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    AP source: Apple considering Hulu bid

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple Inc. is in talks to potentially bid for video-streaming service Hulu, according to a person close to the situation.

    The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to talk about the matter.

    An acquisition of Hulu could bolster Apple's iTunes store, which provides videos users can rent or buy, and help it compete with Netflix Inc. Hulu offers a subscription streaming service. It also brings in revenue from ads that accompany content it streams to users free-of-charge.

    Hulu, whose owners include The Walt Disney Co., News Corp. and Comcast Corp., started presenting its financial information to interested bidders late last month, after an unsolicited offer prompted its board to look for other offers.

    Apple's interest in Hulu was reported earlier by Bloomberg News.

     

    35 comments

    • Wnt  •  10 mths ago
      Hulu was able to get the content to the people who want to watch, free and easy. Is Apple ready to do the same? If not they'd better give up the idea before they lose their shirt, and tick us all off.
      • A Yahoo! User 10 mths ago
        "Hulu was able to get the content to the people who want to watch, free and easy. Is Apple ready to do the same?"

        You're kidding, right?
      • Pepe Pepe 10 mths ago
        FYI: Hulu was free only for a few weeks.
      • Jimmmy G 10 mths ago
        I have been watching free Hulu for about 3yrs.
    • Amy H  •  10 mths ago
      Apparently in about 5 yrs from now, EVERYTHING will be owned by google, apple, and at&t. Whatever happened to antitrust?
      • Red Tape 10 mths ago
        google, GE, apple at&t are friends of obama
    • Paul  •  10 mths ago
      Oh, god, no. I like Hulu.
    • America_in_peril  •  10 mths ago
      Well, there goes Hulu down the crapper.
    • catman2130093  •  10 mths ago
      NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
    • amy  •  10 mths ago
      Dumped netflix,hulu is next,think I'll go outside for a change.
    • TJC450  •  10 mths ago
      this could be good or bad.
      • A Yahoo! User 10 mths ago
        duh
      • Cartigan 10 mths ago
        In no way could Apple buying something be good. Like free Hulu? Too bad. Apple does two things well - pretend they invent stuff and then milk it for all it is worth.
    • Lizzy  •  10 mths ago
      No. Just no...
    • Fooki  •  10 mths ago
      Ok Yahoo has said this story is one day old for 4 days now....
    • FamilyHistorian  •  10 mths ago
      Hulu. . .please say NO! Once consumed by Apple, Hulu will not be free or available via any medium except Apple appliances. It's already difficult to find a portable device that is not an IPOD and I don't know about you but I can't play any itune on any of my portable devices.
      • Rob 10 mths ago
        You must have a Zune.My condolences to you.
    • Cat R  •  10 mths ago
      Hulu, Just say No to Apple. We need something out here in middle class hell.
    • R.T. Arcand  •  10 mths ago
      FoxConn Hulu?
    • es  •  10 mths ago
      No iHulu please...
    • Roadie Joe  •  10 mths ago
      I hope it doesn't come to pass. I like Hulu a little and Apple not at all.
    • Cartigan  •  10 mths ago
      Techgods help us.
    • Jeremy  •  10 mths ago
      Don't do it Hulu. You'll end up consigned to crApple tv and tiTunes.
    • Brad B  •  10 mths ago
      Apple would make it cool. It would be fully integrated into iTunes and give me a reason not to get U-Verse.
    • JohnnyGalt2000  •  10 mths ago
      This would be great if they add it to the Apple TV menu!
    • Geoff Z  •  10 mths ago
      Apple has ascendancy has fostered their addiction to power, greed and uber-empire control. That's their first big mistake and consequences are a result of what we now see.
      • Rob 10 mths ago
        Which consequences are those? They make great products that work as advertised. That's what I pay for. I guess you prefer buying crap.
    • carrman  •  10 mths ago
      This will SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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