Nokia N900, Chrome OS and Bing-corps: Pocket-Lint this week
We stop in with Dan Sung from Pocket-Lint to talk about the biggest stories on both sides of the pond. This week, Nokia unveiled its latest handset and operating system, plus Chrome OS was more fully detailed, and Rupert Murdoch could be delisting News Corp from Google and bringing it to Bing.
Microsoft to pay News Corp. for content?
A potential deal could mean Bing would be the only search engine to have News Corp. material in its search results. This unusual move would give Bing a distinct advantage over Google and could also change the way search engines work. Find out more in the video.
News Corporation to remove sites from Google
Rupert Murdoch, owner of News Corporation, suggested on Sky News Australia on Friday that when News Corp changes its web site to paid content, they will no longer have Google index their web site. He described this as Google stealing their content without paying. Murdoch said in a video that "we'd rather have fewer people coming to our web site but paying."
Video from Sky News Australia
Family Guy creator to produce hour-long Windows 7 variety show
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Microsoft has agreed to sponsor a hour-long commercial-free variety show produced by Seth MacFarlane and actress Alex Borstein. The show will air on November 8 on FOX and will feature "Windows-branded programming."
Subscription service being developed for Hulu
Sources tell streamingmedia.com that a subscription service for Hulu is being developed and tested internally. While a subscription service won't be rolled out this year, it is rumored that Hulu will eventually become a subscription.
ABC content comes to Hulu
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Last night Hulu, the popular online video site, started streaming video content from Disney's ABC network. Hulu struck a deal with Disney in early May for this content which reportedly gave Disney around 27.5% stake in Hulu. Both News Corp. and NBC Universal own similar stakes in Hulu. The first ABC show on Hulu is Grey's Anatomy with more shows coming over the next two weeks.
Hulu might start charging for content
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Hulu may soon begin charging viewers, according to News Corp's Chief Digital Officer. While claiming the answer was his personal opinion and not an official statement, Jonathan Miller replied "I don't see why over time that shouldn't happen" when asked if Hulu will begin charging users. The opinion carries quite a bit of weight, however, as News Corp owns a large portion of Hulu through its subsidiary, Fox.
Wall Street Journal to charge “micropayments” for content
Wall Street Journal readers can expect to see new premium subscriptions and a micro-payment system for online content sometime this year, according to the Financial Times. The WSJ's parent company, News Corp., like other newspapers, is seeking alternatives to declining print advertising revenue, but hasn't set a specific dollar amount per article yet.
Sony moves from Joost to YouTube and Hulu
Sony announced that they will not be renewing their agreement with Joost and instead will be moving to YouTube and Hulu. Does that put Joost, the online streaming site that was touted as the new way to watch television, on life support? It could be, if more content providers follow suit.