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Upcoming Netflix family plan allows four simultaneous streams

Upcoming Netflix family plan allows four simultaneous streams
  • Posted April 23, 2013, 7:00 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Netflix recently announced some new family-oriented changes to the streaming service. In a quarterly letter to shareholders, CEO Reed Hastings and CFO David Wells noted the company intended to launch a new family plan that would allow up to four…

News Corp and Walt Disney reportedly in discussion over Hulu's future

News Corp and Walt Disney reportedly in discussion over Hulu
  • Posted March 4, 2013, 7:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • News Corp. and Walt Disney Co. are reportedly in discussion with one another that could ultimately lead to one company buying out the other’s interest in video streaming service Hulu. At present, each entity owns about a third of Hulu…

Hulu touts over 3m subscribers, revenue jumps 65% to $695m

Hulu touts over 3m subscribers, revenue jumps 65% to $695m
  • Posted December 17, 2012, 6:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in The Web, Industry News
  • With 2013 on the horizon, Hulu has revealed some statistics about its performance over the last year, not least of which is a 65% boost in revenue to $695 million -- a solid follow-up on 2011's 60% increase. Part of that success stems from an influx of paying customers...

Verizon CEO says Redbox Instant will begin beta testing in January

Verizon CEO says Redbox Instant will begin beta testing in January
  • Posted December 4, 2012, 5:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam informed investors during the UBS Global Media and Communications conference that the company’s service with Redbox, dubbed Redbox Instant, wouldn’t launch commercially until sometime during the first quarter of 2013.

Amazon quietly concludes $7.99/mo Prime trial

Amazon quietly concludes $7.99/mo Prime trial
  • Posted November 19, 2012, 6:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in The Web
  • If you had any interest in a monthly Amazon Prime subscription, we hope you acted quickly, because the offering has already been scrapped without a detailed explanation. Two weeks ago, the company revealed that it would lower the entry barrier…

Hulu Plus finally released for Apple TV, but why did it take so long?

Hulu Plus finally released for Apple TV, but why did it take so long?
  • Posted July 31, 2012, 3:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple, Software
  • Apple released an update to their Apple TV set-top box that includes support for Hulu Plus. New users can sign up for a free one-week trial while existing members are invited to simply log in and start watching programming right…

Hulu has 1.5m subscribers, commits $500 million to 2012 content

Hulu has 1.5m subscribers, commits $500 million to 2012 content
  • Posted January 13, 2012, 7:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in The Web
  • Hulu has closed another fruitful year, expanding 60% from 2010 to approximately $420 million in revenue, according to CEO Jason Kilar. Despite a "soft advertising market" in the second half of 2011, the site's ad business grew aggressively. The company…

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