EMI Becomes First Record Label to Provide Hulu-Exclusive Videos
EMI has struck a deal with Hulu to become its first record-label partner, and is set to distribute music videos and concert footage exclusively through the video-sharing site.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsHulu for Kids: Jaroo
Hulu’s upcoming move to start charging its users for online programming in 2010 isn’t a bad thing for everyone, especially for youngsters who might not think about that stuff anyway. And besides, they have their own internet-TV site now, and it’s called Jaroo.... read more
Found in: TV, NewsHulu to Charge Users by 2010
Much has been lamented about the impending buyout of NBC Universal by Comcast. Among the expected consequences of this deal would be the switch at Hulu from an ad-generated business model to a subscription or fee-based service for consumers.... read more
Found in: TV, NewsIf Comcast Purchases a Majority of NBC Universal, Will Viewers Have to Pay for Hulu?
Pesky 30-second ads could be the least concern for Hulu's more than 18 million global viewers choosing to catch their shows online. Comcast is currently bidding for a majority stake in NBC Universal, an endeavor that, if proven successful, could turn free Hulu programming into a long lost luxury.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsYouTube May Enter Movie-Rental Business
YouTube is reportedly in talks with major Hollywood studios to offer new-release feature films for rent on their site. If the deal goes through, the site would offer streaming movies for a per-viewing rental fee.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsThank God, Troll 2 is Finally on Hulu!
In recent years, almost anyone who's seen the movie Troll 2 has probably done so via battered VHS or DVD copies loaned to them by friends eager to share the festering green trainwreck of a cinematic masterpiece with everyone they know. This has made for a huge, decades-late upswell of enthusiasm for the film, documented by its former-child-star Michael Stephenson in Best Worst Movie, which we've told you about before. That's all well and good, but there's a darker side to the Troll 2 phenomenon that no one seems to want to talk about.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsBollywood Goes Hulu
Online streaming giant Hulu has signed a deal with Bollywood distributor Saavn. The five debut Hindi-language films on the web channel will include Sarkar, Hera Pheri, Deewana, Hulchul and Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsABC Will Join Hulu After All
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} Despite mixed signals, ABC will join NBC and Fox as an equity partner in Hulu, the fast-growing video site, where it plays to stream flagship series like Lost and Ugly Betty.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsDisney to show ABC, ESPN videos on YouTube
Recently, we reported that Disney Co. was allegedly in talks with Hulu about offering shows from its ABC network on the NBC Universal/News Corp-owned online-video distributer.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsDisney inches toward a deal with Hulu
The Walt Disney Co. is trying to get a leg up on that newfangled contraption known as teh internetz. The media conglomerate has allegedly restarted talks with Hulu about offering shows from its ABC network on the online video distributor owned by NBC Universal and News Corp.... read more
Found in: Music, News
