Viki Strikes Deal With Baidu to Bring Crowd-Translated Programming to China

“Hulu for the rest of the world” enters a big market.

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Hulu Says It Has 5 Million Paying Subscribers and a Billion-Dollar Year

Hulu has 5 million subscribers for its Hulu Plus video subscription service, the company announced today. That’s up from three million a year ago, and four million at the end of April. The company also said it generated $1 billion in revenue this year – a number that outgoing CEO Andy Forssell projected in October.

Web Video Startup Ooyala Raises $43 Million

A big Web video player you haven’t heard of gets a big funding round, all of it from an Australian telco.

Surprise! You’re Watching More TV Than Ever.

Live TV is down, but on-demand is way up. At this rate, the Death of TV is going to take awhile.

Is This “The Last Console Generation”? And Nine Other Questions for Sony’s Jack Tretton.

The CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America talks about the launch of the PlayStation 4 and how it stacks up to competitors — both in the living room and in gamers’ pockets.

Netflix + YouTube = Half Your Broadband Diet

1 + 1 = 3!

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Sports Programming Dominates the Living Room

How sports programming is reshaping the TV landscape and driving a new generation of technology.

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Amazon Mines Its Data Trove to Bet on TV’s Next Hit

(Some) Big Data comes to (Web) TV.

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The Digital TV Endgame: 10-Year Transition to All Things IP

It’s not just a question of content availability.

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The Convergence Tipping Point

The convergence revolution is in its most disruptive phase in television.

Hulu Gets Its Second New Boss of the Year

Another Key Hulu Executive Leaves

Hulu Gets the Best Show on CBS