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<p>Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt smiles outside of Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. His company is one of many mulling the purchase of online video site Hulu.</p>

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Google among firms looking to buy Hulu
July 3, 2011 9 p.m.

Google among firms looking to buy Hulu

LOS ANGELES - Search giant Google Inc. is one of about a dozen companies involved in talks to potentially buy online video site Hulu, a person familiar with the matter said Friday. As the owner of YouTube, it would be a strategic buy for the Silicon Valley technology company, which has had a rocky relationship with Hulu's Hollywood owners.