Hulu Yanks Duggar Family Show

RELATED: At least a dozen major companies have pulled their advertising from TLC, but the network has not yet formally announced a cancellation.

Google May Buy Hulu

The Los Angeles Times reports that Google is negotiating to purchase Hulu.

The bold push into the entertainment sphere signals Google's growing ambitions to snap up more mainstream programming that would entice online viewers — and those in the living room — to watch longer, while capturing an even bigger advertising payload from major brands. Google's YouTube is already planning to position itself to compete for viewing time with broadcasters and cable operators by launching television-like channels with professionally produced original content and user-created video. Buying Hulu, which is owned by Walt Disney Co., News Corp. and Comcast Corp.'s NBCUniversal, would deliver top-rated TV shows such as "Glee" and "Modern Family" and the major advertisers that pay top dollar to promote them.

Other tech giants are also reportedly interested.

Best Super Bowl Ad: Hulu.com

I've got to agree with Gawker that Hulu.com gave us the best Super Bowl ad. Then again, just about anything with Alec Baldwin in it works for me. It's also kinda funny that Hulu makes you watch an ad before you can watch their ad.

On Hulu: The Times Of Harvey Milk

Towleroad tips us that the Oscar-winning documentary The Times Of Harvey Milk is up on Hulu. So here it is.

Hulu Time

I've been checking out Hulu, the new joint venture from NBC and Fox. Hulu features free streaming of TV shows and movies, but you have to watch an ad a few times during the course of the presentation. AfterElton complains that there isn't much content of gay interest, but I've watched a couple of black-and-white episodes of Bewitched. That's pretty gay.

In addition to programming from the main partners, Hulu features shows from Bravo, the Sci Fi Channel, FX, Sony, the USA Network, E! and others. The selection is rather random, so if you go looking for a specific episode of a certain show, you might be disappointed. Also rather annoying is the seeming randomness with which some shows' episodes are available in full, while other episodes are only there in clip form. So far, I give Hulu a two-star rating.