As Emmy Awards go virtual, HBO bests streaming TV with most wins; Amazon collects four total Streaming television’s recent awards show successes took a bit of a back seat on Sunday night, as HBO outpaced Netflix,… Read More
Pursuit of her family’s traditional trade propelled Hulu VP Julie Madhusoodanan into media’s future Julie Madhusoodanan credits family tradition for giving her the nudge to leave a comfortable gig and almost two decades at… Read More
How Netflix’s new subscription pricing matches up with Amazon Prime Video and Hulu Netflix is raising prices for the fourth time in its history, but its offerings remain in line with the cost… Read More
‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ and two other series help lead Amazon to nine Golden Globes nominations Amazon made another strong showing among the streaming TV pack on Thursday with nine nominations, and it also picked up… Read More
Netflix finally tops HBO in Emmy nominations; Amazon’s ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ gets 14 nods Streaming television continues to assert its position as a force to be reckoned with when it comes to quality programming… Read More
Geek of the Week: Hulu’s Billie Sue Chafins credits education and hard work for long career in tech Billie Sue Chafins grew up a coal miner’s daughter in Kentucky, but with more than 20 years in tech, she… Read More
Freedom never looked so bleak: Watch new trailers for ‘Westworld’ and ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Sci-fi spring fever is in full effect for fans of two of the biggest hits on television: “Westworld” and “The… Read More
Netflix, Amazon and Hulu lead the streaming TV pack with 15 Golden Globe nominations They’re gaining on you, HBO. As a collective, streaming television services are making another awards season push, with Netflix, Amazon… Read More
Amazon’s Alexa can now control Hulu, Showtime and more third party Fire TV apps Amazon’s digital brain Alexa Alexa can now control a variety of third-party apps like Hulu and Showtime on the Fire… Read More
Inside Hulu’s Seattle office: A rapidly growing workforce building a cadre of new apps For much of Seattle’s tech workforce, a Friday at 2 p.m. is when things start to wind down, but not… Read More
Streaming ratings are a secret, but new report reveals most popular Netflix, Amazon, Hulu shows The big streaming television services — Netflix, Amazon, Hulu — don’t share their ratings like traditional broadcast outlets do, but… Read More
Hulu’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ makes streaming TV history with best drama series win at Emmys Embed from Getty Images Hulu made television history on Sunday night at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards by becoming the… Read More
Emmys Preview: Amazon faces tough fight vs. HBO, Netflix and Hulu in Sunday night’s awards Embed from Getty Images Jeff Bezos has gotten a lot of love at awards shows over the last couple years… Read More
Hulu’s first bet on the cloud goes to Amazon Web Services, joining Netflix on rival’s platform Hulu, the streaming video service run by a consortium of content companies, is using Amazon Web Services to provide the… Read More
YouTube unveils live TV bundle for $35 a month with more than 40 channels YouTube unveiled a new live TV service on Tuesday, setting up another major threat to cable and satellite companies. This service,… Read More
Amazon Prime Video lands exclusive deal for many PBS Kids shows Score one for Amazon in the race to own the competitive children’s video streaming market. Amazon announced this morning it has signed… Read More
Generation App: Who needs cable anyway? Why so many people are cutting the cord If you ask many people in their 20s how they watch TV, there’s a good chance they won’t say cable. About… Read More
Hulu goes all-out for Windows 10 with Cortana integration in new universal app Microsoft has a history of helping users watch TV, first with now-dead Windows Media Player and then with Xbox One’s… Read More
Podcast Netflix vs. Amazon and Hulu: Who’s winning the video streaming wars? View image | gettyimages.com This week on the GeekWire radio show, we catch up on the latest news about Netflix, Amazon… Read More
Paramount movies to hit on-demand streaming services just two weeks after release The wait between a film’s release in theaters and via streaming services like Netflix and Hulu can seem excruciatingly long.… Read More
Tech Moves: Cyanogen snags Amazon exec; Veghte named SurveyMonkey CEO; Ossia expands; and more —Cyanogen, the makers of modified versions of Android for mobile devices, has snagged two executives from Amazon and Qualcomm to expand international… Read More
Microsoft, Hulu, Julep execs offer career advice to recent college grads Ask the right questions, know your perspective, don’t obsess over fancy job perks, and have a plan but keep an open mind.… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: Netflix, Amazon, HBO and the streaming revolution We’re diving into the world of video streaming on this week’s GeekWire radio show. Our guest in the studio is… Read More
Hulu picks up ‘The Mindy Project’ after FOX pulls the plug Reports a few weeks ago that FOX was going to cancel The Mindy Project got the internet riled up, as the… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: Microsoft’s big week, Apple’s giant results, and a boost for Jeff Bezos’ space ambitions It was a big week for Microsoft’s Windows 10, Apple earnings, Amazon in education, and Jeff Bezos in space. We… Read More
Hulu approaches 9M paid subscribers, drops confusing ‘Plus’ brand Hulu appears to be benefiting from consumers’ desires to unbundle, cut cords, and go mobile. The video streaming service —… Read More
Hulu wins rights to ‘Seinfeld’ In a battle for the ages — not totally unlike a game of Risk — Hulu has emerged triumphant over… Read More
Amazon goes retro, Google launches actual cloud platform, and more April 1 tech foolishness Visitors to the Amazon home page today are in for a bit of a retro shock. Yes, check the calendar: it’s… Read More
News Brief YouTube competitor Vessel courts new subscribers by waiving fees for a year After months of closed pilots, Vessel, the video subscription service started by Former Hulu execs Jason Kilar and Richard Tom,… Read More
Hulu, Amazon and Yahoo reportedly in running to grab ‘Seinfeld’ streaming rights The puffy shirt. Risk, a game about world domination being played by two men who can barely run their own… Read More
