Hulu, the popular web hub for online viewing of current and classic television shows, is drawing record use. According to Advertising Age, traffic on the site jumped nearly 47% in October, its largest month-to-month gain of the past year. The spike coincides with the networks’ new fall programs and with ABC’s recent decision to make their hit shows, like Lost and Desperate Housewives, available on the service. The increased traffic is reflected in the site’s booming advertising, as Hulu anticipates they’re nearly sold-out for the last quarter of the year.
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Nov 25
2009
08:55 AM ET
Nov 24
2009
11:44 PM ET
Live Nation offers concert recordings through iTunes
Apple’s iTunes is working with Live Nation to offer downloads of concerts. The new live music section, Live Nation Studios, debuted Tuesday. The initiative will offer exclusive recorded and filmed concerts – for purchase only on iTunes – from Live Nation’s select venues. The artists on offer currently include OK Go, Jesse McCartney, Duffy, Plain White T’s, and Ziggy Marley. Hundreds of other live recordings will be added in coming months, with prices starting at $7.99. Live Nation is the world’s largest live concert producer, working with about 22,000 concerts annually.
Nov 19
2009
05:55 AM ET
Judge sides with EMI against websites that streamed Beatles songs
Yesterday U.S. District Judge John F. Walter ruled that two websites which streamed Beatles songs, BlueBeat.com amd Basebeat.com, should remain shut down indefinitely, according to Variety. Earlier this month EMI sued the sites, claiming they were selling high-quality versions of songs by the company’s artists, including the Fab Four.
Nov 19
2009
05:25 AM ET
EMI strikes deal with Hulu
EMI Music has struck a deal with Hulu that will allow videos and concert footage featuring the label’s artists to be distributed on the website, according to the Los Angles Times. The partnership will launch with exclusive footage of Norah Jones performing in New York.
Nov 17
2009
10:44 AM ET
Bonnie Fuller website launches today
Magazine maven Bonnie Fuller’s HollywoodLife.com launches today with coverage that includes celebrity content as well as lifestyle, fashion, beauty, and health coverage. The enterprise promises female-focused content that blends Fuller’s past experiences helming Us Weekly, Star, Glamour, and Marie Claire.
Nov 9
2009
10:01 PM ET
CBS to develop script based on Twitter feed 'Sh- My Dad Says'
CBS is developing a comedy script based on Twitter account ‘Sh– my dad says,’ according to the Hollywood Reporter. Launched in August, the account from Justin Halpern, 28, of San Diego has already attracted more than 700,000 followers. Will & Grace creators David Kohan and Max Mutchnick will executive produce and supervise the writing of the script. The comedy’s title will change if it gets on the air.
Nov 5
2009
08:30 PM ET
Levi Johnston camp upset with Twitter and NBC following 'Tonight Show' lampoon
A rep for Levi Johnston, the young man best known as the father of former Alaskan governor Sarah Palin’s grandchild, has released a statement to Twitter in the wake of a sketch on last night’s Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien in which actor William Shatner read a series of tweets attributed to Johnston as spoken-word poetry.
The text of the statement, obtained by Entertainment Tonight: “My client, Levi Johnston, is being impersonated on your media (Twitter) and this is leading to libel and slanderous statements being attributed to him. … We want you to put an immediate end to this illegal activity. … You are being used as a medium to promote this illegality and we want immediate action. … You are now on notice and must take steps to put an end to what is clearly against the law and against your policy. … We want to know what steps you will be taking to correct what is clearly a problem which is escalating.”
According to the Huffington Post, Johnston’s attorney has also asked NBC to retract the sketch. When contacted by EW, a spokesman for the Tonight Show had no official comment.
Nov 5
2009
04:00 AM ET
Online novel 'Machine Man' coming to big screen
Mandalay Pictures is developing a movie based on the online novel Machine Man by Max Barry, Variety reports. The story is posted daily online, and Vantage Books plans to publish it in 2011. Machine Man is about a tech engineer who replaces his body parts with titanium upgrades.
Oct 29
2009
06:04 AM ET
U2 big draw for YouTube
Almost 10 million people streamed U2′s concert on YouTube last Sunday, giving the video site “the largest streaming event” in its history, according to a statement from Chris Maxcy, head of music partnerships. The show, which drew 100,000 concertgoers to the Rose Bowl, is still available online.
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