Google has begun initial talks to buy Hulu–a pioneer in online video broadcast. Other initial prospects include Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo, as Hulu tries to drum up interest in a sale.  Yahoo made an initial overture, which got the video company excited. Hulu’s financial supporters are Morgan Stanley and Guggenheim Partners, which have set up [...]

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Only cable companies are distributing set-top boxes that can access all of the digital cable and video on-demand services available through their networks. Consumers can access the internet through many possible devices, yet MVPD’s services are only available through the set-top boxes distributed by cable companies. The FCC may potentially rule against the cable companies [...]

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