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Can Hulu Save Traditional TV?

Can Jason Kilar and his hit site Hulu save traditional TV from itself while remaking it for the future?READ»

• The Fast Company 50 - 2009: Hulu
• The Wild World of Web TV
• Cut the Cable: All-Time Top 10 TV Shows on Hulu
• Seven Shows That Found a Second Life on Hulu

Facebook and Twitter Offer Businesses Opportunities and Challenges

Facebook and Twitter offer businesses both opportunities and challenges around the world: About 60% of users are outside the United States.READ»

• Mr. Social: Ashton Kutcher Plans to be the Next New-Media Mogul

Cliqset Didn't Learn From Fox's Mistake, Brings Chat to Net TV

We were wary about Fox's on-TV Twitter experiment, and then surprised by quite how badly it failed...but obviously the folks at Cliqset and Boxee disagreed: They're bringing yet more sophisticated social net chatting to TV ...READ»

Fox's Twitter TV Experiment Tweets Its Way to Epic Failure

When Fox revealed its plan to broadcast reruns of Fringe and Glee with a live Twitter feed overlay, I said they had to be really really careful. But Fox didn't listen. From user comments online it looks like ...READ»

Fox's Fringe Twitter-Feed Overlay: Clever or a Mistake?

Fox is tapping into the real-time social network mojo with a gimmick on re-runs of Fringe and Glee: Each program will carry a Twitter feed containing text from the cast and questions from fans. Clever idea, or disaster in the ...READ»

Redbox Antitrust Case Can Proceed Against Universal, Federal Judge Says

Redbox scored at least a partial victory in its battle with a triumvirate of Hollywood studios yesterday as a federal court ruled the company can proceed with an antitrust lawsuit filed last October against GE's Universal Studios. ...READ»

Warner Bros. Sides With Universal and Fox in Redbox New Release Embargo

The battle lines are being drawn in the Redbox wars. Warner Bros. joined Universal and Fox in their refusal to immediately offer newly released DVDs via Redbox's $1-per-flick rental kiosks. Warner Bros. said starting in October all ...READ»

Redbox to 20th Century Fox: Time to Join the 21st Century

Hollywood studios are rapidly choosing up sides over Redbox's deceptively simple, but very disruptive DVD-rental kiosks. Today's players? Lions Gate gets it. And Fox doesn't.READ»

Are Studios Making Flimsier DVD Cases to Save Money or the Planet?

Warner Home Video is releasing new DVDs in cases that contain 20% less plastic. As a result of the effort, the company will reduce carbon emissions from its home entertainment division by 31%--and slash materials and shipping ...READ»

Hulu Gets 'Lost' With Disney's Equity Stake

Walt Disney Company is taking an equity stake in Hulu.com, the Web's third most popular pit stop for video, according to the AP. The site, originally a joint venture between NBC Universal and Fox parent News Corp, will now have ...READ»

Seven Tiny Tech Stories That Will Be Huge

Progress isn't all breakout products and scientific coups. In fact, some of the most salient indicators of the direction of technology come in re-directions of products and services we use every day. Here are seven subtle changes to ...READ»

ZillionTV May Be the Set-Top Streaming Box You've Been Looking For

Web-based television content streaming is hot in the news at the moment, courtesy of events like the Hulu-Boxee shut down. And now there's the new ZillionTV set-top box to add to the mix, and it's a pretty interesting little ...READ»

Netflix, the Cable Killer?

Netflix [NFLX] is considering a feature that would stream cable TV to its users. Wait a minute: wasn't Hulu supposed to be the Web's cable-killer? The new feature gained exposure by way of a survey distributed to current Netflix ...READ»

• High-Tech Achiever: Netflix

College Football's Billions

The 2008-2009 college football postseason kicks off December 20 with the EagleBank Bowl in D.C, the first of 34 Division I bowl games. It may not be the pros, but college ball is posting some big-league numbers.READ»

The 10 Most Controversial Family Guy Moments

There's a reason that Family Guy has been canceled twice by Fox -- it is one of the most controversial shows on television. BUT, there's also a reason that it has been resurrected twice -- because it's also "freakin' hilarious". So here are the ten most controversial -- and entertaining -- moments in Family Guy history.READ»

The 6 Most Bizarre Family Guy Moments

Here's a look at six of the most bizarre moments on "Family Guy."READ»

Seth MacFarlane’s $2 Billion Family Guy Empire

Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane has built an empire of staggering proportions that nabbed him a record $100 million deal with Fox. And, with an innovative new series of animated shorts distributed by Google -- "Seth MacFarlane’s Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy" -- he’s even teaching the search giant new ways to exploit the Web. Could this crude frat-boy cartoonist really be a model for business in the postmodern age?READ»

• Breaking Down Family Guy's Billions
• The 6 Most Bizarre Family Guy Moments
• The 10 Most Controversial Family Guy Moments
• Seth MacFarlane’s Stirs Up New Trouble -- and Racks Up Another Hit
• TV on the Web

Fake Wall Street Journal Hits the Stands

A parody of the Wall Street Journal hit news stands early today, creating enough of a stir to get the real WSJ snapping up copies in at attempt to get them off the streets. Published every 26 years, this time the parody has ...READ»

Hulu: YouTube Killer? No, The Internet's Nick at Nite

Hulu, NBC and FOX's joint Web video site, opened to the public today after being in private beta since late October. I'm not going to do a full review (there have been plenty; check here and here for starters) but from looking over ...READ»