Android users are getting more and more advantageous as the days roll by. First Google Play becomes available to Android smartphone holders, and now Hulu Plus comes to seven Android tablets running Android Honeycomb 3.0 or higher. Last June, Hulu Plus rolled out to Android smartphones, but the site has been slow in terms of [...]

Earlier this year, Verizon was rumored to be searching for a partnership to add online streaming to their list of services. On Monday, the company confirmed that they have teamed up with Redbox, and the new joint venture is aimed directly at online streaming service Netflix. Coinstar, the parent company that owns DVD-rental service Redbox, [...]

Could the U.S.’s largest wireless company be thinking about a new partnership with DVD rental company, Redbox? Rumor mills have been running rampant with the news that Verizon could be teaming up with Redbox to launch a video streaming service to battle the likes of Netflix. Redbox’s DVD-renting kiosks have become somewhat like a permanent [...]

Apple, one of the world’s biggest computer and gadget giants, is considering a bid for Hulu, a popular online TV-streaming service. Hulu owners Walt Disney Co., News Corp., and NBC Universal is offering suitors a five-year extension of program rights, including two years of exclusive access. Among a number of companies who have expressed interest [...]

Netflix is hiking monthly prices for both its mail and online services. The company is raising its unlimited movies and online streaming service by up to 60%. Customers in the U.S. will pay $7.99 per month to rent one DVD at a time. For an additional $7.99, they can get unlimited streaming (or both for [...]

In an agreement with the entertainment industry on Thursday, AT&T, Verizon, Comcast, and a number of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have all taken pledges to adopt more active roles in fighting illegal downloads. The agreement coincides with efforts by the Obama administration to combat online piracy. Under the new program, customers caught downloading movies or [...]

This whole week, rumors have been circulating that Hulu is planning to sell itself, and the answer is yes. Although we don’t know who the new potential parent will be, Apple, Yahoo, and Netflix, among a growing number of potential buyers, are all very interested in acquiring the video-streaming website. Hulu is currently owned by [...]