Hulu should require viewers to have a cable subscription, Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes suggested in an investor call following the company's Q1 2012 earnings report this morning. "We think Hulu authenticating makes sense," Bewkes said. "We think Hulu is
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May 02, 2012 by Sam Vasisht | Comments Off
Time Warner’s CEO: “Hulu authentication makes sense”
Posted in: Noted (News Feed) | Tags: HBO, HBO Go, Jeff Bewkes, Netflix, streaming video, SVOD, Time Warner, UltraViolet, Uncategorized, VOD
December 06, 2011 by Sam Vasisht | Comments Off
Netflix will stream more than 1 billion hours in Q4
Netflix may have had some troubles keeping its customers on board, but streaming usage has nonetheless been growing: The company's CEO Reed Hastings revealed during an investors conference Tuesday that Netflix is now streaming "well over a billion hours" to
November 22, 2011 by Sam Vasisht | Comments Off
Why Microsoft bought VideoSurf for $70 million
Microsoft has acquired video search specialist VideoSurf, reportedly paying upwards of $70 million for the Silicon Valley startup. The software giant plans to integrate the VideoSurf technology into its Xbox Live platform, providing more granular data about what's happening on-screen.
November 04, 2011 by Sam Vasisht | Comments Off
No HBO Go for Roku users on Comcast or DirecTV
Roku scored a huge coup with its release of the HBO Go app. But not everyone who subscribes to the network will have access to it. In fact, the two biggest pay TV operators in the U.S., Comcast and DirecTV,
The Success Conundrum At Netflix
“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them,” are famous words from Shakespeare. The same can be said for companies. The company I am referring to is Netflix. It has achieved greatness. I have