Providence Equity Partners

Hulu is considering raising up to $300 million in an IPO next year to add more shows to its subscription service, Reuters reported Friday. Will that be enough capital to keep Hulu competitive with Netflix, as well as services from companies such as Apple, Amazon and Wal-Mart?

Toymaker Hasbro has been in buyout talks with fellow Rhode Island-based Providence Equity Partners, according to the Wall Street Journal. However, the discussions may have cooled lately given the uncertainty in the markets.

Virtual Radiologic provides remote diagnostic image interpretation, giving doctors anywhere fast answers about patients' medical scans. But vRad's growth hasn't been rapid enough to please the fickle market, which made it an attractive target for a private-equity buyout from Providence Equity Partners.

Ben Stein is a droll little fellow, and apparently not without a sense of irony. In the new issue of Fortune, the former Nixon speechwriter and game show host asks, "Does Dick Parsons Have a Conflict of Interest?" Stein's answer: Yes. Parsons, the former chairman of Time Warner (TWX) (which, as...

Citigroup's Chairman Richard Parsons told the board that he will split his time between Citigroup (C) and Providence Equity Partners, a private equity firm. Is this the right time to be changing his focus just as Citi tries to climb out of its deep hole? Citi is not ready for prime time if it's...

Hugh Hefner, America's favorite girl-chasing geezer, may sell the Playboy empire he built more than 50 years ago. According to the New York Post, Playboy Enterprises Inc. (PLA) is being "quietly" shopped around to private equity firms for about $300 million. That's roughly three times the market...