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Hulu Deadline Extended As Potential Bidders Raise Concerns Over Profitability and Future

Hulu is being sold off, of that there is no question. But everything else, it would seem, is being questioned. From...
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Amazon Amongst Rumored Bidders For Hulu As Analyst Argues The Case For Owners Not Selling

The selling of Hulu is ramping up, with bids required to be in by tomorrow (Aug. 24). Speculation as to who...
Dave Parrack
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Fox’s Eight-Day Online Delay For Shows On Hulu, Fox.com Leads To Increased P2P Piracy

In what was an entirely predictable result of a stupid decision, the number of people illegally downloading Fox TV shows has...
Dave Parrack
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Pirated Movies On YouTube Again? | Google’s Content ID System Clearly Isn’t Foolproof

YouTube is clean, legal, and above board these days, with Google having done all it can to rid the site of...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube Integrates Google+ Hangouts | Start A Web Chat Directly From Video-Sharing Site

Google+ may have just received a phenomenal boost from another Google property. That being YouTube, obviously. If lots of people actually...
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Amazon Instant Video Boasts Of 100k Streaming Titles But It Can’t Rival Netflix… Just Yet

Amazon Instant Video now boasts 100,000 titles to rent. But that makes it more of a threat to iTunes than Netflix,...
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YouTube Settles With National Music Publishers Association, Bringing Music & Video Together

YouTube is no longer the piracy-ridden stain on society it once was, with Google having cleaned up the site until it’s...
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Netflix Debuts ‘Just For Kids’ | Children Have Their Own Dedicated Watch Instantly Section

Online video isn’t just for adults, with kids able to operate and enjoy content via their laptops, games consoles, and other...
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Android Market Movie Rentals Service Comes To Smartphones | Films Available From $1.99

Thanks to the newly-updated Android Market and Videos app you can now watch movie rentals on your smartphone. Assuming it’s not...
Dave Parrack
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Hulu Launching Suscription Service In Japan By End Of 2011 | Europe’s Loss Is Asia’s Gain

Hulu is preparing to set sail and expand internationally for the first time. But Europe isn’t its first landing spot as...
Dave Parrack
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Movieclips Comes To YouTube As The Vevo For Films | Raises $7 Million In Series B Funding

Movieclips was good, now it’s great. And the fact that its range of movie clips (as the name implies) will now...
Dave Parrack
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New BBC iPlayer For TV Launched On PS3 | 300 Connected-TV Devices To Be Upgraded Later

As an avid user and fan of the BBC iPlayer, and someone who accesses it regularly through a PS3, I’m pleased...
Dave Parrack
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Federal Judge Orders Zediva Offline | Physical DVD Streaming Over Web Breaks Copyright Law

A company offering DVDs for rent in a unique way has been ordered offline by a federal judge. Apparently it isn’t...
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Hulu Hosts First Original Series ‘A Day In The Life’ With ‘Super Size Me’ Morgan Spurlock

Hulu has joined Netflix in producing original programming. If you hate Morgan Spurlock then you won’t want to read on, as...
Dave Parrack
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Apple Set To Launch iTunes Replay | Re-downloading/Streaming Movies & TV Shows

Apple could be preparing to launch a new feature on iTunes allowing people to re-download or stream content they’ve previously bought....
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Video Commerce Site Joyus Raises $7.9 Million In Startup Funding, Launches In Public Beta

Despite being mostly terrible, infomercials and home shopping channels are big business, with people responding to them by cracking open their...
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YouTube Live Streaming On Google+ Hangouts

Users of Google+ Hangouts, the live group video chat component of the fledgling social network, can now watch live streaming YouTube...
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WalMart Integrates Vudu For Mainstream Appeal

WalMart is finally integrating Vudu into its main website, thereby taking the streaming service well and truly into the mainstream. Should...
Dave Parrack
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BBC Worldwide Launches Paid-For iPlayer App For Apple iPad – First Europe, Then America

BBC Worldwide has finally deigned to bring iPlayer to more than just those of us in the U.K. Unfortunately it hasn’t...
Dave Parrack
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Netflix Earnings Report: Price Hike Fears As CEO States, “We Can Thrive On Streaming Only”

The latest financials from Netflix suggest the company is flat-lining a little, especially with the recent price hikes affecting confidence. But...
Dave Parrack
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Apple Looking To Buy Hulu To Bolster iTunes?

Apple’s name has been thrown into the ring as one of the many contenders looking to take Hulu and do something...
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Rebecca Black Is Back, Proving (A Lack Of) Talent Is No Barrier To Gaining YouTube Fame

What makes someone a YouTube star? What makes one video go viral while countless others remain stranded with barely any views?...
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An Explanation For Netflix Price Hike – Reed Hastings Wants To Force Hollywood’s Hand

Netflix may not be so stupid in risking a customer revolt by hiking its prices after all. It’s all part of...
Dave Parrack
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Netflix Preparing To Launch In The U.K. and Spain In 2012 | From Latin America To Europe

Despite a hostile reaction to its latest price changes Netflix remains on target to grow within the U.S. And if the...
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British TV-On-Demand Service SeeSaw Saved After Acquisition By Criterion Capital Partners

SeeSaw has lived up to its name over the past month, first being announced as shutting completely, then getting a stay...
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Netflix: DVDs By Mail Will Cost Extra! | Streaming Only and DVDs Only Plans Unveiled

Netflix has taken its biggest step so far towards being primarily a streaming company, with ‘Watch Instantly’ now costing as much...
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Justin.TV Movie & TV Rights Bought | Online Video Company In New ‘The Social Network’

The Social Network was a hugely successful movie, both critically and commercially. I’m not entirely convince a movie based on Justin.tv...
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New YouTube Design ‘Cosmic Panda’ Now On TestTube With Channel Customization Options

YouTube is testing out a new design codenamed Cosmic Panda. Personally, however, I’d rather see the current performance issues of constant...
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Hulu Plus Now Has 1 Million Users, 2011 Revenue To Hit $500 Million – So Why For Sale?

Hulu is going from strength-to-strength, with a new milestone in Hulu Plus subscriber numbers and a healthy revenue forecast for the...
Dave Parrack
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Web Video Chat Comes Of Age With Hangouts on Google+ and Skype on Facebook

It wasn’t long ago when the idea of chatting face to face with video was considered futuristic and pie in the...
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