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Hulu Seen at 50 Times Earnings With Netflix Multiple: Real M&A
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Hulu LLC may cost potential buyers from Yahoo! Inc. to Amazon.com Inc. as much as 50 times earnings for a chance at owning what may be the next Netflix Inc.
Hulu’s board, which includes News Corp. and Walt Disney Co., is considering a sale of the video-streaming service after being approached by a possible acquirer, a person familiar with the matter said this week. With Netflix, the mail order and online movie-rental service, valued at 49.6 times this year’s earnings, Hulu’s price tag could exceed $2 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg and SNL Kagan.