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Why Yahoo Could Become the Next Major TV Network

If Yahoo wants a TV-level audience to command TV-level ad budgets, it needs the kind of content that can command massive viewership.
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AT&T Discusses Entering Into a Joint Bid for Hulu With Chernin Group

The telecom giant might be bellying up to the premium video service bar.
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What if Hulu Really Isn’t for Sale After All? (Video)

At least seven companies want to buy some or all of Hulu. But that doesn’t mean its network owners have decided they’re going to sell it.
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Sweeney of Disney and King of “Pretty Little Liars”: Twitter Is Live TV’s Savior

The show creator and the network exec love social media, but don’t ask about Aereo.
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Yahoo’s Bid for Hulu in $600M to $800M Range — Even as It Preps Other Big Deals in Mobile and Communications

Get ready for a very noisy game of musical chairs over the premium video site. Meanwhile, Mayer is still shopping for deals.
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Tumblr Porn, Tim Cook and the Problem With Big Data — 10 Things You Need to See on AllThingsD This Week

The week in AllThingsD, in one convenient post. You’re welcome!
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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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Yahoo Falls For Tumblr, Google I/O, and Bill Gates on Steve Jobs — 10 Things You Need to See on AllThingsD This Week

The week in AllThingsD, in one convenient post. You’re welcome!
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DirecTV Consider Bid for Hulu

DirecTV is weighing a potential bid for Hulu, the latest company to show interest in the six-year-old video site, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Will Yahoo Try to Get Its “Cool Again” by Doing a Deal for Tumblr?

Could an investment in or purchase of the hipster blogging service take years off the Silicon Valley Internet giant?
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Peter Chernin Wants Hulu, Too

How Six Million Cord-Cutters Disappeared