Hulu is losing more money as it takes on Netflix (NFLX). But its proud parents are willing to foot the bill to create a video streaming powerhouse. While Hulu has been on a hot streak — signing content deals that make it a stronger rival to Netflix and Amazon.com’s (AMZN) video streaming service — costs are rising. Co-owner Walt Disney (DIS) referred to Hulu’s “higher content and marketing costs” in its fiscal Q4 earnings release. How much Hulu is
Whether Netflix (NFLX) faces tougher access to content from big media and entertainment companies may be gleaned from what media executives say on their Q3 earnings conference calls. Netflix acquires much of its streaming content from Walt Disney (DIS), Comcast’s (CMCSA) NBCUniversal, Time Warner, 21st Century Fox and CBS. Viacom (VIA), though, has steered away from new licensing deals with Netflix in the U.S. One worry for Netflix is that media
E-sports — that is, live, competitive video gaming — is here to stay. The industry has millions of fans, an expected $250 million in 2015 revenue and even a new TV home in Time Warner ‘s (TWX) TBS next year. Even Disney ‘s (DIS) ESPN is in on the action, drawing in millions of viewers for the 2014 finals of “League of Legends,” a game by Tencent Holdings’ (TCEHY) Riot Games and other e-sports events. Now, Orange County, Calif., is home to the new