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With so many rumors about a Hulu buyout swirling around, it might be easier to list who isn't interested in snapping up the video streaming service.
Hulu's co-owners -- News Corp.'s (NWS) Fox, Comcast (CMCSA, Fortune 500), Walt Disney Co.'s (DIS, Fortune 500) ABC and private equity firm Providence Equity Partners -- reportedly put the company up for sale last month.
And as the big-name media companies look to unload Hulu, a star-studded list of tech firms have been rumored to be circling: Yahoo (YHOO, Fortune 500), Google (GOOG, Fortune 500), Amazon (AMZN, Fortune 500), AT&T (T, Fortune 500) and Verizon (VZ, Fortune 500).
Just when it seemed the buyer list couldn't get more dazzling, several reports on Friday surfaced that Apple (AAPL, Fortune 500) is now interested as well. A Hulu spokeswoman said the company is "not commenting on this," and Apple did not respond to a request.
Whoever lands Hulu, which is rumored to be valued between $1 billion and $2 billion, will net quick benefits in the red-hot online video space -- but they'll also inherit some problems.
Read more: http://money.cnn.com/2011/07/22/technology/apple_hulu/index.htm
Hulu's co-owners -- News Corp.'s (NWS) Fox, Comcast (CMCSA, Fortune 500), Walt Disney Co.'s (DIS, Fortune 500) ABC and private equity firm Providence Equity Partners -- reportedly put the company up for sale last month.
And as the big-name media companies look to unload Hulu, a star-studded list of tech firms have been rumored to be circling: Yahoo (YHOO, Fortune 500), Google (GOOG, Fortune 500), Amazon (AMZN, Fortune 500), AT&T (T, Fortune 500) and Verizon (VZ, Fortune 500).
Just when it seemed the buyer list couldn't get more dazzling, several reports on Friday surfaced that Apple (AAPL, Fortune 500) is now interested as well. A Hulu spokeswoman said the company is "not commenting on this," and Apple did not respond to a request.
Whoever lands Hulu, which is rumored to be valued between $1 billion and $2 billion, will net quick benefits in the red-hot online video space -- but they'll also inherit some problems.
Read more: http://money.cnn.com/2011/07/22/technology/apple_hulu/index.htm