Hulu CEO Jason Kilar to Deliver NAB Keynote

Jason Kilar, CEO of Hulu, an online video joint venture between NBC Universal and News Corp., will present a keynote address at the NAB Show in Las Vegas on Wednesday, April 16.

Kilar will discuss the trends and technologies that are enticing content providers to distribute and deliver content as never before.

Hulu is a free online video service that streams premium television shows, movies and clips. Via the destination site Hulu.com, distribution partner sites and embeddable video players, Hulu enables extensive distribution online. It made its beta launch in October.

Jason Kilar joined Hulu after nearly a decade at Amazon.com where he served as senior vice president of worldwide application software, reporting directly to CEO Jeff Bezos. Kilar began his career with the Walt Disney Co., where he worked for Disney design and development.

Kilar joins “Lost” executive producers Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof, “CSI” creator Anthony Zuiker, “Pushing Daisies” director and executive producer Barry Sonnenfeld, Six Flags President and CEO Mark Shapiro, and best-selling author Alvin Toffler as featured speakers during this year’s NAB Show.