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DivX Files Another Lawsuit Against Hulu

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San Diego-based video software developer DivX has just filed another lawsuit against Los Angeles-based Hulu, alleging patent infringement for its video-streaming and playback technologies. DivX has at least one existing lawsuit it had filed against Hulu. The lawsuit was filed by Robins Kaplan and Brown Rudnick.

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Hulu Adds Content Downloads

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Los Angeles-based streaming television provider Hulu has finally added the ability for (some) of its subscribers to download content for offline viewing. Hulu said titles available for offline viewing will now show download icons and other details; Hulu said users will be able to download 25 titles at a time for later viewing.

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Hulu CEO Freer Steps Down

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The CEO of Los Angeles-based Hulu , Randy Freer, is stepping down from heading up the company, Disney said late Friday. As a result of the shuffle, Hulu will now being managed as part of Disney's Direct to Consumer and International business, according to Disney. Freer had been CEO since October of 2017.

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Hulu Snags Free Solo

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Santa Monica-based streaming television service Hulu said Wednesday morning that it has acquired the streaming rights to the documentary Free Solo , which highlights rock climber Alex Honnold as he prepares to climb--without ropes--El Capitan, the 3,200 foot peak in Yosemite National Park. READ MORE>>.

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AWS Glitch Takes Down Slack, Hulu

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Another glitch in Amazon Web Services this morning briefly took down a large number of services this morning, including Slack, Hulu, and others, due to what AWS reported was a power outage at a data center.

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Hulu Crashes During Democratic Debate

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In a black eye for Los Angeles-based online television streaming service Hulu , the service apparently crashed during the Democratic debates on Thursday night, going down for more than an hour. Hulu has not issued any statements or explanations for the badly timed crash.

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Hulu Drops Prices For Students To $1.99 Per Month

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Los Angeles-based streaming video service Hulu said today that it is dropping its price for students to just $1.99 According to Hulu, the $1.99 According to Hulu, the $1.99 Hulu has typically used similar promotions to build its user base, and has previously offered students special deals on its service.

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