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Jason Kilar

Yahoo is on a shopping spree, but should it do the Hulu?

Source: Clarence Valley Daily Examiner

IN LESS time than it takes for the average teenager to get bored, Yahoo has put its acquisition of blogging site Tumblr behind it and moved onto its next potential target, Hulu. A couple of years ago, when it was considering whether to become a listed co ...
Full article at: Clarence Valley Daily Examiner More like this May 31 2013, 9:17pm CDT

DirecTV, two others bid over $1 billion for Hulu - source

Source: Reuters Mobile

Jason Kilar, CEO of Hulu, participates in the Hollywood Radio and Television Society presentation of ''The Digital Chiefs: A Special Conversation on the Future of new Media in the Digital Age'' panel discus ...
Full article at: Reuters Mobile More like this May 31 2013, 7:18pm CDT

Netflix's Ted Sarandos Defends 'Arrested Development': Fans Love The Show (Exclusive)

Source: The Wrap

Eighty-five percent of the viewers who rated the new season of "Arrested Development" gave it one of the two highest scores on Netflix, Ted Sarandos, Netflix chief content officer told TheWrap on Wednesday. "The fans love the show," said Sara ...
Full article at: The Wrap More like this May 29 2013, 10:31pm CDT

Will someone finally buy Hulu?

Source: CNN/Money

Online video site Hulu is reportedly up for sale ... again. The Wall Street Journal tech blog AllThingsD reported this week that Hulu has received a new bid from Yahoo. Private equity firms KKR (KFH), Guggenheim Digital and Silver Lake Partners ha ...
Full article at: CNN/Money More like this May 29 2013, 12:20pm CDT

Former Hulu CEO Jason Kilar & CTO Richard Tom Re-Emerge To Build A Stealth Startup In L.A.

Source: TechCrunch

Former Hulu CEO Jason Kilar and CTO Richard Tom are working on a new stealth startup, according to sources. While details of their plans are still a little fuzzy, the two have secured office space in Los Angeles and ar ...
Full article at: TechCrunch More like this May 28 2013, 5:21pm CDT

Report: Hulu Suitors Include Yahoo, PayTV Operators

Source: Top Tech News

Online video site Hulu is again up for sale, with Yahoo and pay TV operators DirecTV and Time Warner Cable among the seven bidders, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter. The person wasn't authorized t ...
Full article at: Top Tech News More like this May 28 2013, 5:05am CDT

Yahoo is on the offense, now bidding for Hulu

Source: Walyou

For the second time in it’s existence, Hulu is being put on the market for sale as various bids are being made to acquire the streaming giant. Netflix’s popular competitor Hulu is now going up for grabs once again, its second appearance o ...
Full article at: Walyou More like this May 27 2013, 9:49am CDT

Yahoo!: Can't buy me cool

Source: Mail and Guardian

Is it 1999 again? The heady days of the DotCom boom are long past and yet Yahoo!'s sudden binge of acquisitions – some of them of dubious value – betray the same irrational exuberance and hope. This year so far, Yahoo! has snapped up ...
Full article at: Mail and Guardian More like this May 27 2013, 8:41am CDT

Yahoo!, Pay-TV Operators Reported to Be Among Hulu Bidders

Source: The Street

The person said the bidders would be narrowed down in the coming weeks. The Walt Disney Co. (DIS) and News Corp. (NWS) control Hulu through their broadcast subsidiaries, ABC and Fox. Comcast Corp. (CMCSK), owner of NBC, is also an invest ...
Full article at: The Street More like this May 25 2013, 10:38am CDT

Reports On The Buyout Of Hulu Continue As Initial Bids Submitted

Source: Empowered News

Four companies have reportedly submitted their respective bids for the buyout of Hulu, which went through an initial round of bids. The four companies that wanted a piece of the action were Time Warner Cable, DirecTV, Guggenheim Digital Media, ...
Full article at: Empowered News More like this May 25 2013, 2:38am CDT