Yet Another Hulu Bidder! Yahoo Is In, Too.

Add one more name to the Hulu bidding derby: Yahoo, which just announced plans to buy Tumblr for $1.1 billion, has made an offer on the video website.
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Nielsen Gets Digital to Track Online TV Viewers

Broadcast and cable networks, including NBC, Fox, ABC, Univision, Discovery and A+E, have signed up for the pilot program for “Nielsen Digital Program Ratings,” which will happen over the next few months before a broader commercial rollout later this year.

AppGratis Gets the Boot & WhatsApp Ain’t Selling: The AllThingsD Week in Review 4/07/13 — 4/13/13

The top 10 stories of the week, in one convenient serving.
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Why Twitter Dropped Close to $90 Million on Bluefin Labs

Twitter wrote a big check for Bluefin’s social analytics service. Bluefin shows us why.
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Streaming Forward: Where the Streaming Content Industry Is Headed in 2013 and Beyond

When will a robust streaming TV guide be available that simply encompasses all available content?
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New Boxee TV Will Be Sold at Walmart

Boxee’s newest device, a $99 hybrid basic-cable-plus-Web-apps box that comes with a cloud DVR service, will be sold in 3,000 U.S. Walmart stores this holiday season, according to Bloomberg Businessweek. The Walmart distribution could bring some needed visibility to start-up Boxee, which sold 120,000 devices last year, and has struggled to compete with Roku and Apple TV.

Aereo Shines With Limited Live TV on the Go

Aereo streams live TV shows to subscribers’ mobile devices. It’s a pleasure to use, but the offering is limited.
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Apple Television, AirPlay and Why the iPad Is the New TV Apps Platform

There has been insane speculation about Apple’s purported forthcoming TV products and strategy.

Why the Web Hasn’t Hurt TV

A story in two charts.
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Qualcomm to Give FloTV Users Money Back

Larry Ellison: Behind the Kimono

Goodbye, Free TV on Your iPad. For Now…