Disney/ABC in talks with Hulu
Posted: Mar Sat 28, 2009 5:10 pm
Disney has long been in talks with Hulu and other Web-based content distributors as it tries to expand viewership of the ad-supported ABC shows offered on ABC.com and Web sites of its local TV affiliates, on AOL.com, and Comcast Corp's Fancast site.
The Walt Disney Co and Hulu.com have restarted talks over offering shows from Disney's ABC television network on the online video distributor owned by NBC Universal and News Corp, paidContent.org reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources.
The talks were described as "serious" by the sources and said to center on ABC prime time shows like Desperate Housewives, Lost, and Ugly Betty. Other content from Disney's cable networks, such as ESPN and Disney Channel, were also being considered, the sources said.
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The Walt Disney Co and Hulu.com have restarted talks over offering shows from Disney's ABC television network on the online video distributor owned by NBC Universal and News Corp, paidContent.org reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources.
The talks were described as "serious" by the sources and said to center on ABC prime time shows like Desperate Housewives, Lost, and Ugly Betty. Other content from Disney's cable networks, such as ESPN and Disney Channel, were also being considered, the sources said.
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