Subway Serves Up More of Hulu’s ‘4 to 9ers’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Amy Yasbeck and Ted McGinley have joined the cast of “4 to 9ers” as Subway produces more episodes of the online comedy series that broke out as a hit on Hulu last summer. Created with “Two and a Half...
View ArticleSelling Hulu Is Just One Way Its Future Could Unfold
It's one of among a handful of strategies being pursued by its owners, sources confirmed in the wake of a report Monday from Reuters suggesting the streaming service could be unloaded by News Corp. and...
View ArticlePrana Wins Auction for Rhythm & Hues
After a see-saw auction that lasted most of two days and nights, a holding company connected to Prana Studios has agreed in principle to acquire bankrupt visual effects studio Rhythm & Hues. Prana...
View ArticlePeter Chernin’s Next Moves
With the ambition and innovation Chernin can bring to empire-building, every step he makes holds the promise of moving toward an entity the size of the conglomerates that came before it — but with very...
View ArticleTime Warner Cable in Talks for Hulu Stake
Add another company to the list of potential acquirers of Hulu: Time Warner Cable. The Wall Street Journal reported late Wednesday that the New York-based cable operator is considering taking a stake...
View ArticleAT&T May Team With Chernin to Bid for Hulu
The field of bidders for Hulu remains in flux, with AT&T now said to be in discussions with Chernin Group, led by former News Corp. COO Peter Chernin, to enter a joint proposal to acquire Internet...
View ArticleHulu’s Executive Exodus Accelerates
As the Hulu sales process drags on, the Internet TV venture increasingly is struggling, with its best and brightest employees jumping ship amid uncertainty about who their new bosses will be.
View ArticleSun Valley: Five Big Deals Could Heat Up Mogul Conference
While some of the country’s biggest media executives decide which tennis shorts to pack, the rest of the world is left speculating about the deals they may stir up at this year’s Allen & Co....
View ArticleGuggenheim’s Levinsohn Disappointed Hulu Got Away
Ross Levinsohn, CEO of Guggenheim Digital Media, said he was disappointed his company didn’t end up getting its hands on Hulu — but that he wasn’t surprised the triumvirate of media congloms that own...
View ArticleDirecTV, After Failed Hulu Bid, Seeks Another Internet TV Play
DirecTV made “an aggressive and attractive” for Hulu, but now that the online video site has been pulled off the table the satcaster is pursuing alternate plans for Internet-streaming subscription...
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