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Silicon Beach Report Aug. 28: SpaceX Hyperloop Competition Winner Goes 201 MPH

L.A. Business Journal

SpaceX Hyperloop competition winner goes 201 miles per hour, crowdfunding platform FlashFunders Inc. acquired and Hulu Live TV service adds the CW.

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Silicon Beach Report July 22: Blizzard Co-Founder Departs Company

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Hulu CFO leaves for Amazon; Frank Pearce retires from Blizzard; SpaceX picks hyperloop competition winner

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Streaming Wars: Netflix vs Amazon vs Hulu

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The big three options right now are Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon, and they’re getting bigger: Americans are watching more than an hour of streaming content per day , a number excepted to steadily increase over time. Hulu Basics. Hulu offers current shows ASAP. However, Hulu – and you – pay a price for these advantages.

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Internet Brands Brisco: Deal Will Allow More Focus On Long Term Growth

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Firms rumored to be somewhere among along the IPO process include Los Angeles-based Hulu , solar energy firm eSolar (also backed by Idealab), Irvine-based Fisker Automotive , and Los Angeles-based LegalZoom. READ MORE>>.

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Why Hulu is the OPEC of Online Video

Both Sides of the Table

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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M-GO's Take On The Digital Entertainment Streaming Market, with John Batter

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Why a new, streaming service -- and how is this different from Netflix, YouTube, Hulu, etc? The second piece, is you asked about Netflix, and we''re really not competitive with Netflix at all. We saw that platform just before CES in 2011, and since it did about seventy percent of what we envisioned, we put the joint venture together.

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All The Questions You Wanted Answered about Bird Scooters and Their Recent $300 Million Funding

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You can expect some strong competition, but it’s unlikely that there will be 5 great scooter companies. You don’t “Bing” information or “Hulu and chill.” One huge advantage the early-movers have is “density.” Brand matters. How does the Bird service work? How do they make money? Do you buy one?