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Why Hulu is the OPEC of Online Video

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The formation of Hulu was defensive – designed to stop another YouTube or Napster from emerging and causing disruption to the TV industry. To say that the tech elite were cynical of Hulu’s launch would be an understatement , but by the time it launched just a few months later it was getting great reviews. Here is my case: 1.

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TVSync’s Open API Uses Video and Audio Recognition Across All Four Screens

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TVSync’s parent company Voible , has provided fingerprint protection technology to most major movie studios and TV networks since 2005. The platform allows users to sync content and commands across all four screens — the smartphone, tablet/pad, computer and TV. What does that mean? The content is instantly identified.

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Yekra | Embedding a Movie Theater on the Small Screen

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Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and other online distributors bring viewers to their portal to watch movies and TV shows. Yekra offers filmmakers a way to market their movies to a specific core audience and also offer their affiliating networks to help further market films for longer periods of time. Teaming up with Warner Bros.

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The Future of Television & The Digital Living Room

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The “second screen&# – One of the most exciting developments in television & media to me will be “second screen&# technologies built initially on iPads and extended to the plethora of devices we’ll see over the next 3-5 years. Trying searching for something on Hulu. And then try it on Hulu.

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How FilmBreak Is Bringing Data and Analytics To Hollywood, with Darren Marble

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One of those is Hollywood-based FilmBreak (www.filmbreak.com), which is applying the world of social networking, media, and the Internet to help film-makers gain access to the analytics and insights they need to better market their films. I was selling products to Live Nation, Demand Media, Kelly Blue Book, Rovi, and the Screen Actors Guild.

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Top Tips for Streaming Services: Cutting the Cord the Smart Way

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Price: $8 per month for basic plans, up to $12 for extra screens and advanced features. Hulu/Hulu Plus. Hulu offers current shows ASAP. Pay to Watch: If you didn’t already know, paying a few bucks more a month will get you Hulu Plus without (hardly any) commercials. Price:$8 with ads, $12 without.

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Learning The Ropes Of Internet Video With Michael Tringe and CreatorUp

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We teach people how to make web series and video for the web, and specifically for sites like YouTube, and independent networks like Flip and Dailymotion. YouTube has a player which works in Google hangouts, so they can instantly screen your work or your pitch, and you can get instant feedback that way. What is CreatorUp all about?

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