CBS stays hushed about Hulu
FROM VARIETY: Smith looking for complementary online content
By Michael Schneider of Variety -- Video Business, 3/12/2008
MARCH 12 | FROM VARIETY: CBS hasn't nixed the idea of eventually joining News Corp. and NBC's new Hulu online video site -- but if there's any movement on such a deal, the Eye isn't talking.That's the word from CBS Interactive prexy Quincy Smith, who met with reporters Tuesday on the eve of Hulu's launch. Smith recently completed his first full year at the Eye, and brought along several of his lieutenants to tout some of his division's own initiatives.
Since CBS launched its Audience Network last September, users have accessed 193 million video streams, be it via CBS.com or one of its 191 partners. In February, CBS experienced 44 million video views.
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