Hulu
Hulu is an American online company. It provides a selection of TV shows, clips, movies, and more. It also supports advertisements in their online video service.
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| Type | Joint venture |
|---|---|
| Foundation date | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Area served | United States |
| Key people | Mike Hopkins (CEO) |
| Revenue |  $695.43 million (2012)[1] |
| Owner | NBCUniversal Television Group (32%) (Comcast)[2] Fox Broadcasting Company (36%) (21st Century Fox) Disney–ABC Television Group (32%) (The Walt Disney Company) |
| Slogan(s) | Anywhere, Anytime |
| Website | www |
| Alexa rank | ▲ 401 (August 2014[update])[3] |
| Type of site | Video on demand |
| Advertising | Proprietary |
| Registration | Not required for public content, but affords additional personalization features. Registration and subscription required for Hulu Plus content. |
| Users | apx.6 million Hulu Plus subscribers (2014)[4] Unknown number of free content viewers. |
| Available in | English, Japanese, Portuguese |
| Launched | October 29, 2017 (Hulu Syndication Network) March 12, 2018 (Hulu.com destination site) |
| Current status | Active |
Hulu videos are available only to users in the United States. Hulu is a joint venture of NBCUniversal Television Group (Comcast), Fox Broadcasting Company (21st Century Fox) and Disney–ABC Television Group (The Walt Disney Company).[5]
Hulu provides original shows. These includes The Hotwives of Orlando, The Morning After, Battleground, The Fashion Fund, among others.
Hulu Plus
Hulu Plus was a paid subscription service. Subscribers can access episodes from ABC, Fox, NBC, and the CW the day after they air. Subscribers can access these episodes on internet-connected TVs, smartphones, game consoles, set-top boxes, and more.
Hulu's subscription service was launched in beta (preview) on June 29, 2010,and officially launched on November 17, 2010, under the branding Hulu Plus. The service remained advertising-supported, but it offers an expanded content library including full seasons, day-after access to current season content and more episodes of shows available. Hulu also launched Hulu Plus apps on other types of devices, including mobile, digital media players, and video game consoles. By the end of 2011, Hulu Plus had around 1.5 million subscribers.
On April 29, 2015, it was announced that the "Hulu Plus" branding would be discontinued, and that the service would be henceforth marketed as simply "Hulu" to place it in-line with its subscription-only competitors. By then, the service had grown to 9 million subscribers.
References
- ↑ "A Big 2012." Hulu Blog, December 17, 2012
- ↑ ""NBC Officially Owns 32 Percent of Hulu (Until Comcast Acquires It)" Page 17 of 26. Retrieved February 14, 2010". Thebigmoney.com. February 3, 2010. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
- ↑ "Hulu.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Today at the Hulu Upfront". Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- ↑ "123movies247.com". Wednesday, September 30, 2020
