• All Things D, Wednesday, September 7, 2011 12:51 PM

Hulu's horde of owners is reportedly entertaining four buyout bids from Amazon, Yahoo, Dish Network, and Google. Yes, Google, reports All Things D. "The search giant has also made an offer for the video site, but it seems to be playing a different sport than the rest of its peers. Rather than bid on what Hulu's owners have offered for sale, Google has proposed a different acquisition, on a larger scale," All Things D writes, citing sources.

Still, it not entirely clear to the blog's sources, whether Google has actually made a formal bid yet, or has merely indicated that it's still willing to spend a lot of money. This weekend, the Financial Times reported that Yahoo, Amazon and Dish are all expected to offer between $1.5 billion and $2 billion for Hulu, in exchange for the free video site, its subscription service and the rights to exclusive content for at least two years.

"Google seems to want something much more than that, and is willing to pay much more to get it," All Things D writes. Speculating, it adds: "You could imagine Google asking for access to more content, for a longer period of time, and perhaps offering up a couple billion dollars more."

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