Entertainment

Why ‘TV Everywhere’ Is Bogged Down In Negotiations And Pacts

When Time Warner and Comcast decided to make cable programming available to its American customers online three years ago, it was a great idea. But currently, the project is swamped by failed deals, long negotiations and ongoing disputes. What went wrong?


February 7, 2012
Entertainment

The Worst Super Bowl Tech Ads

If you watched this year’s Super Bowl, you probably noticed one thing: Madonna looks good for a 53-year-old. Oh, and also, the commercials sucked. Screw Brady and Manning, where the heck is the creativity, ad people? You guys are boring me. I need something more than King Elton John and moonwalking dogs.


December 9, 2011
Entertainment

Never Forget The Name Of Your Favorite Actor Again With Hulu Face Match

You totally know that actor. He was in that movie you watched just last week — oh God, what was his name? With Hulu’s new Face Match service, your days of almost remembering stars are over.


October 14, 2011
News

Hulu Is No Longer Available To The Highest Bidder

If you were thinking about buying Hulu, we’ve got some bad news for you. You’re a day too late with your bid.


October 5, 2011
Online

This Is Yahoo’s New Video Hub

Yahoo’s got a new video hub, and it looks pretty slick. Yahoo Screen is a collection of videos from around the web, TV shows and content from sites like Funny Or Die, The Onion and Epic Meal Time.


September 12, 2011
Gadgets

Will Harvey Norman Stop Selling McTivia?

Gizmodo AU

The Australian reports that executives at Harvey Norman are considering their position on selling the McTivia media streamer, due to concerns over its potentially copyright-infringing promotion of VPN services to access overseas video content.


September 7, 2011
News

Rumour: Google Wants Hulu Really, Really Bad

All Things D’s Peter Kafka says that Google is willing to offer significantly more than what Amazon, Yahoo or Dish Network would be willing to offer in the bidding war for Hulu. But they also want more than what’s being offered.


August 23, 2011
Entertainment

Which Hulu Bidder Should You Be Rooting For?

Hulu has been for sale for awhile now, but the WSJ says the initial bids are about to trickle in. Who’s interested? Google, Yahoo, Amazon and US cable company DirectTV (where’s Microsoft?).


July 28, 2011
Online

Netflix Is For HDTV Buffs, Hulu Is For Computer Geeks

Nielsen recently polled 12,000 American netizens and asked them about Hulu and Netflix. The survey results suggest that Netflix users are movie-watching HDTV buffs, while Hulu users are TV show-watching computer geeks.


July 23, 2011
Entertainment

Dear Apple, Can You Just Please Buy Hulu? Please?

Hulu needs owners who aren’t ancient and terrible. Apple needs a streaming video service that isn’t ancient and terrible. So based on those unconfirmed reports that Apple is interested in buying Hulu, I have only one demand: DO IT.