article thumbnail

Hulu's April Fool Joke: 1996 Web Design

socalTECH

Visitors to Los Angeles-based video streaming service Hulu Friday were greeted with a surprise "redesign" of the web site, as part of a Hulu April Fool's gag. Hulu's gag website was one of a number of April Fool's efforts by technology firms Friday. READ MORE>>.

article thumbnail

Why Hulu is the OPEC of Online Video

Both Sides of the Table

The formation of Hulu was defensive – designed to stop another YouTube or Napster from emerging and causing disruption to the TV industry. The idea was that if you could put up a consumer site that was seen as the best place to consume content then people wouldn’t go to lower-quality or free sites to get it. Here is my case: 1.

Hulu 292
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Hulu Gets $750M, Studios To Maintain Ownership

socalTECH

Los Angeles-based video streaming site Hulu will receive $750M in a funding round, and continue to be owned by 21st Century Fox, NBCUniversal and The Walt Disney Company, those firms announced Friday morning, as the companies have decided not to sell their stake in the onlie television site. READ MORE>>.

Hulu 232
article thumbnail

Hulu Ties Into TED

socalTECH

Los angeles-based video site Hulu said this morning that it has inked a deal with the TED conference--which, not coincidentally, kicks off today in Long Beach--and will be featuring the 50 most popular TEDTalks from the last few years. No financial details of the partnership were disclosed. READ MORE>>.

Hulu 207
article thumbnail

Hulu Gets All Of South Park

socalTECH

Los Angeles-based streaming television site Hulu has inked a deal to stream every episode of South Park , the site said over the weekend, According to Hulu, all seventeen seasons of South Park--over 200 episodes--are now available on Hulu. READ MORE>>.

Hulu 196
article thumbnail

Hulu Launches Kids Section, Hulu Kids

socalTECH

Hulu , the online television and video streaming service based here in Los Angeles, has just rolled out a new section entirely devoted to children's shows, the company announced this morning. Hulu said the new section makes it easier for kids to access their favorite shows, and are commercial free. READ MORE>>.

Hulu 174
article thumbnail

Hulu Connects With Facebook

socalTECH

Los Angeles-based video streaming site Hulu was one of the many firms announcing new Facebook application yesterday at Facebook's F8 conference. According to Hulu, its new Hulu on Facebook app integrates Hulu with Faceboook, to make watching TV and movies on the site even more social. READ MORE>>.

Hulu 174