When TV.com used to be a community site, Hulu was happy to have its videos featured on it. But now that TV.com has become a CBS backed destination site competing directly with Hulu, it no longer has access to Hulu’s videos. Clearly battle lines are drawn and the gloves are off.
Hulu, backed by News Corp. (owner of Fox) and NBC, has long been trying to add CBS’s content to its inventory. I guess that may not happen now.
If I were TV.com, I would offer my content in exchange for Hulu’s. Both would be winners along with consumers. I guess it is difficult to teach old dogs new tricks. Web is not about controling distribution, but about frictionless syndication. This is the key to success in the new media world.
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