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<title>Briefly: Lovefilm agreement, LA Mobile Arts, NFC Research</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/05/30/lovefilm.to.stream.universal.pictures.films.in.the.uk/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1203/lovefilmin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Lovefilm has signed a multi-year agreement with NBC Universal to stream Universal Pictures films to its Lovefilm Instant users. The addition of Universal extends the roster of films that currently includes movies from Disney, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros, Entertainment One, and Studio Canal. The streaming agreement would help the Amazon-owned movie rental company fight off Netflix, which launched in...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 19:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hulu may opt out of selling itself following low bids</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/09/30/hulu.owners.may.back.out.of.sale.after.low.bids/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1107/huluplus-5.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Earlier rumors of Hulu going back on its decision to sell itself off are proving true, two sources have told SAI. The bids, while they are still rolling in, aren't as high as initially hoped. Hulu's parent companies are reportedly looking for $2 billion for the online service....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>FCC commissioner to work for Comcast after approving merger</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/05/11/meredith.baker.to.lobby.for.comcast.nbc/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1104/comcastcablemodem-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Comcast has announced that it has hired Meredith Attwell Baker, an FCC Commissioner. The Republican Commissioner will join the cable provider as Senior Vice President of Government Affairs for NBC Universal, a leadership position in the company's Washington DC-based lobbying division. The move has raised eyebrows, considering the Commissioners recent role in approving Comcast's acquisition of NBC ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 01:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Regulators consider online implications of Comcast/NBC deal</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/12/15/boyout.expected.to.have.impact.on.wider.industry/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1007/comcastcablemodem-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Regulators are reportedly considering the deeper implications of Comcast's proposed buyout of NBC Universal. Although any conditions placed on the deal may only have an immediate effect on Comcast and NBC, such terms are expected to serve as a potential basis for new regulations that could be applied to the entire industry, according to an Associated Press report....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 03:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>NBC says Hulu chose to block Boxee itself</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/02/04/claim.studios.blocked.boxee.may.be.false/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1002/boxeebeta.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[NBC Universal chief Jeff Zucker asserted at hearings today that Hulu, not NBC, was responsible for blocking Boxee from accessing its videos.  When questioned about the move in justifying the Comcast NBC merger, Zucker said Hulu executives made the decision themselves since Boxee was "illegally" taking content from the streaming TV site without having agreed to a deal.  Outside deals are acceptable...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Comcast vows to keep Hulu intact</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/12/03/hulu.to.stay.the.same.but.cable.channels.out/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0912/hulu-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Hulu won't undergo a shakeup following the Comcast buyout of NBC, the cable provider said during a conference call to discuss the merger.  Comcast chief operating officer Stephen Burke called Hulu's existing business model "smart and appropriate" and said there weren't any plans to change the way the streaming video site works.  He points out that the split already works in Comcast's favor, as muc...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Comcast officially buys control of NBC</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/12/03/comcast.has.controlling.stake.ge.minority/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0912/nbcstudios.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Comcast today confirmed late rumors and bought a 51 percent stake in NBC Universal that gives it control of the studio.  The deal sees GE maintain a 49 percent stake and receive about $6.5 billion from Comcast; NBC Universal in turn is borrowing $9.1 billion to pay GE.  While the new combined company doesn't yet have a name, but Comcast has created a second division known as the Comcast Entertainm...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>GE and Comcast finalize majority stake in NBC Universal</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/12/01/comcast.poised.to.control.content.from.hulu/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/comcastondemandin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Comcast and General Electric have allegedly finalized a deal that will land Comcast a 51 percent majority stake in NBC Universal, unnamed sources told CNBC. The sources claim only paperwork remains to be finished as the companies prepare to officially announce the merger. Vivendi is expected to quickly finish signing an agreement to sell its stake, which sits at 20 percent....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hulu rumored for September launch in UK</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/05/20/hulu.coming.to.the.uk/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/hulu.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 21:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Disney gets stake in Hulu, adds shows</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/04/30/disney.joins.hulu/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/lost.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[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 ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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