTV Converters; organization goes to court, saying low-power stations will be shut out once the digital transition takes place. (Broadcasting & Cable)

Fuji to Launch Internet TV Service Fuji On-Demand to feature pro baseball, horse racing and episodes of 24. (Variety)

How the CBC Released a Show Via BitTorrent (Legally); insider shares the Canadian broadcaster’s process, including rights, tracking and monetizing when distributing through P2P. (Last 100)

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