May 8th, 2013

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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has reportedly met with executives at Hulu with a view to buying the online video service. AllthingsD reports that Yahoo is “in the process” although has not made a formal bid...

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April 8th, 2013

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Former News Corp president Peter Chernin has bid $500m for Hulu, as uncertainty over the leadership of the video streaming service continues. Reuters reports that News Corp and Disney, who each control...

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March 15th, 2013

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Hulu will promote senior executive Andy Forssell to acting CEO when Jason Kilar departs at the end of March. Announcing the news, Kilar said that Disney and News Corp (who between them own two thirds of...

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March 4th, 2013

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News Corp and Walt Disney have reportedly met to discuss the future of Hulu, in talks that could lead to one company taking a controlling stake. The Wall Street Journal reports that the two companies,...

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August 21st, 2012

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Hulu CEO Jason Kilar could be set to exit the company, as parent companies News Corp and Disney plan for the future of the streaming service. Entertainment trade magazine Variety has obtained a confidential...

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April 5th, 2012

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We say ‘or’ because different news reports have been choosing different subscription-based services to compare Next Issue to. The company is describing itself as an “all-you-can-read...

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September 29th, 2011

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Quoting an advertising executive working with The Daily, Bloomberg reports that News Corp’s iPad-only publication is averaging 120,000 readers a week. PaidContent claims that nearly two-thirds of the...

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September 16th, 2011

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News Corporation hasn’t made much of a song and dance about this, but its US iPad-only newspaper The Daily is now available in the UK. In fact, it’s been in Apple’s App Store for more...

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