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Disney+ unveils price point, two-year global expansion
Disney has given investors a first glimpse into its new SVOD service, which is to…
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Report: Disney in talks to acquire WarnerMedia’s Hulu stake
Disney is in active talks with AT&T to acquire WarnerMedia’s 10% stake in Hulu, according…
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Hulu hires first in-house head of casting
Hulu has hired its first in-house head of casting, Barbara Fiorentino, as it continues to…
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eOne takes int’l rights to Hulu’s Fyre Fraud
Entertainment One (eOne) has secured international rights to Fyre Fraud, Hulu’s feature-length doc about the…
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TCAs: Hulu, WarnerMedia execs lift lid on streaming future
Top brass at Hulu and WarnerMedia have lifted the lid on their streaming plays as…
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Disney to lose $150m in third-party licensing revenue in 2019
Disney has confirmed that the business will this year lose around $150m in content licensing…
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Banijay sends Israeli drama Juda to Hulu
Banijay Rights has sold Israeli scripted series Juda into US streaming service Hulu, and secured…
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Hulu drops price for popular plan after Disney’s streaming loss reveal
Hulu is dropping the price of its most popular streaming plan by $2 and hiking…
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Disney offers earnings forecast, reveals $580m Hulu losses
Disney has broken out its financial results for direct-to-consumer and international activities for the first…
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Saudi-backed broadcaster hires ex-Hulu exec for streaming push
Saudi-backed broadcaster MBC Group is looking to take on Netflix in the Middle East as…
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Hulu ups subscribers by 48% in 2018
Hulu ended 2018 with 25 million subscribers, an increase of 48% year-on-year, marking its best…
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Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi hires ex-Hulu execs
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s mobile TV platform Quibi has hired former Hulu execs Tim Connolly and Jim…
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Hulu picks up ITV drama Butterfly
Hulu has picked up US rights to ITV mini-series Butterfly, which follows the story of…
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Report: Hulu, AT&T look to run ads when streamers pause shows
Hulu and AT&T are both looking at the option of adding advertising to their current,…
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Hulu set to reach 23m subs by year end
Hulu is on track to reach over 23m subscribers by year end, according to Hulu…
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Disney’s SEC filing sheds light on Hulu value
Disney has valued The Handmaid’s Tale SVOD Hulu at around US$9.26bn, according to a Securities…
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Hulu greenlights 10-part comedy from ABC Signature Studios
Hulu has ordered a 10-part original comedy series from Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap Entertainment ABC Signature…
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Ampere: Nearly four in five US web users signed up for SVOD
Nearly four in five US internet users now have at least one SVOD subscription, with…
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Hulu hires YouTube exec for acquisitions
Hulu has hired former YouTube TV exec Heather Moosnick to drive its content acquisition strategy…
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ABC News heads for Hulu’s Live TV
ABC’s News Live Service will now be available on Hulu’s Live TV service. ABC launched…
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Netflix and HBO tie up for Emmy wins
HBO and Netflix reached a tie with 23 wins each during the 70th annual primtetime…
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Hootenanny comedy The Bisexual scores presales with Canal+, Stan
Ahead of its debut on Hulu and the UK’s Channel 4, Hootenanny comedy The Bisexual…
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Endeavour hires ex-Hulu exec for int’l acquisitions
Endeavour Content has appointed a former Hulu and Roku exec, Kelly Miller, as its new…
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Hulu Japan to premiere Russian zombie series
Hulu Japan is set to premiere Russia’s hit zombie drama series The Day After on…
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Jeopardy! to make streaming debut on Hulu
Hulu has acquired the syndicated game show Jeopardy!, which made its debut on the streamer…
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Netflix surpasses HBO in Emmy nominations
For the first time, Netflix has surpassed HBO in the number of Emmy nominations it…
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Hulu chief discusses keeping up with Netflix
Hulu is unlikely to try and keep up with Netflix’s huge commitment to original content,…
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Hulu reorganises leading teams, eliminates chief content officer role
Hulu has launched a major reorganisation across its top teams in content, technology, marketing and…
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eOne brings Stan’s The Other Guy to North America
Entertainment One (eOne) is bringing Stan’s half-hour original series The Other Guy to Hulu in…
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Hulu and Vice strike content deal for 15 Viceland titles
Hulu and Vice Media have reached their first-ever content licensing agreement, with 15 Viceland…