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/09/05/20/hulu.coming.to.the.uk/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/hulu.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The free online video-on-demand (VOD) service, Hulu, may be expanding for the first time to a market outside of the US, with a launch in the UK as soon as September, the UK's Telegraph reported on Wednesday. Sources close to the negotiations tell the daily newspaper that Hulu is in talks with the UK's ITV and Channel 4 for content partners, and the service would bring over more than 3,000 hours of... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/20/hulu.coming.to.the.uk/ Wed, 20 May 2009 21:05:00 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/08/09/23/ge.to.get.into.hdtv.market/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0809/geTV.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />GE announced on Tuesday it will start selling GE-branded HDTVs as part of a joint venture with Taiwanís Tatung Company. The newly formed venture is called General Displays & Technologies (GDT), and will produce GE-branded HDTVs with Internet connectivity via an Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) connection. Eventually, say GDT executives, the idea is to allow users to download widgets and services straig... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/23/ge.to.get.into.hdtv.market/ Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/15/studios.form.dece/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0809/zune8-red2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Several movie studios and hardware manufacturers have unwrapped plans to produce a universal approach to copy-protected video that would escape a dependence on any one format and would also loosen some restrictions on video. To be called the Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE), the initiative currently includes Fox, NBC Universal, Paramount, Sony and Warner Bros. as well as Windows Med... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/15/studios.form.dece/ Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/18/nbc.universal.profit.4q07/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0801/nbclogo.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Media giant NBC Universal has had "record performance" in 2007, according to statements by its chief executive Jeff Zucker. Profit for the past year amounted to $923 million on revenue of $2.1 billion and represented a 10 percent jump over the year before. Most of this increase is attributed to success from its cable and film businesses, which include networks such as CNBC and Sci-Fi as well as ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/18/nbc.universal.profit.4q07/ Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:55:00 GMT