Thursday, August 26, 2010

Viacom to dump Jon Stewart Colbert Report from Hulu

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Viacom Inc"s Comedy Central is withdrawing the renouned humerous entertainment shows "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report" from online video use Hulu, a Hulu comparison manager pronounced on Tuesday.

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Hulu"s comparison clamp boss of calm and distribution, Andy Forssell, pronounced the association was incompetent to secure the rights to the renouned shows from Comedy Central over Mar 9.

Hulu, mutually owned by General Electric Co"s NBC Universal, News Corp"s Fox Entertainment and Walt Disney Co"s ABC, pronounced it was stability to speak to Comedy Central.

Comedy Central had perceived a commission of ad sales sole by Hulu, that offers programing to the viewers for free.

The corner comes among a array of high-profile disputes over programing fees in between promote companies and the companies delivering the content.

ABC on Monday in jeopardy to dump the shows from wire use provider Cablevision in a brawl over fees.

Fox and Time Warner Cable Inc had a identical feud but reached a understanding on Jan 1, avoiding a trance after months of negotiations.

(Reporting by Ritsuko Ando; Editing by Neil Fullick)

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