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MIPCOM 2012: Bell’s mobile video growing faster than Hulu, says Oosterman

CANNES - No need to fret about Hulu not being available in Canada, Wade Oosterman, chief brand officer at Bell Canada, told MIPCOM delegates on Tuesday in Cannes. “We’re a Canadian company. We’re not that big on a global basis. But our mobile television business is growing faster than Hulu is in the U.S.,” Oosterman said. “It’s pretty remarkable when we see some of the growth rates accelerating like they are,” he added after Hulu CEO Jason Kilar preceded Oosterman with his own keynote address. From watching digital platform traffic spike during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and 2012 London Olympics,...