http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/hulu.sees.major.jump.in.viewing/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/huludesktop.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Hulu has recorded one of the largest gains in viewers in its short history, according to new data from Comscore. In October, the multi-studio video site hosted almost 856 million viewers, its best ever result and a 47 percent jump from September. The results were well behind Google's 10.5 billion views and 37.7 percent share of web video in the US but were enough to give Hulu second place with 3... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/hulu.sees.major.jump.in.viewing/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/05/primetime2go.bberry.live/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/primetime2go.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />As previewed at CTIA, Quickplay today took its PrimeTime2Go mobile TV live for BlackBerry smartphones. The subscription service gives owners unlimited access to TV shows from multiple networks, including ABC, NBC and SciFi, and relies on a relatively transparent system to provide the videos; chosen episodes are downloaded in the background whenever the phone is on a Wi-Fi connection. Owners can ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/05/primetime2go.bberry.live/ Tue, 05 May 2009 14:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/30/disney.joins.hulu/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/lost.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Disney this morning said it has obtained an equity stake in Hulu. The deal, which puts three Disney executives on the Hulu board, gives the studio equal influence along with original founders NBC Universal and News Corp. (Fox) in addition to the ability to publish content on the streaming web video service. Most of its initial lineup will center on current and back-catalog TV shows from ABC and ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/30/disney.joins.hulu/ Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/06/youtube.in.sony.movie.talk/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/crackle.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Google's video site YouTube is in discussions with Sony Pictures to carry the latter's full movies, a leak hints. Without mentioning sources, CNET asserts that YouTube hopes for a license to play the movies on its site. Most of the terms of the deal aren't specified, though expectations would likely see YouTube pressing for free, ad-sponsored versions of the movies. Neither company has agreed t... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/06/youtube.in.sony.movie.talk/ Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/27/disney.hulu.rumor/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0903/lost.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Multiple sources speaking with paidContent today claim that Disney is in "serious" talks with Hulu to bring TV shows to the web service. The media giant would bring over at least ABC's TV programming, such as Lost, and would potentially involve the Disney Channel and other networks that aren't heavily dependent on cable and satellite TV. In return, Disney would get an equity stake in the primari... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/27/disney.hulu.rumor/ Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/04/disney.mulls.online.video/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0903/itunes7.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Disney chief Bob Iger late yesterday said his company is considering its own online video service. Speaking at the Deutsche Bank Media and Telecommunications Conference, the executive says the service would be subscription-based and could follow a potentially Netflix-like model with online downloads, DVD mailings, or both. It's not known whether the proposed service would be limited to streaming... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/04/disney.mulls.online.video/ Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/23/boxee.adds.abc.to.tv/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0901/boxee-abc.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The creators of the Boxee media streaming software have expanded network coverage to include ABC, according to an announcement. The addition is designed to coincide with the season premiere of Lost, and brings with it episodes from a number of other ABC shows such as Scrubs, Desperate Housewives and Grey's Anatomy. Other studios on Boxee include CBS, NBC and Fox, the latter two coming by way of ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/23/boxee.adds.abc.to.tv/ Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/16/itunes.hd.for.four.majors/ <img align='left' src='http://images3.macnn.com/macnn/news/0805/lost.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple has announced that all four of the major basic-cable TV networks -- ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC -- are now selling shows at the iTunes Store. During the initial launch of HD programming on iTunes, most content was limited to NBC. ABC material in HD now includes the likes of Lost, Ugly Betty and Desperate Housewives; CBS shows include various versions of CSI, plus NCIS and Numb3rs.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/16/itunes.hd.for.four.majors/ Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/11/hulu.public.tomorrow/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0803/hulu-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The Fox and NBC-Universal joint project Hulu will leave its private beta stage tomorrow, the companies revealed on Tuesday. The web-based service will soon allow all US residents with high-speed Internet access to stream TV shows and movies over Flash for free through dynamic ads that appear at key segments; in a new version, users can even pick which ads they see, Hulu's operators note. On its ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/11/hulu.public.tomorrow/ Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/02/26/showtime.top.sellers/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0802/21-itunes-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />During a conference discussing the company's quarterly results, CBS Corporation CEO Leslie Moonves pointed out that her firm's Showtime division currently has six shows in the iTunes top sellers group according to setteB. The Showtime shows at in the top sellers group include "Weeds," "Dexter", "David Chapelle," "The Tudors", "This American life" and "Californication". The top standing shows from ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/02/26/showtime.top.sellers/ Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:00:00 GMT