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DirecTV (NASDAQ:DTV) is eyeing a possible bid to acquire online video site Hulu, according to a Wall Street Journal report.The No. 2 U.S. pay-TV operator was among the suitors that considered an acquisition when Hulu last put itself on the block in 2011.A spokesperson for DirecTV did not respond to a request for comment.The report also noted that pay-TV providers could pursue a deal for Hulu to expand their efforts to make television content available over the Web to customers.DirecTV's rival satellite television provider, Dish Network (NASDAQ:DISH), recently launched a new product that incorporated technology from Slingbox, which makes a set-top box that streams home video content over the Internet. Dish now offers customers the ability to access their television packages on the Web and mobile devices.Hulu offers online access to television shows, some for free and others under a subscription plan called Hulu Plus. The six-year-old site disclosed revenue of $700 million last year.Othe...
ESPN plans to post sports video highlights on Twitter in near real-time, as the sports network and micro-blogging service expand their partnership to create new oppo...
ESPN and Twitter Inc. are announcing a major expansion of their collaboration to post sports-related videos on the short-messaging service--part of a growing wave of...
ESPN and Twitter Inc. are announcing a major expansion of their collaboration to post sports-related videos on the short-messaging service, part of a growing wave of...
As the death toll reaches 1,127 in the Bangladesh building collapse, officials are beginning to take efforts such as adopting unions and raising wages to protect the...
Walt Disney's (NYSE:DIS) ABC is set to become the first broadcast network to provide live online streaming of its shows.Disney said live streaming, both online and o...
Sports behemoth ESPN is reportedly considering subsidizing users' wireless-data plans, in a move that would highlight the growing popularity and costs of mobile vide...
Walt Disney Co.'s ESPN sports network has held talks with at least one major wireless carrier to subsidize the costs to mobile users who stream ESPN content, The Wal...
Netflix Inc. (NFLX) signed a new multiyear licensing agreement with Walt Disney Co.'s (DIS) Disney/ABC Television Group that will make Netflix the exclusive U.S. sub...
U.S. stocks inched higher on Wednesday as investors took a break after a string of record-setting gains.The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) rose 11 points to 15,0...
U.S. stocks stalled early Wednesday as investors took a break after a string of record-setting gains.The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) fell 12 points to 15,044 ...
U.S. stocks drifted lower at the open Wednesday as investors took a break after a string of record-setting gains.The Dow Jones Industrial Average(DJI) fell 31 points...
Media giant Walt Disney Co reported a 32 percent increase in profit that beat Wall Street expectations, boosted by higher spending and attendance at U.S. theme parks...
DirecTV, the second largest U.S. pay-TV provider, is weighing a potential bid for Hulu, the latest company to show interest in the six-year-old online video site, ac...
Marissa Mayer is burning up the phone lines.After striking out on a $225 million deal to take control of Dailymotion last month and holding preliminary talks about a...
Target Corp. (TGT) has begun testing a video streaming service that has Netflix-like attributes.The retailer has first rolled the service out to employees, who can a...
Comcast Corp.'s (NASDAQ:CMCSA) USA Network will launch next month a revamped version of its own social media technology, resisting an industry trend toward expanded ...
At least two pay TV operators, including cable giant Time Warner Cable Inc., are weighing an investment in Hulu as the online video site considers a range of strateg...
Electronic Arts (NYSE:EA) opened a new Los Angeles studio to help attract talent from rival game developers, just weeks after it announced a 10% cut in its workforce...
Growing demand for Internet bandwidth will push more telecommunications companies to offer ultra high-speed fiber-optic service to subscribers' doorsteps, AT&T Inc. ...