Hulu have revealed their intention to launch up to 10 new shows this summer as part of a seasonal addition to their line-up of programming on the online streaming service, including seven new show licences from overseas, and three original start-ups. Dipping into their $500m budget for acquiring (and renewing) programming in 2012 that was set aside earlier [...]

There are some things in this world that are certain, night follows day, turkey’s want to ban Christmas and that cable companies want to wring every last penny out of you. No surprises then, that Time Warner CEO, Jeff Bewkes has come out supporting Hulu locking down content. It has been said that online streaming [...]

While Hulu recently announced their plans to make all potential users show proof of membership to a cable or satellite TV service before permitting entry, linear TV network CBS have claimed that they might be interested at forming content partnerships with the online service. It is thought that CBS are using the news of Hulu becoming a [...]

The dream of a free TV service online has taken anotther knock, as plans are revealed that Hulu is looking towards authenticating their users. The plans will mean only getting access by providing a cable or satellite TV account number, in effect making users logon to see online TV. The story was broken by the [...]

Part owner of Hulu, Providence are looking to sell their 10% stake in the streaming company. And they want around $200 million, effectively doubling the $100 million they invested back in 2007. The news reported by Bloomberg, cites sources with knowledge of the matter saying that part-owners Walt Disney and News Corp. want to buy [...]

After this week revealing their growth to 2 million users, a new advertising sales approach, along with the setting of a $500m content budget for the year, Hulu set about showing what those funds have the ability to do, by announcing four new original shows that will come online exclusive to their website during an announcement at a ‘digital [...]