The story has been that Hulu has been quietly put up for sale by NBC/Fox/ABC but the questions has always been who would be the potential buyer. A few weeks ago the rumor was that it was going to be Yahoo. This was reported, despite the fact that Yahoo actually has no money. Today, the rumor is the suitor is Google, owner of YouTube and still enemy of Viacom. The other potential buyer is Microsoft.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/06/google-in-preliminary-talks-to-buy-hulu-.html A few days ago, Farhad Manjoo argued for Google buying Hulu on Slate. http://www.slate.com/id/2297498/pagenum/all/ -- Wesley McGee http://www.ambivi.com http://drawing-a-blank.tumblr.com -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
