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Is Netflix Ready To Save Its First Show?

Peter Kafka in Media on May 13, 2011 at 1:53 pm PT

Reed Hastings says he’s interested in funding shows that the TV networks don’t want to pay for anymore. So here’s a candidate: NBC’s “The Event.” Doesn’t seem likely, but then again, neither did “House Of Cards.”

Hulu, Networks Close To New Deal

Peter Kafka in Media on May 12, 2011 at 7:02 pm PT

The Web video joint venture figures out how to keep TV shows on its free site and paid service, while keeping its owner/content providers happy. What about CEO Jason Kilar?

YouTube Finally Opens Up Its Movie Rental Store For Real (Sort Of)

Peter Kafka in Media on May 9, 2011 at 2:47 pm PT

YouTube has had a movie rental service for a year. Now it says it will have some movies you’ve heard of. But this is an incremental step for both Google and Hollywood, both of whom are interested in something else down the line.

Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Prove Steve Burke Can Take a Joke

Peter Kafka in Media on May 6, 2011 at 10:35 am PT

The NBCUniversal CEO drops by the “The Jersey Floor” and is a good sport about letting his employees insult his network to his face.

Comcast Moves Goal Posts for NBC Sports

Jessica E. Vascellaro and Matthew Futterman, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 15, 2011 at 12:00 am PT

Less than three months after Comcast Corp. took control of NBCUniversal, NBCU’s new CEO, Steve Burke, is angling for sports deals and pushing a big shift in how the entertainment company would use them. Mr. Burke, who had been chief operating officer of Comcast, has long been interested in building a more viable competitor to Walt Disney Co.’s ESPN.

Hulu Plans to Shrink Its Board

Sam Schechner and Jessica E. Vascellaro, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 10, 2011 at 6:00 pm PT

Hulu LLC is planning to shrink its board, according to people familiar with the matter, shaking up the Web-video venture’s governance as it hashes out its future within the media business.