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Online video hub Hulu recently announced that it is on track to reach a total of one million subscribers for its premium service, in a boost of confidence as the company consolidates its position in a fast-changing industry.

Popular TV shows like "Jersey Shore" and "The Daily Show" are coming back to Hulu, after the streaming video service struck a deal with Viacom that resolves a long-standing financial disagreement between the companies.

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan and Immigration and Customs agents have cracked down on websites for allegedly streaming live sports events, just a few days before the Super Bowl.

Fans of the hit TV medical drama "Grey's Anatomy" can now get a "second screen" of companion content -- including trivia, character bios and behind-the-scenes videos -- to view on their iPad, delivered at specific times during episodes.

Cable provider Comcast has struck a comprehensive deal with Time Warner that gives the company online streaming rights to a wealth of content from channels, in a move to compete with burgeoning online video services like Netflix and Hulu while still protecting its business model.

Watching TV on any device remains by far the most popular form of entertainment for 71 percent of people in the U.S., according to a study by research company Deloitte, although the medium benefited greatly from its cross-pollination with social networking and other Internet-based technology.

Amazon is testing an unlimited streaming video service as part of its "Prime" membership, in a move that would pit the retail giant against Netflix in the growing online video market.

TV watchers aren't quite ready to cut the cord on their cable service, as online streaming still have some distance to travel, according to advertising and marketing firm Hill Holiday.

Retail chains, which tried to make up for declining CD and DVD sales by buying up video and music download and streaming services, are finding it hard to compete with the companies that first debuted those services.

Cable operator Time Warner today posted a 22 percent rise in fourth-quart profit on the strength of its Internet business, offsetting losses of TV customers while downplaying the continued threat of Netflix to its cable business.

Netflix's movie streaming service helped boost the company to more than 20 million subscribers and earnings of $47.1 million in the last three months of 2010.

Internet TV hub Hulu is in internal discussions to dramatically shift course and become an online cable operator, a move that would see the company pulling free content from its current online video incarnation.

Many funeral homes now offer Web streaming services so that distant friends and relatives can watch memorial services, making death, like life, an event that is shared online.

Netflix will attempt to outbid HBO for premium movies from Warner Bros. when the deal expires in 2014, as Netflix seeks more content for its burgeoning video-streaming service.

Google is in the process of acquiring movie recommendation site "fflick," in a move likely to bolster its upcoming YouTube movie project.