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Four Weird Things the Internet Is Doing to Our Understanding of Television

Eric Spiegelman, Contributor, The Awl in Voices on February 16 at 3:21 pm PT

People seem really intent these days on fusing television with the Internet. On one level this makes no sense.

More Stars for D: Dive Into Media — Jason Kilar, Dick Costolo and Martha Stewart Join Us Onstage

Peter Kafka in Dive Into Media on December 20, 2011 at 9:00 am PT

Our first-ever media conference kicks off in a litte more than a month. And we’ve added the heads of Hulu, Twitter and Martha Stewart Living to a star-studded cast.

Announcing D: Dive Into Media, Featuring Viacom, New Yorker, Warner Music, News Corp. and More

Peter Kafka in Dive Into Media on September 22, 2011 at 6:30 am PT

All Things Digital‘s newest conference: Two days of smart, provocative talk with the media industry’s most important people. (And did we mention the jaw-dropping ocean views?)

Ahead of Tablet Launch, Amazon Boasts About Its Digital Video Library

Peter Kafka in Media on August 18, 2011 at 7:16 am PT

Alternate title: In Which Amazon Says Some Things That Confuse Some People.

Sweeet!: Sugar Gets $15 Million More in New Funding From IVP and Sequoia

Kara Swisher in News on April 12, 2011 at 9:00 pm PT

Sassy women-focused content site, Sugar Inc., has raised another $15 million in late-stage venture funding from new investor Institutional Venture Partners, as well as its original one, Sequoia Capital. The San Francisco-based site, which has now raised a total of $46 million, said it would “use the funds for brand extensions, acquisitions, and international growth…”

You've Got Arianna: AOL Buys Huffington Post for $315 Million in Cash and Stock, Appoints Huffington Editor in Chief

Kara Swisher in News on February 6, 2011 at 9:01 pm PT

In a bold and definitive move, AOL is paying $315 million, mostly in cash, to buy the Huffington Post, one of the Web’s most prominent news and opinion sites. As part of the deal, Huffington Post co-founder Arianna Huffington–who was derided by some when she co-founded the left-leaning site in 2005 with investor and well-known communications exec Kenneth Lerer–will become editor in chief of a new unit that has purview over all of AOL content properties. The deal was signed just this afternoon.

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Hulu Reworks Its Script as Digital Change Hits TV

Sam Schechner and Jessica E. Vascellaro, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 27, 2011 at 1:02 am PT

Just as the digital wave transforms the television industry, Hulu, a pioneer of Internet TV, is in internal discussions to dramatically transform itself.

Want to Cut Your Cord? The NBC U-Comcast Deal Won't Make It Easier

Peter Kafka in Media on January 18, 2011 at 2:47 pm PT

If you were hoping that the government restrictions on the NBC U-Comcast deal would make it easier for you to stop paying for cable, you’re out of luck. The government is forcing the new company to offer its stuff to online outlets like Netflix and iTunes. But it won’t happen in the way that cord cutters would like. If it happens at all.

U.S. Approves Comcast’s Acquisition of NBC U, but With Conditions

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on January 18, 2011 at 12:18 pm PT

Among the hoops through which Comcast will have to jump: Making video once exclusive to Hulu available to competitors and extending more broadband into rural areas.

Exclusive: Mickie Rosen to Join Yahoo as Audience Head

Kara Swisher in News on January 10, 2011 at 9:30 am PT

Yahoo is hiring former News Corp. and Disney online exec Mickie Rosen to run its Audience unit, which includes the Silicon Valley Internet giant’s powerful content sites, sources said. Rosen will report to Americas head Ross Levinsohn, who has worked with her before, both at News Corp. and Fuse Capital. The move is Levinsohn’s first management rejiggering since he took over last year, and there is likely to be more to come.