Genius or foolish? Netflix debuts ‘House of Cards’ ahead of Super Bowl weekend

At first glance, it may seem odd that Netflix chose to premiere its first huge original show House of Cards today, leading into Super Bowl weekend.

Hulu asking media partners for another $200M for more original programming

Premium streaming video service Hulu is allegedly asking for a new $2oo million investment from its media company owners.

Looks like Netflix has its first HBO-quality show with ‘House of Cards’ (trailer)

Netflix released a teaser trailer for its upcoming original TV show House of Cards today, which features director David Fincher and actor Kevin Spacey.

Amazon is developing its own lineup of original TV shows to battle Netflix, Hulu

Not satisfied with its already extensive library of old TV shows via its Prime streaming video service, Amazon is now planning to develop its own lineup of original children’s shows and sitcoms, the company announced today.

Amazon is the latest …

Hulu adds four more original series to its lineup

After announcing record growth earlier this week, Hulu shed some details about the slate of original series heading to the streaming video service.

Hulu’s current lineup of original programing includes scripted comedy Battleground, Morgan Spurlock’s A Day in the 

Hulu, after hitting 2M paying subscribers, revises its ad & content strategy

After gaining over 2 million paying subscribers of its Hulu Plus premium subscription service, Hulu is ready for its next big challenge — evolving into the first true internet-based premium television network.

“If we’re really on our game, people will …

YouTube scores four new original sports shows from Bleacher Report

Fan-generated sports commentary site Bleacher Report announced a deal with YouTube today to bring four new sports-themed shows to its branded YouTube channel.

The Bleacher Report’s website’s content comes from over a 1,000 columnists and 6,000 contributors that write commentary …

Yahoo rebrands its video site as Yahoo Screen, adds 8 original programs

Although Yahoo is in turmoil after the ouster of CEO Carol Bartz, the company is still continuing to release digital products and trying to innovate. The company on Tuesday launched a new video site called Yahoo Screen that it will …

AOL bets big on video with more than 15 original web series

Not to be outdone by Google, AOL on Monday announced it will launch 15 new original web video series produced by or starring celebrities including Jennifer Lopez and Heidi Klum.

We also found out Monday that Google has put up …

HBO follows up streaming success with ‘MAX Go’ app

Fresh from its successful implementation of the HBO Go app, Home Box Office is launching a new MAX Go app. The app will stream the HBO-owned Cinemax channel’s library of content across multiple devices.

Versions of the app are available …