5 posts and columns on NBC Direct

Hulu’s Super Bowl Pump Fake: Not Coming to an iPod Near You

in Media on February 2, 2009 at 3:43 pm PT

Is Hulu coming to your iPhone? Or your iPod? That would be pretty sweet! But contrary to what some of us thought when we saw the video service’s first-ever TV ad yesterday, it’s not happening anytime soon. In retrospect, the tentacle should have tipped us off.

NBC U to Apple: I'll Never Get Over You (Getting Over Me)

in News on December 11, 2007 at 5:00 pm PT

Apparently, NBC Universal doesn’t know that jumping into rebound relationships after a particularly painful breakup is rarely a good idea. After Apple tossed its fall TV lineup off iTunes in August, saying the two companies couldn’t agree on pricing, the broadcast network has been spitefully seeking out distribution deals wherever it can find them: Hulu. [...]

NBC U to Apple: I’ll Never Get Over You (Getting Over Me)

in News on December 11, 2007 at 5:00 pm PT

Apparently, NBC Universal doesn’t know that jumping into rebound relationships after a particularly painful breakup is rarely a good idea. After Apple tossed its fall TV lineup off iTunes in August, saying the two companies couldn’t agree on pricing, the broadcast network has been spitefully seeking out distribution deals wherever it can find them: Hulu. [...]

Just Because We Acknowledge Viewers Want Control Doesn't Mean We're Going to Give Them Any

in News on September 20, 2007 at 12:05 pm PT

Boy, NBC Universal really has those broadcast TV blinders bolted on tight, doesn’t it? Just weeks after yanking its programs from Apple’s iTunes store, the company announced plans for a download service of its own, one that combines the convenience of the Internet with that mainstay of pre-DVR broadcast television, the unskippable advertisement. The service [...]

Just Because We Acknowledge Viewers Want Control Doesn’t Mean We’re Going to Give Them Any

in News on September 20, 2007 at 12:05 pm PT

Boy, NBC Universal really has those broadcast TV blinders bolted on tight, doesn’t it? Just weeks after yanking its programs from Apple’s iTunes store, the company announced plans for a download service of its own, one that combines the convenience of the Internet with that mainstay of pre-DVR broadcast television, the unskippable advertisement. The service [...]