Comments on: Providence Equity pulling out of Hulu http://paidcontent.org/2012/04/26/providence-equity-pulling-out-of-hulu/ The economics of digital content Fri, 13 Dec 2013 18:54:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Andy Hunn http://paidcontent.org/2012/04/26/providence-equity-pulling-out-of-hulu/#comment-92517 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:25:23 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=206908#comment-92517 All the folks at the networks that started Hulu 5 years ago are gone. Comcast’s purchase of NBC required them to give up a management role and be a silent partner. Can one really expect that those running Hulu today, Fox/News Corp. and ABC/Disney, really want to work together? Last year, they tried to sell Hulu, but then changed their mind. Hulu may be making money but at the expense of their deals with their cable distributors. And while it may be better to take money in this new platform through Hulu, it is hard to imagine that they can mutually manage this partnership without a lot of arguing and disagreements as to strategy and execution of tactics. Without a middleman like Providence Equity to referee those battles, one wonders post their withdrawal from the business whether the remaining partners can still work together.

Last point, if they can agree to come together, is it time to pursue CBS to join the Hulu team? The big 4 broadcasters partnering to own the digital streaming landscape. Not likely, but what if. http://goo.gl/fb/4Tz3g

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