Kevin Smith and Richard Linklater have signed up for Hulu. Both directors are providing summer series for the online video provider. Hulu just unveiled its slate of originals and imports, although some of the programs were trotted out at the digital "upfront" ad confab last month. Smith ("Clerks") apparently enjoyed his guest stints as a TV … [Read more...]
Another viewing record
The U.S. continues to watch online videos at a record pace, with 43.5 billion videos viewed in December. That tops the record 42.6 billion videos viewed in October, according to figures from the online ranking service comScore. For December, comScore reported that Google sites (YouTube, mostly) served 21.9 billion videos to U.S. viewers. … [Read more...]
Hulu enters ‘Battleground’
Hulu's first scripted original series, "Battleground," kicks off Feb. 14, just as the GOP Primary kicks into high gear. The political "workplace dramedy" tracks a campaign's efforts to land a Senate seat in Wisconsin (the battleground state of the title). The third-place candidate's hopes rest on "an unruly band of campaign workers and … [Read more...]
1.5 mil on Hulu Plus
Hulu Plus has topped the 1.5 million subscriber mark, with the number of daily signups doubling in the past year, the online video service's CEO says. To keep the momentum going, Hulu will spend about $500 million on content in 2012, CEO Jason Kilar said. Content exclusive to the premium subscription end of Hulu "grew more than 105 percent" … [Read more...]
Hulu ‘committed’ to sale
The for-sale sign officially hangs on Hulu. Walt Disney Co. CEO Robert Iger told reporters Wednesday that the big media owners of the online video service are "committed to selling it." "I don’t want to comment on any aspect of the deal," said Iger, left photo, at the Allen & Co. media chiefs summit in Idaho. “It’s a good time to be in the … [Read more...]
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