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...]
‘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...]
Hulu’s days of freedom are numbered
Hulu may shift to a partial subscription model within six months, meaning the all-free party is almost over. The big-media online video site is working on a plan that would allow viewers to access the five most recent airings of hit TV series, but older episodes would require a subscription fee of something like $5, the Los Angeles Times said in … [Read more...]
‘Motherlove’ clips rivals on Hulu
Hulu welcomed the new year by providing its blog readers with some of its online video stats from 2009. It's a good read for Hulu trackers, with lots of wowie-zowie numbers to crunch. We're a bit burned out on numbers just now. Here are some programming highlights. The most popular shows on Hulu were "Saturday Night Live," "Family Guy," … [Read more...]
YouTube thinking big, in 1080p
We're days away from 1080p HD displayed at full resolution on YouTube. The amateur video giant has been supporting 720p "high def" for a while now, and while uploaders could get a 1080p video onto the servers, display rubbed up against that maximum output. No more, apparently. YouTube's HD mode will now offer 720p and 1080p, depending on the … [Read more...]
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