Los Angeles - With a $1 billion copyright lawsuit against YouTube (NASD: GOOG) still pending, Viacom (NYSE: VIA) has struck a deal to offer two of its Comedy Central network's most popular programs for free streaming on Hulu, the advertising-supported video service joint venture between News Corp. (NYSE: NWS) and NBC Universal (NYSE: GE).

New York - Viacom's Comedy Central cable network launched a dedicated website for its "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" program on Thursday, which features almost every episode the program has aired in its nine-year history.

San Francisco - Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has been booked for an interview on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" on Jan. 29 -- the eve of the launch of the company's Windows Vista operating system -- CNET News.com reported on Thursday. The Gates appearance was confirmed to News.com by Comedy Central executive vice president Tony Fox.