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Demand for Hulu was pretty high on my last post - and we managed to serve well over 50 beta invites. While I really appreciate folks chipping in to help out their fellow readers by giving away some of their invites, I thought it’d be more efficient to reach out directly to Hulu for support - and they’ve provided 100 accounts to distribute. So if you still need access, leave a comment and I’ll start filling orders tomorrow. First come, first served.

Bear Stearns is out with a new report today suggesting DirecTV may warm to the idea of renewing ties with TiVo under Liberty Media’s ownership, leaving Murdoch’s NDS venture behind. Or perhaps choosing to upsell a TiVo solution.

Apple has followed Amazon Unbox’s lead in offering weekly 99 movie rental specials. Call it a loss leader - these sales reinforce their respective movie rental service offerings. When we still had the bedroom 32″ SDTV, we often enjoyed Amazon’s discounted films via TiVo. (Though we haven’t enjoyed watching them on our HDTVs - letter and pillar-boxes? Please!) It’s not yet clear if iTunes will offer multiple weekly selections like Amazon (did), or if the sale will be limited to one select feature as it is this week (The Hours).