Jeff Campbell
05-04-2009, 06:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.9to5mac.com/abc-hulu-jobs-iPhone' target='_blank'>http://www.9to5mac.com/abc-hulu-jobs-iPhone</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"ABC is officially jumping on the Hulu bandwagon with the announcemnt of a 30% purchase in the entity. While this is great for us Mac users who love Lost and other ABC programming, it is even better for those of us with an iPhone."</em></p><p><em><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/at/auto/1241395123.usr105634.jpg" /></em></p><p>With this deal ABC/Disney gets 3 seats on the board, along with NBC/Universal, News Corp. and Providence. <a href="http://www.hulu.com/" target="_blank">Hulu</a> really has become more successful than the "experts" predicted since it's inception in 2007, and is now the number 3 video site after YouTube and Fox Interactive Media. This deal certainly livens up the competition between Hulu and the Google/CBS owned <a href="http://www.tv.com/" target="_blank">TV.com</a>. Add to the mix the rumored <a href="http://forums.thoughtsmedia.com/f387/hulu-coming-iphone-maybe-hopefully-93451.html" target="_blank">Hulu App</a> coupled with Steve Jobs place as the largest Disney Shareholder, and it sounds to me like this news is really going to stir the proverbial pot for speculation! </p>