Popular streaming service Hulu is now available to customers in Japan, as part of the company's first international expansion.
Japanese viewers will not have free access to Hulu.com, but rather its Hulu Plus service, in which content can be accessed on the web, via connected devices and video game consoles, and on smartphones and tablets.
Dish Network announced its rumored Netflix/Qwickster competitor at a press conference Friday.
The service, Dish Network with BlockBuster Movie Pass, is not a direct Netflix competitor per se. Instead, it's a $10 monthly add-on for existing Dish Network subscribers that will ofer them access to DVD and Blu-ray -- as well as video game -- rentals by mail, along with access to streaming movies and TV shows. It will debut on Oct. 1 and be accompanied by a big advertising campaign.
The global music industry says it is close to a turning point where growth from digital revenues offsets declining sales of CDs, thanks to a combination of subscription services and tougher action on piracy. The IFPI, the music industry’s
