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Ad-free Hulu option added
US streaming service Hulu has begin offering customers an ad-free option. The US$11.99 per month…
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Amazon adds offline viewing
Amazon Prime Instant Video will allow customers to download movies and TV series, making it…
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Hulu grabs Epix films as Netflix deal ends
US streaming service Hulu has swooped for exclusive movies from premium pay network Epix after…
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Hulu, Lionsgate chiefs kick off Cannes confab
Bosses from on-demand service Hulu and US studio Lionsgate Entertainment will kick off MIPCOM this…
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Fox eyes ‘bolt-on’ M&A opportunities
Highlights from 21st Century Fox’s first investor call since Rupert Murdoch stepped down as CEO…
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Netflix ‘churn rate 9%’
Roughly 4% of US broadband homes have cancelled their Netflix subscription in the past 12…
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Taking stock of SVOD
Buying a share in Netflix at the turn of 2011 would have set you back…
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Hulu explores ‘NOAH’ no ads option
US streaming and catch-up service Hulu is exploring the launch of a no-ads service, internally…
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Netflix’s US market share ‘to drop to 50%’
Netflix’s share of the US over-the-top video market is due to fall from 85% in…
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Hulu buys trio of 9 Story toons
US streaming and catch-up service Hulu has bought three animated series from Canadian producer and…
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Hulu to offer discounted Showtime
US streaming service Hulu will offer a discounted version of cable channel Showtime’s online service….
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Kilar’s Vessel to operate on Android
The online video start-up from former Hulu boss Jason Kilar has launched in beta on…
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Hulu buys Mr Bean toon
US on-demand and catch-up service Hulu has acquired Mr Bean: The Animated Series. Hulu has…
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Reilly promotes Bradley at Turner
Kevin Reilly has promoted Deborah Bradley to an executive VP post at Turner Broadcasting System….
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Ex-Disney digital chief joins Amazon Studios
Amazon Studios has named former Disney/ABC Television Group digital chief Albert Cheng COO, and drafted…
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Hulu rescues The Mindy Project
US streaming and catch up service Hulu has commissioned a 26-part season of the The…
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Hulu strikes AT&T deal
Telco AT&T has inked a deal with Hulu and will make the streaming and catch-up…
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Hulu bags ‘major’ AMC drama output deal
American on-demand service Hulu has bagged a pair of major deals, one with AMC Networks….
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Seinfeld SVOD auction ends in Hulu win
Hulu has beaten off stiff competition to acquire US SVOD rights to classic comedy Seinfeld…
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Hulu scores Turner SVOD exclusive deal
US streaming service Hulu has snapped up exclusive subscription on-demand rights to Turner Broadcasting System…
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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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OTT subs to hit 100 million this year
The total number of subscribers to online streaming services will pass 100 million on a…
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Hulu goes to Wonderland with Beta
US streaming service Hulu is among buyers of the Beta Film-sold drama Wonderland. Beta has…
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Hulu takes exclusive SVOD rights to Empire
American streaming platform Hulu has acquired exclusive subscription on-demand rights to Fox’s new season hit…
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SVOD battle underway for Seinfeld rights
Various SVOD and digital platforms are battling for rights to iconic US comedy Seinfeld, although…
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Disney Junior sends Doc to Hulu
US streaming service Hulu has acquired exclusive streaming rights to Disney Junior toon Doc McStuffins….
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Factual vets launch CuriosityStream OTT rival
Another documentary-focused over-the-top service is hitting the video streaming market. XiveTV promises more than 2,000…
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Cyber does digital deals
Paris based producer and distributor Cyber Group Studios has struck a number of deals with…
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Nick going OTT with SVOD service
Nickelodeon is to launch a standalone US subscription on-demand service as the Viacom channel targets…
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Kilar’s Vessel embarks on beta launch
Vessel, the new online video start-up from former Hulu boss Jason Kilar, has launched in…