Hulu’s content chief Andy Forssell officially takes over as acting CEO
Hulu has a new CEO — for now, anyway: SVP of Content Andy Forssell will take over as acting CEO when Jason Kilar leaves by the end of the month. Read more »
From ClownCo to Video Star: Hulu beyond Jason Kilar
In some ways, it’s amazing Hulu has made it this far. As CEO Jason Kilar departs after months of rumors, here’s a look back at what a pioneering video distribution company has accomplished. Read more »
Hulu CEO is leaving as company wrestles with future
Hulu CEO Jason Kilar is leaving the company along with CTO Rich Tom. The two will stay on in the next months to manage the transition. Read more »
Hulu made $695M in 2012, now has 3M Hulu Plus subscribers
Hulu has been able to bring in more than $695 million in revenue this year, and the number of its paying subscribers grew 50 percent, to more than three million. The company also invested more than $500 million in content in 2012. Read more »
Big surprise: Hulu’s owners can’t agree on its future
A leaked memo hints at an uncertain future for Hulu after a buyout of co-owner Providence Equity Partners. Not only could CEO Jason Kilar leave the company, but Hulu’s co-owners News Corp. and Disney don’t seem to see eye-to-eye on key issues. Read more »
Yahoo board keeps Levinsohn CEO decision under wraps
The Yahoo board seems determined to make who will be CEO the story, instead of what the CEO will do or what the digital media company is accomplishing. An announcement could come as early as this morning. We can only hope. Read more »
Yahoo CEO watch: Levinsohn alone on deck
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Yahoo and Facebook announcing that they will avoid the patent version of the Hundred Years’ War should be enough to seal the deal for interim CEO Ross Levinsohn, credited with the change in strategy, to get the “i” word removed from his title. Will it be? Read more »
Will the Yahoo board stick with Levinsohn?
As Yahoo’s July 12th annual meeting approaches, it looks like the latest search for a CEO might be ending soon. Will the new board stick with interim CEO Ross Levinsohn, who has been unwinding the last re-org, or go outside? Read more »
Kilar: Hulu Plus Subs Will Pass 1 Million Ahead Of Schedule
It’s always nice to have a new sales point or two when your company is on the block. Hulu CEO Jason Kilar is out today with some of the exam… Read more »
Is Hulu In Play Or Just Jumping Through Hoops?
Someone wants Hulu to be in play — or at least the idea of a possible sale to be very public. The Wall Street Journal reported late Tuesday… Read more »
Why Jason Kilar Will Leave Hulu
The portrait of Hulu that emerged from today’s Wall Street Journal is that of a hopelessly dysfunctional venture at odds with itself over it… Read more »
CES Wire: T-Mobile; Samsung; Hulu; MobiTV; Scanbuy; Panasonic
–T-Mobile, the fourth largest mobile operator in the U.S., will not be left behind in the CES 4G cavalcade. It may still be holding off fro… Read more »
Hulu’s Kilar: Ad-Free Hulu Plus Option Is ‘Theoretical’
As I was finishing up my review of Hulu Plus, Om Malik raised the idea that Hulu might be considering one of the options I planned to sugges… Read more »
Interview: Hulu’s Kilar: Hulu Plus Preview Programming Is ‘Just Step One’
The launch of Hulu Plus takes the online video joint venture started by News Corp (NSDQ: NWS) and NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) more than three y… Read more »
Kilar: Hulu Isn’t ‘Giving It Away For Free’
Hulu CEO Jason Kilar responded to TV industry critics who complain that Hulu is undermining current models, saying they haven Read more »
