TV

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120418_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Believe it or not, Hulu has been around for five years.  But the big news is that its $8-a-month Hulu Plus service just topped 2 million subscribers.  This week, Hulu is going to pitch advertisers on something really new – original programming.  You know Hulu from its Continue Reading →

Five years ago, some of the most powerful players in television banded together to introduce Hulu, a streaming service intended to revolutionize the TV industry. This week, Hulu will look more like a traditional network than an Internet pioneer. Read the full story at The New York Times Continue Reading →

Next Issue Media, a joint venture between Conde Nast, Hearst, Meredith, News Corp, and Time Inc., has formally unveiled its Android tablet newsstand, which has been referred to as “Hulu for magazines.”  Read the full story at PC Mag Read more Top Stories Continue Reading →

Remember the game show 1 vs. 100, where one contestant played against 100 people for a cash jackpot? As the lone contestant built up his/her end of the jackpot (through incredibly inane multiple-choice questions) host Bob Saget (later Carrie Ann Inaba) would call for a decision to play on with this question: Do you want Continue Reading →

I know it’s early to make declarations over what 2012 will be remembered for, but you get the impression that we may, yes may, look back at the week of International CES in Las Vegas as the beginning of the “controllable” TV era. By controllable, manipulating your TV set and what you watch off it Continue Reading →

Originally posted at www.TonyGreenberg.com A friend of mine in the research industry used to give out little post-it-notes to trainee analysts that said “be wrong boldly.” Her reasoning – if you are bold and right, you will be hailed as a prophet. If you’re wrong, most likely the crowd will have moved on by the Continue Reading →

Online streaming video service Hulu is working on its first scripted television show to premier next month. Hulu licenses all if its content from other providers and the political drama “Battleground” will be its first foray into original TV programming. Hulu’s original shows will be available using its free web service. Read the full article Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120116_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] The Obama administration came out in opposition to current anti-piracy legislation. The White House is the most recent critic of the Stop Online Piracy Act, vowing to not support legislation that encourages unjustified litigation or restricts the freedoms of expression afforded by the Internet.  In other news, Continue Reading →

Sorry, but I’m not into best of/worst of TV lists as many of my fellow journalists are, as one year completes and next year draws close. Trends and mileposts that develop over a year, impacting times ahead, are more my cup of tea. Early on, I noted in different places that what transpires in 2011 Continue Reading →

Our fastest, lightest tablet with the best entertainment displayed in stunning VividView™ Movies, TV shows and music from the top names—Netflix, Hulu Plus™, Pandora® & more World’s most advanced VividView™ 7″ Touchscreen Over 2.5 million books, magazines, comics & kids’ books Lightning fast Email, Web & smooth streaming video Thousands of must-have apps like Angry Continue Reading →