Sunday, September 4, 2011

Amazon, Yahoo, Dish Battle for Hulu

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Its current owners (News Corporation, Walt Disney, NBC Universal and Providence Equity Partners) may not wish to own Hulu, but Amazon, Yahoo and Dish Network do. Amazon, Dish, Yahoo Battle for Hulu

DirecTV was interested, but apparently was not willing to pay as much as the three current contestants.

The three leading bids for Hulu are in the $1.5 billion to $2 billion range, according to the Financial Times.

Some might argue Yahoo is simply desperate to find anything that represents success, in the online video business or elsewhere. Amazon and Dish Network already have active online businesses, and might arguably bring greater resources to bear. Financial Times on Hulu


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