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Hulu Japan
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Hulu Japan acquires Sony action-comedy ‘Twisted Metal’
Hulu Japan has acquired US vehicular action-comedy series Twisted Metal from Sony Pictures Television (SPT)….
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Exploring Japan’s unique pay TV & streaming ecosystem
Jun Wen Woo, senior analyst for TV & Online Video at research powerhouse Omdia, delves…
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Viaplay joins HBO Asia, Hulu Japan on Mediapro Studio’s Antarctica thriller
Nordic streamer Viaplay has partnered with HBO Asia, Hulu in Japan and Spain’s The Mediapro…
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Hulu Japan gets ‘Filthy Rich’ from Newen Distribution
Hulu Japan has bought two seasons of New Zealand family drama Filthy Rich from Newen…
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Amazon usurps Hulu Japan as exclusive HBO home
Amazon Prime Video’s Japanese wing has struck a deal to bring major HBO titles such…
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Nippon restructures sales under 34-year veteran
Japan’s Nippon Television Network Corporation has appointed Yoshio Nakayama to run a restructured international business…
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BBC starts streaming news on Hulu Japan
The BBC has started streaming its international news channel on the Hulu on-demand service in…
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A+E sends C+I titles to Hulu Japan
A+E Networks and Hulu Japan are expanding their existing relationship through a deal that will…
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TVT hires exec from Scripps
Media services and post-production outfit TVT has hired Scripps Networks group financial controller Richard Bains…
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Hulu Japan takes A+E content SVOD rights
Japanese subscription on-demand service Hulu is bringing an “extensive” catalogue of programming from A+E Networks…
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Netflix links with SoftBank, plans originals
Subscriptions to streaming service Netflix will be sold through telecommunications firm SoftBank when it launches…
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Red Arrow’s Cop is first Hulu Japan original
The Japanese SVOD platform Hulu has commissioned its first original series, a crime drama based…
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SoftBank launches OTT service
Japanese internet giant SoftBank has launched an OTT pay service for Japan’s smartphone and tablet…
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Nippon launches digital arm to create Hulu shows
Japanese commercial broadcaster Nippon TV is launching a digital division that will create programming for…
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Hulu revenues to hit $1bn – CEO
US-based streaming service Hulu will break the US$1 billion revenue mark for the first time…