Now Apple Is Talking About Buying Hulu (AAPL)

Apple is the latest company rumored to be considering a bid on Hulu, joining Yahoo, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, AT&T, and a host of other technology companies.

Bloomberg reported Apple's interest a few minutes ago.

The company certainly has the cash -- more than $77 billion as of its last earnings report. And it might make sense incorporate Hulu into the iTunes store, especially if Apple can get an exclusive. It would certainly be a setback for competitors like Amazon and Google.

Also, Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer hinted that Apple would have some "neat stuff coming" to the iTunes Store this quarter.

But so many companies have been rumored to be interested in Hulu, this report might only mean that Apple took a meeting with the bankers trying to sell Hulu -- just like Google did a couple weeks ago. Google would probably face serious antitrust scrutiny if it tried to buy Hulu, since it's got YouTube, which dominates online video.

Microsoft was also in on the bidding, but apparently dropped out after the first round.

Yahoo is ready to bid $2 billion for the company, but only if it comes with exclusive streaming rights for Hulu's TV shows and movies for four or five years.

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Google Is Thinking About Buying Hulu (GOOG)

Google is among the companies thinking about buying Hulu, according to a report today in the L.A. Times.

But the talks seem VERY preliminary -- Hulu has been shopping around for a sale for a few weeks now, and has also supposedly talked to Yahoo and Microsoft.

A Google deal might set off alarm bells with antitrust regulators -- Google already owns YouTube, which is the biggest provider of online video by far, and the company is being investigated in both Europe and the U.S. for a bunch of things.

The meetings are being set up by Hulu's financial advisors, Morgan Stanley and Guggenheim.

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Hulu Plus finally launches on Android.

Hulu Plus finally launches on Android.

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Here's The Trick To Watching Hulu On Your Nook Color

If you're a proud Nook Color owner, you now have one more thing to be proud of.

With the help of Dropbox and a modified Flash player, you can now watch as much Hulu as you'd like on your Nook Color.

Hulu has tried time and time again to prevent tablet users from accessing Hulu content on the go, but hackers keep finding ways around the various walls Hulu is putting up.

See below for a tutorial video, or click here for a step by step guide.

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The PlayBook Might Get Access To Hulu After All (RIMM)

Hulu wasted no time in blocking the PlayBook's Flash-enabled browser from viewing videos on Hulu.com.

While it wasn't a huge surprise, it was a bummer for those of us who got a taste of how awesome Hulu looked on the PlayBook.

Fortunately, RIM sees the importance of Hulu, and is in talks with the company to bring the Hulu Plus app to the PlayBook, WSJ reports.

Hulu Plus costs $7.99 per month, and works on several devices, including the iPhone, iPad, and a few smart TVs. It also gives you access to full seasons of TV shows, not just the five most recent episodes like non-subscribers get on hulu.com.

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