YouTube served up more than 13 billion videos in March, with almost 42% of all online viewings coming on Google-owned sites. That means YouTube and some piddly other G sites, according to the way web video metrics provider ComScore figures it. Hulu came in a way-the-hell-back-there second, with 1.1 billion videos watched, good for a 3.4% … [Read more...]
Hulu adds Plus; Netflix streaming soars
The long-anticipated introduction of premium viewing fees is coming to Hulu, and soon. Numerous reports say the Hulu Plus service will give subscribers access to a deeper archive of TV series for a monthly fee of $9.95. Testing is expected to begin as soon as May 24, the Los Angeles Times reported, following up on its premium Hulu exclusive of … [Read more...]
iPad touches down with Netflix video app
Lucky buyers of the new iPad just got even luckier. A late-breaking addition to the apps lineup makes Netflix streaming video a launch item for the tablet computer. The app is free, but useless unless you're a Netflix subscriber it's useless. No charge for the movies or TV shows, either, since they're coming out of that crazy quilt that is the … [Read more...]
CBS already a winner in NCAA tournament
CBS' online coverage of March Madness -- the NCAA basketball tourney -- has raked in about $37 million in ad sales. Look for at least 8 million unique viewers. The online viewership is dwarfed by the traditional telecasts, but that $37 mil is not a bad showing, considering it comes from the charity stripe. In its first year of free and open … [Read more...]
‘The Daily Show,’ ‘Colbert’ ditch Hulu
Issuing a "public and fond farewell," Hulu announced that "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report" have defected from the online video streaming service. The news comes as Hulu failed to renegotiate a deal for content from Comedy Central, owned by Viacom. Update: The comedy news shows returned to Hulu a year later. /update Hulu cast the … [Read more...]
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