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Download Hulu+ 2.5 iOS with Re-Engineered Video Player

The Hulu+ app, which only a few countries enjoy in this unrighteous world of ours, has received an important update which includes a new video player, Retina display support for the new generation of iPads, improved AirPlay, and more. Hulu+ 2.5 brings support for browsing and discovering new shows by genre, a re-eng...

23 May 2012
05:23 GMT

Hulu Plus Now Supports Seven More Android Tablets

Hulu’s premium service has just been updated to support Android tablets. Until recently, this service was only available for Android smartphones and two tablets, HTC Flyer and Vizio 8. However, the latest update of the application comes with a completely redesigned user interface for easier navigation, as well...

30 March 2012
11:01 GMT

Super Bowl XLVI Commercials Coming to Their Own YouTube Channel

YouTube has partnered with NBC Sports and created Ad Blitz, an YouTube channel entirely focused on the World's biggest single day sporting event, the NFL's 2012 Super Bowl game.After this Sunday's Championship games decided this year's finalists, companies and websites around the Internet official...

24 January 2012
12:33 GMT

Hulu Plus Is Apple TV-Ready

Word on the web is that Apple is already testing a native Hulu Plus client for the small, black set top box they call Apple TV. Problem is end customers aren’t getting the app.Not now, anyway, as there seems to be some concern that the Hulu Plus app could eat into iTunes sales on the Apple TV, according to 9to5...

1 November 2011
08:26 GMT

Hulu Plus Coming to Nintendo 3DS and Wii

Nintendo has confirmed that yet another streaming service, Hulu, Plus will be arriving for its current consoles, the Nintendo 3DS and the Nintendo Wii, after Netflix already appeared some time ago for the home console and more recently for the portable device. The Japanese company is seriously promoting its current ...

25 October 2011
02:28 GMT

With No Gullible Takers, Hulu Is No Longer for Sale

As some have predicted, Hulu has been taken off the market. The online video site is a joint-venture between several broadcasters and private equity investors. They wanted to get out and pass off Hulu to anyone willing to pay more than $2 billion, 1.45€ billion. The only catch was that they were only going t...

14 October 2011
06:21 GMT

Univision Telenovelas Coming to Hulu

US TV network Univision has reached a non-exclusive content agreement with Hulu for most of their prime time TV shows and movies.The announcement got lost in many news rooms after  Apple announced the death of their legendary and highly respected founder and former CEO, Steve Jobs.The deal's financial detai...

6 October 2011
10:51 GMT

Google Is Prepared to Make Hulu an Offer It Can't Refuse

Last we heard, Hulu was being pursued by Amazon, Yahoo and Dish Network. Amazon was seen as the lead contender to buy the video site. Yahoo has its own problems to deal with right now. Google had been interested early on, but had dropped out. Turns out, that's not entirely accurate. While Google may not be in...

7 September 2011
05:25 GMT

Amazon Has the Inside Track in Buying Hulu

Hulu, the popular TV and movie streaming site, is up for sale and several big companies have been interested, including web giants Google, Amazon and Yahoo. But as the initial talks led to the first bids, many dropped out, leaving only four serious contenders. Now, one more company is out of the race, DirectTV, th...

5 September 2011
05:32 GMT

Hulu Rumored to Remove Ads, Increase Subscription Fee

Although it came from an unofficial channel, a Hulu employee recently claimed that advertisements might soon be dropped and subscription fee will be increased.This was mentioned on the Hulu Support Twitter account, and the message in question reads: “We’re currently an ad-supported service but looking in...

31 July 2011
14:11 GMT

Hulu's Facebook Connect Integration Exposes Users

An error in Hulu's integration with Facebook Connect allowed tens of users to access other people's accounts and view sensitive information about them.On July 1, Hulu began giving users the option to link their accounts with Facebook. To encourage this, the company offered adopters an one-month free Hulu Pl...

2 July 2011
08:09 GMT

Google, Others in Early Talks to Buy Hulu

A couple of weeks ago, Yahoo's intentions of buying Hulu were revealed. The unsolicited bid from Yahoo prompted Hulu's owners to start thinking about a sale. Now, the company is in talks with several companies, including Google and Microsoft, as well as Yahoo, of course. The LA Times revealed that the c...

2 July 2011
05:02 GMT

Yahoo May Want to Buy Hulu

Hulu hasn't had the easiest of times, but it has managed to keep itself afloat and attract quite a large audience, even though its financial side may not be looking so great. Hulu is a joint venture owned by the big TV broadcasters in the US along with venture capital investors, but the latest rumor is that the ...

22 June 2011
08:01 GMT

Hulu to Introduce More Ads

As it gains more media attention, thus attracting more users, the company behind Hulu is also looking at methods to make the service more profitable, and one way would be to introduce more advertisements. It seems that the idea came from News Corp., one of the major investors in the streaming service and also th...

31 May 2011
16:47 GMT

Download Hulu Plus 2.3 with iPad 2-Specific Features

The free Hulu Plus application for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad has reached version 2.3 which now includes tabbed search results, a dedicated criterion menu, a bunch of iPad 2-specific tweaks and a simplified login screen.Hulu Plus lets iOS owners stream thousands of episodes from hundreds of current and classic TV s...

29 April 2011
14:01 GMT

US Users Watch Almost 14 Hours of Video in February

February was a relatively slow month for online video, as the number of total viewers was down from the previous month. Of course, the extra three days in January probably contributed to that. Time spent watching and the number of viewing sessions grew though.As always, YouTube dominates the chart accounting for most...

18 March 2011
04:57 GMT

D-Link States Boxee Box Sales Are Exceeding Expectations

Introduced this autumn, the Boxee Box seems to do quite well for itself as D-Link has stated that its sales performance has been much better than originally expected, sales being frequently in excess of stock volumes, leading the company to believe that 100,000 units will be shipped in 2011.Launched in Europe, the US...

28 December 2010
06:59 GMT

Hulu Plus 2.0 iOS Available for Free Download, Subscription Now $7.99 a Month

The application that allows iOS device owners living in The States to stream thousands of episodes from hundreds of current and classic TV shows has received a software update this week adding a new split-screen player on the iPad, enhanced queue and subscription management, improved playback performance, and more.&l...

18 November 2010
10:56 GMT

The Orb TV Streams Hulu and Netflix for $99

If you have been keeping an close eye on wireless music streaming solutions, then maybe the Orb got your attention a while back when it was first launched, and although this seemed like a great way of sharing your music throughout the house, there was something missing, so Orb Network went forward with their design a...

18 November 2010
06:10 GMT

YouTube Served 2 Billion Videos in October, Hulu 1.1 Billion Ads

The fact that online videos continues to grow shouldn't surprise anyone at this point, but, while YouTube still dominates the market, things are a bit more volatile further down the list. Google video sites, meaning YouTube, got more than 2 billion views in the US alone while Hulu served 1.1 billion video ads in...

16 November 2010
11:36 GMT

Roku Media Streamers to Get Hulu Plus Support this Fall

Not that much time has passed since Roku released upon us its latest trio of media streamers and the company has recently announced they will add Hulu Plus support to all of their streamers (including the Netgear branded ones) starting this fall, to spice things up a bit. This will add to an already impressive number...

1 November 2010
03:50 GMT

StumbleUpon to Support Hulu and TED

StumbleUpon has recently announced that its video section was upgraded so as to support new third-party channels and personalized recommendations from other users.StumbleUpon is a popular platform that enables users to rate and share their ratings of webpages, images and videos.The new update to StumbleUpon Video wi...

27 October 2010
14:26 GMT

84 Percent of Hulu Videos are Ads

The July video site numbers are out and, while there aren’t many surprises, a few tidbits of information are rather interesting. YouTube dominates, as usual, followed by the regular players like Yahoo and Facebook. Hulu continued to hover at the tenth position, which it has occupied ever since comScore changed ...

17 August 2010
06:19 GMT

Hulu Said to Be Looking for an IPO at a $2 Billion Valuation

Hulu is said to be looking at an initial public offering some time this year. The company is said to be interested in going public at a $2 billion or more valuation, a number which can seem a bit optimistic. The owners of the site have started talking to investment banks to handle the transition to a publicly traded ...

16 August 2010
10:41 GMT

Free Hulu App Released for iOS Devices

Hulu Plus, a subscription based, iOS-version of Hulu’s service is now available for free download from the iTunes App Store. The Hulu Plus application is capable of streaming hundreds of current and classic TV shows to any iOS device. Subscription costs $9.99 a month.“Stream thousands of episodes from hun...

30 June 2010
09:58 GMT

Hulu Plus Subscription Service Launches with More Content and for More Devices

The rumors last week turned out to be solid, Hulu has launched a new subscription service, dubbed Hulu Plus. It’s still in beta and will only be made available to a small number of people, but it’s an interesting proposition. For $9.99 per month you can watch entire current seasons of tens of TV show...

30 June 2010
06:49 GMT

Rumor Mill: Hulu Is Coming to the PlayStation 3

A new report is suggesting that the creators of Hulu and hardware maker Sony are ready to announce a deal bringing the popular television show streaming service to the PlayStation 3 home console. Sources close to the talks related to the deal are saying that Hulu on the PS3 will be a paid service and that an official...

28 June 2010
02:03 GMT

Hulu Said to Launch Subscription Service Next Week

Hulu has proven very popular in the US, where it is available, having become the second most popular video website in the country. With viewership still on the rise and the joint venture starting to do well financially, by video site standards, rumors of a planed subscription service have been abundant for almost a y...

25 June 2010
09:27 GMT

Hulu Not Embracing HTML5, Yet iPad App Is Highly Likely

Hulu, the popular video-streaming service, is set to concentrate on a dedicated iPad app, not an optimized website, to deliver video to Apple iPad users, reports say. Hulu reportedly posted an article on its official blog on Thursday, in which the company’s Vice President of Product stated that Hulu was not emb...

14 May 2010
06:16 GMT

Hulu App Coming to iPad, Subscription Planned (Unconfirmed)

In a report by the New York Times posted on March 31, 2010, Hulu’s Chief Executive, Jason Kilar, is quoted on a couple of aspects regarding the company’s future content-distribution plans. Those, according to the report, include an iPad application, in what would be Hulu putting out feelers to see if the ...

1 April 2010
06:07 GMT

UK's Own Hulu, SeeSaw, Launches

The online video market is continually evolving and, despite its growing audience, event the biggest companies are still trying to figure out how to actually make money from this. Not that that's stopping anyone and the latest battlefield seems to be the UK. After a failed attempt by the major broadcasters in th...

17 February 2010
10:39 GMT

Hulu's UK Foray Gets Delayed Further

Hulu has been more than successful in the US, not exactly raking it in but gaining a huge audience second only to YouTube. It has been trying to replicate its success overseas, specifically the UK, but it is having more trouble than it anticipated in the negotiations with the local TV networks. Despite talks going o...

16 February 2010
08:58 GMT

Hulu Reaches 1 Billion Monthly Streams

YouTube has proven that people want online video and Hulu is now proving that long-form professional content is attractive to the online audience just as much as it is on TV. The two sites are now the biggest online video outlets in the US, with YouTube enjoying a huge lead, but both still struggle to turn a profit....

3 February 2010
10:20 GMT

Yawn, Yet Another Record Month for Online Video in the US

Another month, another record for online video. The Americans, along with the rest of the world, just can't seem to get enough of small-screened and many times poor-quality videos. November saw another increase in viewers and streams and passed the 30 billion views mark for the first time in history, albeit the...

6 January 2010
05:40 GMT

Hulu Adds More Music Videos After deal with Warner Music

All of a sudden online music videos are looking pretty interesting to a lot of people judging from the amount of attention they're getting lately. The latest move comes from Hulu, which has traditionally maintained a very focused library of TV shows and similar professional content, as the site has signed with ...

23 December 2009
06:19 GMT

YouTube Considers Paid Subscriptions to Appease Content Owners

YouTube is working overtime to get those revenue streams flowing and, while Google says it's on track to profitability at a not-so-distant point, the video site is not quite there yet. It's been pursuing several options, aside from the usual variety of advertising models, and is now even considering introd...

16 December 2009
05:26 GMT

Publishers Unite to Create 'Hulu for Magazines'

First there was Hulu, the professional content video site which showed that the web was a real alternative to TV. Then came the Hulu for music videos, Vevo which is set to launch later today. Now we're getting the so-called “Hulu for magazines” which, in case you haven't guessed it, aims to do ...

8 December 2009
12:41 GMT

Facebook Is Becoming a Major Player in Online Video

Online video has had a great month in October in the US. Viewers are up across the board, but there aren't any surprises at the top, and Facebook is sitting at a more modest ninth spot rather than the third place other reports had put it at. YouTube once again played in a league of its own, with 12 times more vi...

26 November 2009
09:11 GMT

Hulu Sees Its Biggest Month Yet in October

Watching online video may seem a very different experience to watching TV but, at least with some content, the trends are very similar. Hulu, the US online video outfit centered on TV content, saw a massive jump in viewership and audience in October in tune with the new TV season and the addition of ABC shows. AdAge...

25 November 2009
04:20 GMT

No Embedded Hulu Videos on Other Sites

It is already a common fact that Hulu is not willing to make any exceptions when it comes to other companies embedding its content, and the latest site to find this for itself is Rippol. Therefore, it is not only Boxee and TV.com that were forced to remove Hulu videos from their platforms, and probably Rippol will no...

22 November 2009
12:35 GMT

Facebook Is Now the Third Biggest Video Site in the US

Online video means YouTube at the moment. There's a huge number of other video sites and Hulu is coming up strong, but the Google site is on a completely different level. And, while no one is going to threaten its dominance any time soon, eventually there may be someone who could and its name shouldn't rea...

19 November 2009
03:19 GMT

Music Videos Available Soon on Hulu

There are several big trends in the web space at the moment and one great emphasis has lately been on media content, be it video or music. Online video is hitting the mainstream in a big way and new music services are popping up faster than the unsuccessful ones are closing down. So, it's only natural to combin...

18 November 2009
06:05 GMT

Internal Turmoil at Hulu

Online video may be thriving when it comes to viewers and there's little doubt that it will get even bigger in the coming years, along with better broadband speeds and availability, but for the time being, video sites aren't doing so great financially. YouTube hasn't reached profitability yet, Hulu is...

16 November 2009
10:46 GMT

Comcast's On-Demand Online to Launch in December

More details about Comcast's upcoming video on demand service dubbed On-Demand Online. The service is Comcast's approach to the TV Everywhere project, announced by the cable service and Time Warner a few months back. At a NewTeeVee event dedicated to the future of video content, Comcast Interactive Media P...

13 November 2009
07:26 GMT

'Hulu for Movies' Epix Launches to a Limited Audience

A joint venture between three major Hollywood studios, Lionsgate, MGM and Paramount, Epix is an online video site focused on movies and concerts and will allow users to choose from a gallery of 150 titles at launch. It has been dubbed the Hulu of movies and in sore respect that is accurate but for one crucial differe...

30 October 2009
10:31 GMT

Hulu Subscriptions May Come as Soon as 2010

Online video is synonymous with YouTube but there is one other venue that is becoming increasingly popular, at least in the US, despite its traffic being significantly lower than YouTube's. This is of course Hulu, the online video joint venture between three of the four major US broadcasters. The site is attract...

23 October 2009
08:43 GMT

Watch the Heroes Season Premiere with Your Facebook Friends

Watching TV shows online is becoming increasingly popular largely thanks to Hulu, the online video site set up by three of the four major TV networks in the US. Online video, though, isn't yet a complete alternative to actual TV watching, but that may be a good thing. There is a number of things that come natura...

21 September 2009
09:28 GMT

Hulu Execs Confirm New Paid Services

Hulu has managed to give the term “online TV” a legit meaning, while still not breaking any copyright laws or angering users and authors in the process. After its huge success in the United States, and several confirmed rumors that it could cross the ocean pretty soon, company execs have admitted that the...

18 September 2009
11:39 GMT

AT&T Launches Online Video Site AT&T Entertainment

One by one, cable companies are waking up to the threat of online video, especially from the likes of Hulu, with its full-length content from TV, but also cable networks. Time-Warner has launched a pilot program dubbed TV Everywhere, and Comcast followed suit. Now telcos are joining the fray, with AT&T launching a ne...

11 September 2009
09:46 GMT

Hulu Could Partner with Cable Companies

Hulu, the online video joint venture among thee of the big four US TV networks, is doing better than ever with viewers and revenue on the rise as the site gets ready for the start of the new programing season. At least that's what Hulu CEO Jason Kilar tells CNBC, but it also seems to be looking at new revenue so...

9 September 2009
07:14 GMT


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