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Hulu, TV.com Getting Higher Ad Rates Than Their Network Counterparts

Jun 25, 2009 2:33 PM

Networks like A&E, Scripps, and possibly even *CBS* are ready to test whether the much-hyped TV Everywhere concept will serve as a lucrative business model for online video, but there is news that premium video sites like Hulu and TV.com are finally starting to deliver ad rates that are greater…

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Posted In: Advertising, Media & Publishing, TV, Social Media, Video, Technologies / Formats, Broadband, Companies, CBS, CBS Interactive, NBC Universal, News Corp., Fox, hulu, tv.com

@ EconSM: CBS’ Lurie: CBS Would Only Put Content On Hulu On Non-Exclusive Basis

May 14, 2009 1:14 PM

When asked point blank about being the only network that’s not on Hulu, CBS (NYSE: CBS) Interactive’s CFO Zander Lurie said the problem was the rival site’s need for exclusivity: “Hulu’s done a great job executing—acquiring compelling content and running ads—but we have a great model that runs on non-exclusive…

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Posted In: Technologies / Formats, Broadband, Companies, CBS, CBS Interactive, hulu, tv.com

Moonves: ‘Early Signs’ Of Improving Ad Market; No Impact From ABC-Hulu

May 7, 2009 10:07 PM

Add *CBS* CEO Leslie Moonves to the growing of media execs seeing signs of hope as the second quarter of 2009 hits the midpoint. Moonves told analysts on the company’s Q1 earnings call that CBS (NYSE: CBS) is “seeing early signs of improvement in the advertising market place both locally…

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Posted In: Advertising, Media & Publishing, TV, Social Media, Video, Companies, CBS, CBS Interactive, CNET, NBC Universal, News Corp., fred reynolds, hulu, les moonves, tv.com

TV.com Beats Hulu To The Punch With iPhone App, International Access

Feb 27, 2009 11:00 AM

Building on the momentum from its relaunch of TV.com last month, *CBS* Interactive has rolled out a TV.com iPhone app, and opened up some of the site’s video clips to international viewers. The developments give TV.com two distinct advantages over rival Hulu—as Hulu currently has no dedicated mobile offering, and…

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Posted In: Mobile, Technologies / Formats, Broadband, Companies, Apple, AT&T, CBS, CBS Interactive, NBC Universal, hulu, tv.com

CBS Interactive’s TV.Com Relaunches With Video From Showtime, Sony, Endemol And More

Jan 12, 2009 12:00 AM

A follow-up to the TV.com relaunch we first reported last month ... the CBS Interactive (NYSE: CBS) site, which already sports its new front-page look, is expanding its video catalog with content from Endemol, Sony (NYSE: SNE) Pictures TV, MGM, PBS, and sibling Showtime. TV.com is trying to tilt its…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, Cable & Telecom, Social Media, Community, Video, Technologies / Formats, Broadband, Companies, CBS, CBS Interactive, tv.com

CBS Relaunching TV.com; Hoping Finally To Become A Video Player; Aiming Beyond Hulu, Not At It

Dec 14, 2008 7:32 PM

*CBS* Interactive is relaunching TV.com, hoping to transform the well-named site known for its TV-related community and user-generated content into a serious video destination, paidContent has learned. The full-scale relaunch with new content partners is slated for January but the cosmetic changes will start this week with a new look…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, Social Media, Video, Companies, CBS, CBS Interactive, tv.com

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