Hulu has lifted the curtain on its beta-driven Labs section -- and more importantly its new desktop application for home computers. The Hulu Desktop, billed as "a lean-back viewing experience," works with robust Macs and PCs (view system requirements). The app is downloaded from the Hulu site. Beyond that no browser is needed. You'll need a … [Read more...]
Hulu steamed over Nielsen’s numbers
Hulu lost 1.5 million viewers in April, but streamed 25 million more videos than it did in March. Total video streams increased a whopping 490% year over year. Or ... maybe not. In email messages obtained by the New York Times, Hulu executives have been busy this week complaining to Nielsen about April's reported loss of unique viewers, down … [Read more...]
Hulu power trio: ABC, Fox, NBC
The Walt Disney Company is taking a 28 percent share of Hulu, meaning that three of the Big Four television networks are about to become partners in the influential and popular streaming video site. ABC hits such as "Dancing With the Stars," "Lost" and "Desperate Housewives" are headed for Hulu, reinforcing the site's ad-supported fare from NBC … [Read more...]
Hulu passes Yahoo! in video share
Hulu blew past Yahoo! in the online video horse race in March, settling into a distant third in overall share. Hulu's showing in March was up roughly 20 percent over February's count, according to comScore's monthly report. Still, YouTube hasn't much to fear from the red-hot News Corp.-NBC Universal site. Google's video sites (almost all … [Read more...]
Hulu’s iPhone app reportedly near
Hulu engineers reportedly are hard at work on an iPhone application that should arrive within a few months. The influential blog Silicon Alley Insider sourced a "plugged in" industry executive as saying the Hulu app was "badass," up to the standards of that slick online video site. The move has long been speculated, but confirmation would be … [Read more...]
