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Netflix Rival Hulu’s Partners Not Seen Selling To Fox

Murdoch-controlled 21st Century Fox might be interested in buying full control of video streamer Hulu, a Netflix (NFLX) rival, but it’s unlikely its two partners would sell, says Stifel Nicolaus Research. Walt Disney and Comcast (CMCSA) are the two other owners of Hulu, which has been making more content investments to spur subscriber growth. On-demand video leader Netflix, though, is much bigger and is expanding internationally. Many companies

Comcast BuzzFeed Deal Latest Millennial Content Grab

Comcast’s (CMCSA) NBCUniversal is nearing a deal to invest $250 million in website BuzzFeed as communications companies rush to acquire media content for millennials. Comcast also is interested in upping its minority stake in digital publisher Vox Media, according to reports. Comcast, which acquired media giant NBC Universal in 2011 from (GE), has stepped up talks since (VZ) in June acquired AOL for $4.4 billion. That deal gave Verizon mobile ad

Malone’s Discovery Renews Comcast Carriage Deal

Discovery Communications’ (DISCA) stock climbed after the owner of cable networks such as Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and TLC renewed its carriage agreement with Comcast (CMCSA). Financial terms of the Discovery-Comcast programming deal were not disclosed. Cable TV firms pay fees to carry cable channels. The deals usually last eight to 10 years. Media firms, though, have been impacted by subscriber losses as cable TV customers switch to Web