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Hulu May Not Sell After All If New Bids Don't Impress

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The Hulu auction seems to be faltering. Microsoft is said to have stepped away, as did Yahoo! Collusion on their parts? After all, they do collude on many other things already. Nah, it was probably that whole thing about the CEO getting fired which, Occam's ...

Google Makes Huge Bid For Hulu - Asking For More Than Hulu Is Offering

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According to All Things Digital, Hulu is still pondering and discussing the various bids placed by interested new owners. These companies include Yahoo!, Amazon, DirecTV, and Google. But it seems Google is playing by its own set of auction rules, offering a much higher number ...

Is Apple A Last-Minute Contender In The Hulu Sweepstakes?

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While the online video world continues to wait for news on the potential acquisition of streaming video site Hulu, there's not much left for the web's journalists to do but speculate. The latest theory gaining some ground is the idea that Hulu's buyer won't end ...

Bids For Hulu Expected Tomorrow From Google, Amazon, Yahoo, & DirecTV

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Hulu is still for sale, and as of yet, has not been purchased by anyone. You might remember that those companies interested in acquiring Hulu were reportedly expected to turn their bids in on Wednesday of this week. However, according to the Hollywood reporter, those ...

Bids For Hulu Due Tomorrow, Google & Amazon Lead Suitors

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For a good few weeks there, the web media world was all abuzz with the news of the possible sale of Hulu. We speculated on who the potential buyers might be, with reports suggesting everyone from Google to Yahoo might be involved in negotiations. And ...

The Weekly Online Video News Round Up - Business Video Edition

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It's a crazy, fast-paced world. At least... it is for everyone that I know. We have work, family obligations, errands, emails, church, grocery shopping, little league, and... well, you get the idea. Everyone's busy. And when that happens, it can be easy for a piece ...

Hulu Tries to Sweeten Pot for Buzzing Buyers with 5-Year Content Access, 2-Year Exclusive Deal

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In a move that might show waning interest by potential buyers because of the backstabbing nature of the current partners in Hulu, someone 'close to discussions' has stated that whomever buys the company would have five years of access to the shows including two years ...

Despite Summer`s Arrival, 178 Million Watch an Average 16.8 Hours of Online Video in June

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Hi everyone, hope your summer is going well. I know, it's a non-standard way to start an article talking about statistics, but I wanted to get off on the right foot. Also in that vein, I wanted to give you some information that I've received ...

Is Hulu Worth Purchasing & Who Are The Suitors? You Make the Call

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I will give you all the information available at present. You decide if it is a sweet deal or a sour lemon. Deal? Alright, if you've just come out of a binge-induced coma and don't know what the heck I'm talking about, Hulu has dropped ...

VUDU & Wal-Mart To Sell Stupid, Overpriced Movie Cards For Digital Films

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Here's one for the 'That's Really Stupid' category: Walmart-owned VUDU is going to sell "digital movie cards" for the film Battle: Los Angeles. The cards will available for purchase at Wal-mart stores, and will be priced at $14.96. The digital movie cards are then redeemable, ...

Miro 4 Lets Android Users Sync Music & Video From Multiple Digital Libraries

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Since I just got back to the US and picked up an Android phone. I've been doing a lot of reading about it, because I like to get the most out of the tools available to me. Miro has been on my radar for quite ...

DiSH Buys Blockbuster to Compete with Netflix, Best Buy and Amazon?

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The premium online video sector is going to heat up as DiSH Network was given the nod in the recent Blockbuster auction and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York approved the deal. DISH's offer of $320.6 million was selected as ...

Mid-Week Online Video News Reel March 30th

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It's Wednesday once again and time for me to clear out the email inbox and catch you up on some stuff that I have been tracking in the industry. Plus, it helps me keep my inbox at a manageable size and get everyone a little ...

Amazon Launches Unlimited Video Streaming, Netflix Endangered? Probably Not

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Amazon Prime has launched an addition and that means that, in the US, you can stream some 5,000 films and TV shows from their cloud thanks to their Amazon Cloud Player for just $79 a year. Since I'm not in the US I can't use ...

The 2010 Online Video Report Card - Consumption Grows Across The Board

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comScore compiled 2010 into a new report called The 2010 U.S. Digital Year in review. In the report, as you might guess, they take a look at the U.S. Digital Media Industry. How did the year fare? ComScore says it was a year of, "renewed ...

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