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Young Turks and German docs hits Hulu
The Young Turks, the online news and commentary show on YouTube, is launching on Hulu….
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WWE, Mattel grapple with toon
Sports entertainment company WWE and toyco Mattel have tag teamed on a 26-part animated shortform…
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Disney/ABC chief Sweeney to exit post
Disney/ABC Television Group president and Disney Media Networks co-chair Anne Sweeney is to leave the…
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Hulu sells international business to Nippon
Nippon TV has acquired the international business of streaming and catch-up service Hulu. The Japanese…
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News brief: Horrid Henry heads for Hulu
US on-demand service Hulu has acquired another season of Horrid Henry and another UK kids…
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Hulu extends CBS pact
US streaming service Hulu has expanded its deal with broadcaster CBS and landed thousands of…
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Hulu unveils 2014 originals, acquisitions
US streaming site Hulu has unveiled a deep slate of original programmes and new acquisitions…
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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…
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Hulu buys Breakthrough adult toon
US on-demand service Hulu has acquired animated series Producing Parker, “an edgy send-up of daytime…
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Netflix, Hulu ‘could buy prodcos in 2014’
Another report into media industry mergers and acquisitions activity has singled out Netflix and Hulu…
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Hulu acquires four Smokebomb digital dramas
US streaming service Hulu has acquired four shortform series produced by Canadian digital prodco Smokebomb…
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Netflix, Hulu drive OTT device growth
More than 1.7 billion devices capable of streaming over-the-top (OTT) video from services like Netflix…
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News brief: Hulu adds Thomas, Sesame Street, Bob
US streaming service Hulu has added hundreds of episodes of children’s TV programming. As of…
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Hulu talking to pay TV operators
US internet TV service is reportedly in early talks with a number of pay TV…
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21st Century Fox: Hulu can compete with Netflix
US on-demand service Hulu can be a viable alternative to OTT market leader Netflix, the…
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Spain’s drama producers look to go global
Spain’s crisis has forced TV producers to seek international business. Local fiction continues to dominate…
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Hulu confirms CEO hire, Forssell to leave the company
US video-on-demand site Hulu has confirmed the appointment of Fox Networks executive Mike Hopkins as…
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Intel Media exec Eric Huggers ‘eyes Hulu role’
Intel Media’s corporate VP and general manager Erik Huggers has reportedly expressed interest in the…
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MIPCOM Hot Pick: Hulu’s True Heroines
This series almost certainly represents the first time burlesque dancing, sci-fi and period dramedy have…
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Nielsen says almost 40% of US consumers use Netflix
US research and ratings firm Nielsen says that 38% of Americans now “use or subscribe…
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BBC Worldwide to supply raft of content to Hulu Plus
BBC Worldwide North America and Hulu announced today a multi-year agreement to offer a raft…
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Shazam poaches Hulu exec for TV expansion
Shazam, the music recognition service that is moving into TV, has hired Kevin McGurn as…
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News brief: Netflix, Amazon drive Cinedigm revenue growth
LA-based content aggregator Cinedigm has seen revenue from its television programming library grow more than…
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Australia’s SBS buys pair of Nordic comedies
Australian channel SBS has acquired two foreign language comedies, one from Norway and one from…
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Hulu orders original from Lionsgate, Brad Pitt’s Plan B
US-based streaming and catch-up service Hulu has ordered an original series, Deadbeat. The show will…
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Hulu inks Henson deal, adds Fraggles
US streaming and catch-up service Hulu has inked a deal with The Jim Henson Company…
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Sony ‘signs Viacom deal for online service’
Sony has reportedly signed a preliminary deal with Viacom to carry the latter’s channels on…
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News brief: Hulu Japan does Nintendo deal
An app allowing Nintendo 3DS users to watch streaming and catch-up service Hulu has launched…
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Hulu buys animated series Fugget About It
Hulu has picked up exclusive rights to animated series Fugget About It. The US streaming…
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Time Warner Cable exits Hulu talks
The owners of US video-on-demand site Hulu have reportedly called off deal negotiations with Time…