Tag: Hulu
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Netflix and Hulu are Being Sued by a Texas Town Saying it Should be Getting 5%
A small town in Texas is going up against streaming giants Netflix and Hulu with a class-action lawsuit over utility fees. New Boston, Texas says the streamers use broadband infrastructure to reach their residents, and should in turn pay the town 5% of the revenue generated from those residents as a fee. “When a Netflix…
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Hulu Will Air DNC and RNC Live for All Hulu Subscribers
Hulu is helping subscribers stay informed during this election season by making some key events available to stream live for all Hulu subscribers, including those who are subscribed to on-demand only plans. In a partnership with ABC New Live, Hulu will bring both the Democratic National Convention and Republican National Convention live to all Hulu…
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Hulu Launches New Sports Sellout Commercials, Debuting Today
Hulu is celebrating the return of sports with its newest lineup of commercials in the Hulu Sellouts campaign. This time, the ads feature NBA’s Damian Lillard, MLB’s Aaron Judge, and WNBA’s Skylar Diggins-Smith. As always, the ads will transparently share the fact that Hulu paid athletes to tell people “Hulu Has Live Sports.” How did…
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Hulu’s Hackathon Went Virtual This Year, Here are Some of the Highlights
Each year, Hulu holds a “Hackathon” where creators and interns can come together to develop new features to improve the overall Hulu experience for viewers. This was the 7th annual Hackathon and the first completely virtual version of the event with more than 130 “Hulugans” collaborating remotely over the course of 10 days. The Hackathon…
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Here’s Everything Coming to Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime the Week of August 10, 2020
This week, Netflix is getting books 1-4 of The Legend of Korra, the follow-up series to Avatar: The Last Airbender, along with Les Misérables where Anne Hathaway won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. Hulu has all the reality and competition shows you could watch this week, including Chopped, Naked and Afraid, Worst…
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‘Animaniacs’ Reboot Will Hit Hulu in November
Hulu announced the WarnerBros cartoon Animaniacs will be making its comeback on the platform November 20 with a 13-episode season. This release date comes after the streaming service announced its two-season series order for the 90s cartoon two years ago. Another 13 episodes for season 2 is scheduled for 2021. Yakko, Wakko and Dot are…
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Weekend Wrap Up: Top 11 Cord Cutting Stories from This Week
This week, we took a look at Disney’s decision to release Mulan for a premium price on its streaming service, more earnings reports, Hulu’s new user interface, and more. Here are some of the top stories from the past week. ‘Mulan’ Premium Price One of the biggest entertainment stories this week came from Disney and…
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Hulu Launches a New Annual Ad-Supported Subscription Plan for Current Subscribers
Hulu announced today the launch of a new annual plan for current ad-supported subscribers. The new plan offers 12 months of an ad-supported subscription for the price of just 10 months. Starting today, all current customers of Hulu’s $5.99/month ad-supported plan will have the option to get a full one-year subscription to Hulu for only…
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95% of People Say Streaming Has Changed the Way They Watch TV
When it comes to the younger generations, streaming services are pretty important. How important? A recent study from Hulu revealed that it’s so important that 91% of them would either give up just about anything – including their favorite music streaming service, their social media accounts, their favorite food, their favorite piece of clothing, and their…
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Hulu’s Updated Interface is Rolling Out to More Devices
In May, Hulu unveiled plans for an updated user interface that would make the service more user friendly and improve on content recommendations. The update came to tvOS devices first and has been rolling out to additional devices, including Roku and LG TVs, over the summer. Now, Android TV users are seeing the update. Here’s…