DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) is reportedly interested in purchasing the online video streaming site Hulu, according to a source cited by Reuters. The Wall Street Journal reported the story first on Friday. The media companies report that other companies are also interested in purchasing the company. DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) is said to be “one of many” companies that are interested in buying Hulu. Other Companies Interested In Hulu Other parties that have been said to be interested...
Read More »
Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) shares are now up 148 percent year-to-date, on the back of its original content attracting new subscribers and with more shows in the works. Netflix, Inc. (NFLX) Best-Performing Stock The leading Internet television network, Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX), has thus become this year’s best-performing stock in the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX). However, just in the summer of 2011, Netflix became a pariah of Wall Street, after the company announced price hike and its...
Read More »
![Disney Acquisitions And Mergers [INFOGRAPHIC]](http://thumbnails.visually.netdna-cdn.com/disneys-empire-of-companies_518bb6220f613_w587.jpg)
Disney company is best known for the products of its film studio, the Walt Disney Studios, and today one of the largest and best-known studios in Hollywood. The company also owns and operates the ABC broadcast television network; cable television networks such as ESPN, A+E Networks, LifeTime and ABC Family; publishing, merchandising, and theatre divisions; and owns and licenses 14 theme parks around the world. With the thousands of acquisitions Disney has made over...
Read More »
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is now planning to come up with a set top box for video streaming, reports Bloomberg Businessweek. The planned video streaming device from the online retailer will push Amazon’s streaming services and will be direct competition to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s TV, or the Roku box and the Boxee Cloud DVR. Foray into the television set-top box is a logical step for Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN). The company already makes e-readers and tablets,...
Read More »
Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) is now in a quarter of all U.S. homes, according to a survey conducted by Frank N. Magid Associates. A year ago the company’s video streaming service was used in 20 percent of American homes. Earlier this week Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) started raising money to invest in more original series. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)’s Instant Video rose to 8 percent of American homes. Last year it was in 5 percent of homes....
Read More »
Hulu, one of the world’s most prominent online television providers, is set to lose some of its most important executives in the early months of next year according to a statement released today. The company’s Chief Executive Officer Jason Kilar, will leave the firm in the first quarter of the year along with the company’s Chief Technology Officer Rich Tom. The move was announced today, first in an email to the company’s staff, and...
Read More »
The problem that many people face around the globe is that they are not able to access and watch Hulu, Netflix and Pandora if they are living outisde U.S. One solution to this is to connect to a proxy or get a VPN that has servers located in the U.S. This way, you can fool all these three sites into thinking that you are located in the U.S. Although these methods work great, users...
Read More »
On Friday morning, rumors were swirling that a few executives were in the hunt for the top role at Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO). Here at ValueWalk, we wrote about this story earlier and cited Jason Kilar of Hulu and Yahoo’s CEO Ross Levinsohn as leading contenders. As the day comes to an end, there’s only less pony: Hulu’s Jason Kilar. The Wall Street Journal appears to be on top of the story and in its Deal Journal,...
Read More »
