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David Pakman, Partner, Venrock in Voices on March 6, 2013 at 8:26 am PT
I believe we live in a show-based world, and that shows delivered over IP allow for the slow unbundling of television.
Peter Kafka in Media on January 5, 2011 at 7:57 am PT
Here’s a logical, and cool, marriage between your iPad and your TV, brokered by your cable guy–with some strings attached.
Peter Kafka in Media on December 24, 2010 at 3:31 am PT
If Washington forces Comcast/NBC to offer NBC shows to anyone on the Web, what happens to Hulu’s exclusive deal to offer NBC shows on the Web?
John Paczkowski in Mobile on December 17, 2010 at 4:00 am PT
In 2011 tablet revenues will rise to $24.9 billion, and by 2012 they’ll reach $34.1 billion. And Apple will claim the lion’s share of both, according to J.P. Morgan analyst Mark Moskowitz.
Peter Kafka in Media on December 8, 2010 at 9:08 am PT
A familiar trade for Netflix: It gets more content for its Web streaming service, but agrees to wait longer to show off some of it. Want to watch TV shows that ran yesterday? Go somewhere else.
John Paczkowski in News on December 3, 2010 at 3:00 pm PT
Back in January, Google CEO Eric Schmidt predicted the company would make one acquisition a month. Now with the year nearly finished, the company has made 41, including Phonetic Arts, announced today–more than half of significant size. And Google’s clearly not through yet. The company just announced the acqusition of video optimization outfit Widevine for an undisclosed price.
Peter Kafka in Media on October 18, 2010 at 10:49 am PT
The move to shut down Fox.com and close off part of Hulu to the cable system’s customers was “unprecedented and anti-consumer.” So why not holler loudly?
Peter Kafka in Media on October 16, 2010 at 2:18 pm PT
One new twist in the Cablevision-News Corp. fight: News Corp. cut off Cablevision subscribers’ access to its shows on Hulu, as well as its own Fox.com. And now it’s turning it back on again.
Peter Kafka in Media on October 13, 2010 at 12:18 pm PT
“Modern Family” used to be available on Hulu, and then it went away. Now the hit show is back–but not all the way. It’s a digital rights mess that is all too common, and it’s a particular problem for the video site.
Peter Kafka in Media on June 24, 2010 at 7:28 pm PT
Some of you may finally get a chance to pay for Hulu. The video Web site is finalizing plans to launch its subscription service, and people familiar with the company say a beta test of “Hulu Plus” could launch as early as next week.
If you’re in a select group, that is. One person familiar with the joint venture says the initial test could be limited to 10,000 people.