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Hulu officially appointed its new CEO last month, and it appears the company may now be pursuing a new business strategy as well. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the streaming video service is in talks with several high-profile television providers about potential bundling deals that could see the Hulu Plus subscription tier wrapped Continue Reading →

Netflix is giving itself a makeover. The video service has overhauled the presentation most subscribers see when they watch Netflix on TV, using devices like Roku boxes, Sony’s PlayStation consoles, smart TVs and Blu-ray players. The new look is supposed to debut later in the day on Wednesday. Or you can trust my description: Netflix Continue Reading →

For about two years, Google refused to let Nielsen place measurement tags on ads running on YouTube, a stance that media buyers say stopped some advertisers buying time on the online video site. Last week, Google reversed its position in a decision that analysts say could fuel the shift of TV ad dollars to online Continue Reading →

There are lots of people who want to stream Web video to your house. But odds are that if you’re watching a Web video during prime-time hours, it’s coming from one of two places: Netflix or YouTube. So said Sandvine, the broadband service company. Sandvine said that Netflix and Google’s video site now account for Continue Reading →

Theme weeks have become a commonplace deal in New York over the past decade. This past week, the television industry launched one to call its own, and if it’s nurtured well, it could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Advertising Week, Internet Week, Social Media Week and the rest as a festival both industry leaders and the public Continue Reading →

Marvel is creating four live-action superhero series and an Avengers-style special event that will all air exclusively on Netflix, beginning in 2015. The first of the TV series will focus on Daredevil, while the following series will star Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, and Luke Cage. At least 13 episodes of each series will be produced, Continue Reading →

Netflix is quickly following through on its promise to expand into original documentaries, announcing on Tuesday that its very first one will premiere online just over a month from now on Thursday, December 12th. The documentary is called The Short Game and follows a number of seven-year-old golfers as they compete in the World Championships Continue Reading →

Netflix has acquired the first-run rights to a documentary on the Egyptian protests in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, signaling a new push by the subscription company to program movie premieres. “The Square” will debut exclusively on Netflix early next year, Netflix announced Monday. Jehane Noujaim’s documentary depicts the tumult of the Egyptian Revolution beginning in 2011. Continue Reading →

YouTube’s first-ever music awards, announced last month as a fan-powered celebration of music and artists from the popular video site, was held Sunday night as an event full of spontaneity — which eventually saw Eminem scoop the Artist of the Year award, while South Korea’s Girls’ Generation snagged Video of the Year for “I Got Continue Reading →

Later this month, Amazon will launch two original TV series for its Amazon Instant Video on-demand streaming platform, in a bid to compete with and emulate the success enjoyed by Netflix’s own content offerings. Alpha House, a comedy about four misfit US senators who rent a house together in Washington DC, will begin airing on Continue Reading →