Disney acquires nearly 30% stake in Hulu

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Post by daleharvey » Fri, May 01, 2009, 10:14 AM UTC

Disney acquires nearly 30% stake in Hulu
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Re: Disney acquires nearly 30% stake in Hulu

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Post by ashleyw » Fri, May 01, 2009, 10:56 AM UTC

I envy US residents — I really hope Hulu is actually working on getting it opened up to the rest of the world (especially the UK!)

Re: Disney acquires nearly 30% stake in Hulu

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Post by rjurney » Fri, May 01, 2009, 11:53 AM UTC

ashleyw wrote: post #2

I envy US residents — I really hope Hulu is actually working on getting it opened up to the rest of the world (especially the UK!)

Don't envy us too much - they only give us 5 episodes of family guy, and this pains us greatly. We're flipping out over here, 'first try is free' and all that. :(

Re: Disney acquires nearly 30% stake in Hulu

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Post by rufo » Fri, May 01, 2009, 12:00 PM UTC

ashleyw wrote: post #2

I envy US residents — I really hope Hulu is actually working on getting it opened up to the rest of the world (especially the UK!)

We'll give you Hulu if you give us the BBC iPlayer. ;-)

A bit more seriously, even when/if they do bring it to other countries I'm doubtful the entire catalog would be opened up - it would likely be on a show-by-show, country-by-country basis as they clear the rights, and I wouldn't be surprised if they added country-specific shows that the US can't watch as well.

Re: Disney acquires nearly 30% stake in Hulu

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Post by froo » Fri, May 01, 2009, 12:04 PM UTC

rjurney wrote: post #3

ashleyw wrote: post #2

I envy US residents — I really hope Hulu is actually working on getting it opened up to the rest of the world (especially the UK!)

Don't envy us too much - they only give us 5 episodes of family guy, and this pains us greatly. We're flipping out over here, 'first try is free' and all that. :(

So the first 5 episodes of family guy plus every other piece of content on hulu is better than nothing how?

Just curious how we're not supposed to envy you...

Re: Disney acquires nearly 30% stake in Hulu

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Post by okeumeni » Fri, May 01, 2009, 12:41 PM UTC

This deal confirms Hulu mission: a hub for professional media videos. I don’t think youtube should be worried they remain a hub for catch all videos.

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Post by briansmith » Fri, May 01, 2009, 12:53 PM UTC

ashleyw wrote: post #2

I envy US residents — I really hope Hulu is actually working on getting it opened up to the rest of the world (especially the UK!)

They were already been streaming all these shows from ABC.com. Are you blocked from ABC.com too?

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Post by jdburdette » Fri, May 01, 2009, 1:27 PM UTC

So how long until Disney decides that Hulu should use the Move Media Player and not support any browser other than IE just like abc.com. I like Hulu because it's simple and works well, something that Disney seems to not understand.

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Post by jimbokun » Fri, May 01, 2009, 1:39 PM UTC

jdburdette wrote: post #8

So how long until Disney decides that Hulu should use the Move Media Player and not support any browser other than IE just like abc.com. I like Hulu because it's simple and works well, something that Disney seems to not understand.

I have wathced Lost from abc.com using Safari on my Mac. It did require me to download and install the SilverLight plug-in. I do not know the situation for other OS and browsers.

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Post by jimbokun » Fri, May 01, 2009, 1:40 PM UTC

okeumeni wrote: post #6

This deal confirms Hulu mission: a hub for professional media videos. I don’t think youtube should be worried they remain a hub for catch all videos.

The trouble is most of the revenue seems to come from professional media videos.