9 posts and columns on TV.com

Read All About It! But Don't Watch–The Grammys Tune Out Online

in Media on February 14, 2011 at 4:27 am PT

The Grammys generated a flurry of online interest last night, but the music industry’s biggest event of the year is AWOL this morning. Opportunity wasted.

Another Video Site We Don’t Need: AT&T Entertainment

in Media on September 3, 2009 at 10:54 am PT

There is no shortage of places to watch TV shows free on the Web. There’s a glut of them, really. But here comes another: AT&T Entertainment. How is it different than Hulu, TV.com, Sling.com, Fancast, etc.? It’s not.
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Hulu: Bigger, Friendlier. Still Missing Two Networks.

in Media on March 12, 2009 at 8:31 am PT

Lots of news emanating from Hulu today–but nothing ground-moving. That could still come in the near future: I keep hearing that the joint venture between NBC and Fox is getting close to a deal to bring ABC into the fold. But no confirmation yet. In the meantime, Hulu wants you to know that it’s the biggest video site that isn’t YouTube, and that it now boasts some social-network-like features.
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What Sports Would You Pay to Watch Online?

in News on March 10, 2009 at 4:15 pm PT

In the online world, where sites like Hulu and TV.com give free access to content, sports video is somewhat of an anomaly. The leagues, networks and other rights-holders that stream live games are among the few mainstream businesses that have been successful at charging people for Web content.

Did Big Cable Force Hulu Off Boxee?

in Media on February 18, 2009 at 5:44 pm PT

Who’s pushing Hulu to stop putting its movies and TV shows on Boxee, the nifty, free Web video service? Here’s a theory: Perhaps it was your cable company, which has the most to lose from a free, nifty Web video service.
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Why Did Hulu Disappear From CBS’s TV.com? Because It Can.

in Media on February 18, 2009 at 12:40 pm PT

Why have Hulu’s videos disappeared from TV.com, the Hulu-like video site CBS recently relaunched? Perhaps because Hulu isn’t pumped up about supplying its content to a competitor–especially one that won’t supply its content to Hulu.
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CBS Interactive/CNET Re-Org: The Complete Memo

in Media on December 11, 2008 at 4:37 pm PT

CBS paid $1.8 billion for CNET last summer, and today it is dealing with the consequences: A re-org and layoffs. CBS execs won’t release a total for the number of people fired, so news will be coming out in piecemeal fashion for some time. In the meantime, here’s CBS Interactive’s new corporate structure, detailed in an internal memo distributed late today.