The free Boxee software and the free Hulu video service made a lot of early adopters happy recently, as streaming online video from the networks flowed effortlessly onto TV screens. It was, many users said, a vision of the TV medium's future. A happy-happy-joy-joy vision. Too bad that promising pairing of content and delivery systems has … [Read more...]
Hulu takes the fall for ‘Sunny’ blackout
"We screwed up royally," Hulu CEO Jason Kilar has told site users in a major exhibition of transparency. The trouble started when the upscale video site suddenly pulled nearly three seasons of the FX channel hit "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia." Kilar, pictured, wrote on the blog, "We gave effectively no notice to our users that these … [Read more...]
tv.com does a rerun on Hulu design
You know, that brand-new redesign for CBS Interactive's tv.com looks a bit familiar. Make that a lot familiar. Hmmmm. Apparently, Hulu's influence on the online video industry doesn't end with its business model and format for streaming content -- now it's the wide-open design as well. Man, that's bold of CBS. Almost note for note. At least they … [Read more...]
Hulu chief: We’re still a start-up
Jason Kilar of Hulu.com got in five minutes of face time with CNBC viewers, saying his online TV service owes its success to one simple rule: "We obsess over every pixel." "We think that if we can obsess over quality and build a better mousetrap that good things will happen," the Hulu CEO told CNBC's Julia Boorstin on Tuesday. "Users will adopt … [Read more...]
’30 Rock’ debuts a week early on Hulu
Sarah Palin says no one watches "30 Rock," but we know better. The Tina Fey show should emerge from ratings purgatory following the comic's brilliant Palin imitations on "Saturday Night Live." The Fey-Palin clips are hugely popular online, so it turns out NBC made a smart moving sending the season premiere of "30 Rock" to Hulu for streaming a … [Read more...]
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