<s>
Hulu	B-Application
(	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
American	O
subscription	O
streaming	O
service	O
majority-owned	O
by	O
The	O
Walt	O
Disney	O
Company	O
,	O
with	O
Comcast	O
's	O
NBCUniversal	O
holding	O
a	O
minority	O
stake	O
(	O
until	O
2024	O
)	O
(	O
1:2	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
2007	O
and	O
it	O
offers	O
a	O
library	O
of	O
films	O
and	O
television	O
series	O
from	O
studios	O
including	O
20th	O
Century	O
Studios	O
,	O
Searchlight	O
Pictures	O
,	O
Disney	O
Television	O
Studios	O
,	O
ABC	O
,	O
Freeform	O
,	O
and	O
FX	O
Networks	O
among	O
others	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Hulu	B-Application
original	O
programming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hulu	B-Application
was	O
initially	O
established	O
as	O
a	O
joint	O
venture	O
between	O
News	O
Corporation	O
and	O
NBC	O
Universal	O
,	O
Providence	O
Equity	O
Partners	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
The	O
Walt	O
Disney	O
Company	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
an	O
aggregation	O
of	O
recent	O
episodes	O
of	O
television	O
series	O
from	O
their	O
respective	O
television	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
launched	O
a	O
subscription	O
service	O
,	O
initially	O
branded	O
as	O
"	O
Hulu	B-Application
Plus	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
full	O
seasons	O
of	O
programs	O
from	O
the	O
companies	O
and	O
other	O
partners	O
,	O
and	O
undelayed	O
access	O
to	O
new	O
episodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
launched	O
Hulu	B-Application
with	O
Live	O
TV	O
—	O
an	O
over-the-top	O
live	O
TV	O
service	O
featuring	O
linear	O
television	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
has	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
48	O
million	O
subscribers	O
in	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
began	O
its	O
first	O
and	O
only	O
overseas	O
expansion	O
by	O
launching	O
its	O
service	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
years	O
later	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
Japan	O
counterpart	O
of	O
Hulu	B-Application
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Nippon	O
TV	O
and	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
operated	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
service	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Hulu	B-Application
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
Hulu	B-Application
comes	O
from	O
two	O
Mandarin	O
Chinese	O
characters	O
,	O
húlu	O
(葫芦/	O
葫蘆	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
calabash	O
;	O
bottle	O
gourd	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
hùlù	O
(互录/	O
互錄	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
interactive	O
recording	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jason	O
Kilar	O
,	O
who	O
served	O
as	O
CEO	O
of	O
Hulu	B-Application
,	O
said	O
the	O
name	O
comes	O
from	O
a	O
Chinese	O
proverb	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Individuals	O
who	O
were	O
instrumental	O
in	O
the	O
founding	O
of	O
Hulu	B-Application
include	O
Bruce	O
Campbell	O
,	O
Peter	O
Chernin	O
,	O
JB	O
Perrette	O
,	O
Mike	O
Lang	O
,	O
Beth	O
Comstock	O
,	O
George	O
Kliavkoff	O
,	O
Darren	O
Feher	O
,	O
and	O
Jason	O
Kilar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hulu	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
March	O
2007	O
with	O
AOL	O
,	O
NBC	O
Universal	O
(	O
then	O
co-owned	O
by	O
General	O
Electric	O
and	O
Vivendi	O
)	O
,	O
MSN	B-Protocol
,	O
Myspace	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Jason	O
Kilar	O
was	O
named	O
Hulu	B-Application
CEO	O
in	O
late	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
Hulu	B-Application
was	O
chosen	O
in	O
late	O
August	O
2007	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
website	O
went	O
live	O
with	O
an	O
announcement	O
only	O
and	O
no	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2007	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
began	O
the	O
private	O
beta	O
testing	O
by	O
invitation	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
invite	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hulu	B-Application
launched	O
for	O
public	O
access	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
March	O
12	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
product	O
to	O
launch	O
was	O
the	O
HULU	B-Application
Syndication	O
network	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
designed	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
NBC	O
Universal	O
team	O
from	O
New	O
York	O
,	O
on	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Tom	O
Sharma	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
Hulu.com	B-Application
destinations	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hulu	B-Application
began	O
an	O
advertising	O
campaign	O
during	O
NBC	O
's	O
broadcast	O
of	O
Super	O
Bowl	O
XLIII	O
with	O
an	O
initial	O
ad	O
starring	O
Alec	O
Baldwin	O
titled	O
"	O
Alec	O
in	O
Huluwood	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2007	O
,	O
Providence	O
Equity	O
Partners	O
,	O
the	O
owner	O
of	O
Newport	O
Television	O
,	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
"	O
outside	O
"	O
investors	O
by	O
purchasing	O
a	O
10	O
percent	O
stake	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
for	O
US$100	O
million	O
equity	O
investment	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Hulu	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2009	O
,	O
The	O
Walt	O
Disney	O
Company	O
joined	O
the	O
Hulu	B-Application
consortium	O
as	O
a	O
stakeholder	O
,	O
with	O
plans	O
to	O
offer	O
content	O
from	O
ABC	O
,	O
ESPN	O
and	O
Disney	O
Channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
chief	O
executive	O
Jason	O
Kilar	O
said	O
the	O
service	O
had	O
made	O
a	O
profit	O
in	O
two	O
quarters	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
could	O
top	O
$100	O
million	O
in	O
revenue	O
by	O
summer	O
2010	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
its	O
income	O
for	O
all	O
of	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ComScore	O
says	O
monthly	O
video	O
streams	O
reached	O
903	O
million	O
in	O
January	O
2010	O
,	O
over	O
three	O
times	O
the	O
figure	O
for	O
a	O
year	O
earlier	O
,	O
and	O
second	O
only	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
16	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
report	O
revealed	O
that	O
Hulu	B-Application
was	O
planning	O
an	O
initial	O
public	O
offering	O
(	O
IPO	O
)	O
which	O
could	O
value	O
the	O
company	O
at	O
more	O
than	O
$2	O
billion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
21	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
The	O
Wall	O
Street	O
Journal	O
reported	O
that	O
an	O
"	O
unsolicited	O
offer	O
"	O
caused	O
Hulu	B-Application
to	O
begin	O
"	O
weighing	O
whether	O
to	O
sell	O
itself	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
on	O
October	O
13	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
and	O
its	O
owners	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
not	O
sell	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
as	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
bidders	O
offered	O
an	O
amount	O
that	O
was	O
satisfactory	O
to	O
its	O
owners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
service	O
launched	O
in	O
Japan	O
;	O
marking	O
Hulu	B-Application
's	O
first	O
international	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hulu	B-Application
generated	O
$420	O
million	O
in	O
revenue	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
$80	O
million	O
short	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
target	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
Providence	O
sold	O
its	O
10	O
percent	O
stake	O
to	O
"	O
Hulu	B-Application
's	O
media	O
owners	O
"	O
and	O
ceased	O
participation	O
in	O
the	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
27	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Nippon	O
Television	O
Network	O
Corporation	O
acquired	O
Hulu	B-Application
's	O
Japanese	O
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
would	O
retain	O
the	O
"	O
Hulu	B-Application
"	O
brand	O
and	O
technology	O
in	O
Japan	O
under	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Nippon	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
separate	O
agreement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
3	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Time	O
Warner	O
acquired	O
a	O
10	O
percent	O
stake	O
of	O
Hulu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
AT&T	O
(	O
via	O
WarnerMedia	O
)	O
sold	O
its	O
9.5	O
%	O
stake	O
in	O
Hulu	B-Application
back	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
for	O
$1.43	O
billion	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
shift	O
its	O
focus	O
to	O
its	O
own	O
service	O
,	O
HBO	B-Application
Max	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2019	O
,	O
Disney	O
acquired	O
21st	O
Century	O
Fox	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
60%	O
majority	O
stake	O
in	O
Hulu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Comcast	O
relinquished	O
its	O
control	O
in	O
Hulu	B-Application
to	O
Disney	O
effective	O
immediately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
the	O
deal	O
,	O
Disney	O
CEO	O
Bob	O
Iger	O
explained	O
that	O
direct	O
integration	O
of	O
Hulu	B-Application
with	O
Disney	O
's	O
studios	O
would	O
allow	O
increased	O
investments	O
in	O
original	O
content	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
in	O
turn	O
allow	O
it	O
to	O
"	O
make	O
the	O
service	O
even	O
more	O
compelling	O
and	O
a	O
greater	O
value	O
for	O
consumers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disney	O
stated	O
that	O
its	O
control	O
of	O
Hulu	B-Application
was	O
the	O
third	O
major	O
component	O
of	O
its	O
direct-to-consumer	O
strategy	O
,	O
complementing	O
its	O
sports	O
streaming	O
service	O
ESPN+	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
then-forthcoming	O
Disney+	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hulu	B-Application
would	O
be	O
oriented	O
towards	O
"	O
general	O
"	O
entertainment	O
and	O
content	O
targeting	O
mature	O
audiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NBCUniversal	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
license	O
its	O
content	O
to	O
the	O
service	O
through	O
at	O
least	O
2024	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
will	O
have	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
begin	O
transitioning	O
its	O
exclusivity	O
deals	O
with	O
Hulu	B-Application
to	O
non-exclusive	O
terms	O
beginning	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
end	O
other	O
content	O
deals	O
beginning	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Disney	O
reorganized	O
Hulu	B-Application
's	O
reporting	O
structure	O
,	O
placing	O
Hulu	B-Application
's	O
Scripted	O
Originals	O
team	O
under	O
Walt	O
Disney	O
Television	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
the	O
new	O
structure	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
's	O
SVP	O
of	O
Original	O
Scripted	O
Content	O
would	O
report	O
directly	O
to	O
the	O
chairman	O
of	O
Disney	O
Television	O
Studios	O
and	O
ABC	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
November	O
2019	O
,	O
FX	O
and	O
Fox	O
Searchlight	O
were	O
assigned	O
to	O
supply	O
Hulu	B-Application
with	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2020	O
,	O
Disney	O
eliminated	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Hulu	B-Application
CEO	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
top	O
executives	O
to	O
report	O
directly	O
to	O
DTCI	O
and	O
Walt	O
Disney	O
Television	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Freer	O
resigned	O
as	O
CEO	O
of	O
Hulu	B-Application
and	O
the	O
position	O
was	O
eliminated	O
;	O
Hulu	B-Application
's	O
top	O
executives	O
now	O
report	O
directly	O
to	O
DTCI	O
and	O
Walt	O
Disney	O
Television	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
Comcast	O
had	O
accused	O
Disney	O
of	O
undermining	O
Hulu	B-Application
's	O
growth	O
and	O
value	O
by	O
not	O
engaging	O
in	O
international	O
expansion	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
,	O
having	O
instead	O
added	O
the	O
Star	O
brand	O
as	O
an	O
extension	O
of	O
Disney+	B-Application
in	O
selected	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2021	O
,	O
Disney	O
CEO	O
Bob	O
Chapek	O
suggested	O
that	O
Hulu	B-Application
,	O
Disney+	B-Application
,	O
and	O
ESPN+	O
could	O
similarly	O
be	O
merged	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
citing	O
that	O
the	O
existing	O
bundle	O
offering	O
of	O
the	O
services	O
had	O
a	O
lower	O
rate	O
of	O
churn	O
than	O
the	O
individual	O
services	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
"	O
there	O
may	O
also	O
be	O
certain	O
constraints	O
that	O
we	O
're	O
under	O
that	O
could	O
at	O
least	O
,	O
from	O
a	O
short-term	O
standpoint	O
,	O
limit	O
our	O
ability	O
to	O
do	O
what	O
long	O
term	O
we	O
might	O
feel	O
was	O
ideal	O
,	O
but	O
frankly	O
we	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
what	O
’s	O
ideal	O
yet.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
the	O
prices	O
of	O
its	O
main	O
video	O
on-demand	O
and	O
ad-free	O
plans	O
would	O
increase	O
by	O
$1	O
each	O
to	O
$6.99	O
and	O
$12.99	O
per-month	O
beginning	O
October	O
8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
president	O
Kelly	O
Campbell	O
resigned	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
subsequently	O
appointed	O
the	O
president	O
of	O
NBCUniversal	O
's	O
competing	O
service	O
Peacock	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
third-quarter	O
earnings	O
report	O
,	O
Comcast	O
CFO	O
Mike	O
Cavanagh	O
stated	O
of	O
Hulu	B-Application
that	O
they	O
were	O
"	O
happy	O
to	O
be	O
along	O
for	O
that	O
ride	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
projected	O
that	O
"	O
It	O
’ll	O
be	O
fine	O
if	O
we	O
stay	O
until	O
the	O
end	O
because	O
I	O
expect	O
the	O
value	O
to	O
keep	O
increasing.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Disney	O
and	O
WarnerMedia	O
reached	O
a	O
deal	O
to	O
let	O
select	O
20th	O
Century	O
Studios	O
and	O
Searchlight	O
Pictures	O
films	O
stream	O
on	O
Disney+	B-Application
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
and	O
HBO	B-Application
Max	I-Application
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
The	O
Wall	O
Street	O
Journal	O
reported	O
that	O
Comcast	O
was	O
considering	O
pulling	O
some	O
content	O
from	O
Hulu	B-Application
to	O
boost	O
their	O
Peacock	B-Application
streaming	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
NBCUniversal	O
will	O
pull	O
content	O
from	O
Hulu	B-Application
and	O
move	O
them	O
to	O
Peacock	B-Application
,	O
beginning	O
in	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2022	O
,	O
Joe	O
Earley	O
became	O
president	O
of	O
Hulu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2022	O
,	O
Chapek	O
indicated	O
that	O
Disney	O
is	O
considering	O
merging	O
Hulu	B-Application
into	O
Disney+	B-Application
because	O
the	O
model	O
had	O
been	O
successful	O
outside	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
without	O
any	O
content	O
friction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
accelerate	O
the	O
plan	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
that	O
Disney	O
would	O
love	O
to	O
buy	O
out	O
Comcast	O
's	O
33.3	O
%	O
stake	O
in	O
Hulu	B-Application
earlier	O
than	O
their	O
previously	O
agreed	O
2024	O
timeline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Comcast	O
had	O
not	O
offered	O
reasonable	O
terms	O
for	O
an	O
early	O
buyout	O
and	O
had	O
instead	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
buying	O
Hulu	B-Application
themselves	O
if	O
it	O
were	O
for	O
sale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
January	O
17	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
to	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
streamed	O
its	O
own	O
in-house	O
web	O
series	O
The	O
Morning	O
After	O
,	O
a	O
light-hearted	O
pop-culture	O
news	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Hulu	B-Application
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Jace	O
Hall	O
's	O
HDFilms	O
and	O
stars	O
Brian	O
Kimmet	O
and	O
Ginger	O
Gonzaga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
16	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
airing	O
its	O
first	O
original	O
script	O
based	O
program	O
,	O
titled	O
Battleground	O
,	O
which	O
premiered	O
in	O
February	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
aired	O
on	O
Hulu	B-Application
's	O
free	O
web	O
service	O
rather	O
than	O
on	O
the	O
subscription-based	O
Hulu	B-Application
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
that	O
same	O
month	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
announced	O
it	O
would	O
air	O
The	O
Fashion	O
Fund	O
,	O
a	O
six-part	O
reality	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
winner	O
of	O
the	O
show	O
would	O
receive	O
$	O
300,000	O
to	O
start	O
their	O
career	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
continue	O
with	O
its	O
original	O
programming	O
movement	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
seven	O
original	O
programs	O
that	O
were	O
planned	O
to	O
air	O
on	O
its	O
service	O
:	O
Battleground	O
,	O
Day	O
in	O
the	O
Life	O
,	O
and	O
Up	O
to	O
Speed	O
were	O
previously	O
mentioned	O
;	O
and	O
on	O
April	O
19	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
added	O
four	O
more	O
shows	O
to	O
its	O
list	O
:	O
Do	O
n't	O
Quit	O
Your	O
Daydream	O
,	O
Flow	O
,	O
The	O
Awesomes	O
,	O
and	O
We	O
Got	O
Next	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
announced	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
bringing	O
Kevin	O
Smith	O
to	O
its	O
lineup	O
of	O
original	O
programming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
Lionsgate	O
Premiere	O
and	O
Hulu	B-Application
jointly	O
acquired	O
distribution	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
film	O
Joshy	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
12	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
4	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
acquired	O
The	B-Application
Beatles	I-Application
:	O
Eight	O
Days	O
a	O
Week	O
,	O
as	O
its	O
first	O
documentary	O
acquisition	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
planned	O
Hulu	B-Application
Documentary	O
Films	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
September	O
2022	O
,	O
selected	O
International	O
programs	O
that	O
released	O
on	O
Disney+’s	O
Star	O
Hub	O
and	O
Disney+	B-Application
original	O
International	O
content	O
that	O
is	O
over	O
the	O
rating	O
limit	O
(	O
maximum	O
TV-14	O
and	O
PG-13	O
)	O
in	O
United	O
States	O
market	O
begins	O
to	O
release	O
on	O
Hulu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
its	O
service	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
signed	O
deals	O
with	O
several	O
new	O
content	O
providers	O
making	O
additional	O
material	O
available	O
to	O
consumers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
The	O
Walt	O
Disney	O
Company	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
join	O
the	O
venture	O
,	O
purchasing	O
a	O
27	O
percent	O
stake	O
in	O
Hulu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
viewers	O
of	O
content	O
from	O
Fox	O
and	O
related	O
networks	O
are	O
required	O
to	O
authenticate	O
paid	O
cable	O
or	O
satellite	O
service	O
wherever	O
Fox	O
streams	O
episodes	O
,	O
including	O
on	O
Hulu	B-Application
,	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
watch	O
them	O
the	O
morning	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
airing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
inked	O
a	O
five-year	O
deal	O
with	O
The	O
CW	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
streaming	O
site	O
access	O
to	O
next-day	O
content	O
from	O
five	O
of	O
the	O
six	O
major	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
multi-year	O
deal	O
with	O
the	O
BBC	O
that	O
would	O
deliver	O
2,000	O
episodes	O
from	O
144	O
different	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
12	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
began	O
offering	O
content	O
from	O
Showtime	O
for	O
an	O
additional	O
$8.99	O
/month	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
cheaper	O
than	O
Showtime	O
's	O
own	O
streaming	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
16	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
the	O
Disney-ABC	O
Television	O
Group	O
for	O
the	O
exclusive	O
SVOD	O
rights	O
to	O
past	O
seasons	O
of	O
seven	O
Disney	O
Channel	O
,	O
Disney	O
Junior	O
and	O
Disney	O
XD	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
than	O
20	O
Disney	O
Channel	O
original	O
movies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CW	O
's	O
agreement	O
with	O
Hulu	B-Application
ended	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
2016	O
;	O
in-season	O
streaming	O
of	O
current	O
CW	O
programs	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
network	O
's	O
own	O
digital	O
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
Netflix	O
began	O
to	O
carry	O
past	O
seasons	O
of	O
The	O
CW	O
's	O
programs	O
through	O
2019	O
.	O
,	O
a	O
limited	O
amount	O
of	O
content	O
from	O
CBS	O
's	O
library	O
is	O
available	O
on-demand	O
,	O
mostly	O
limited	O
to	O
shows	O
that	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
producing	O
new	O
episodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
4	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
a	O
deal	O
was	O
reached	O
to	O
bring	O
live	O
broadcasts	O
of	O
CBS	O
and	O
several	O
affiliated	O
channels	O
to	O
Hulu	B-Application
's	O
upcoming	O
live	O
streaming	O
service	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
to	O
make	O
more	O
shows	O
available	O
on-demand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2018	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Spotify	B-Application
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
purchase	O
both	O
streaming	O
services	O
for	O
a	O
discounted	O
price	O
per	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hulu	B-Application
distributes	O
video	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
website	O
and	O
syndicates	O
its	O
hosting	O
to	O
other	O
sites	O
,	O
and	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
embed	O
Hulu	B-Application
clips	O
on	O
their	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
NBC	O
,	O
ABC	O
and	O
Fox	O
programs	O
and	O
movies	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
carries	O
shows	O
from	O
networks	O
:	O
A&E	O
,	O
Big	O
Ten	O
Network	O
,	O
Bravo	O
,	O
E	O
!,	O
Fox	O
Sports	O
2	O
,	O
FX	O
,	O
PBS	O
,	O
NFL	O
Network	O
,	O
Oxygen	O
,	O
RT	O
America	O
,	O
Fox	O
Sports	O
1	O
,	O
SundanceTV	O
,	O
Syfy	O
,	O
USA	O
Network	O
,	O
NBCSN	O
,	O
and	O
online	O
comedy	O
sources	O
such	O
as	O
Onion	O
News	O
Network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hulu	B-Application
retains	O
between	O
thirty	O
and	O
fifty	O
percent	O
of	O
advertising	O
revenue	O
generated	O
by	O
the	O
shows	O
it	O
distributes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2009	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
also	O
began	O
to	O
establish	O
partnerships	O
with	O
record	O
labels	O
to	O
host	O
music	O
videos	O
and	O
concert	O
performances	O
on	O
the	O
site	O
,	O
including	O
EMI	O
in	O
November	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
Warner	O
Music	O
Group	O
in	O
December	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
March	O
2010	O
,	O
Viacom	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
pulling	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
website	O
's	O
most	O
popular	O
shows	O
,	O
The	O
Colbert	O
Report	O
and	O
The	O
Daily	O
Show	O
,	O
off	O
Hulu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
programs	O
had	O
been	O
airing	O
on	O
Hulu	B-Application
since	O
late	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2011	O
,	O
both	O
shows	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
streaming	O
on	O
Hulu	B-Application
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Daily	O
Show	O
was	O
again	O
removed	O
from	O
Hulu	B-Application
in	O
March	O
2017	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
push	O
viewers	O
to	O
watch	O
the	O
program	O
on	O
Viacom	O
and	O
Comedy	O
Central	O
's	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
launched	O
on	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
24/7	O
web	O
channel	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
2014	O
it	O
had	O
switched	O
to	O
Hulu-only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
site	O
contained	O
exclusive	O
dub	O
premieres	O
with	O
anime	O
such	O
as	O
Accel	O
World	O
,	O
Blue	O
Exorcist	O
,	O
Magi	O
:	O
The	O
Labyrinth	O
of	O
Magic	O
,	O
Fate/Zero	O
and	O
the	O
uncut	O
version	O
of	O
Sailor	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
had	O
shows	O
such	O
as	O
Naruto	O
and	O
Naruto	O
:	O
Shippuden	O
,	O
Death	O
Note	O
,	O
Inuyasha	B-Application
,	O
Bakuman	O
,	O
Ranma	O
½	O
,	O
One	B-Device
Piece	I-Device
,	O
One	O
Punch	O
Man	O
,	O
and	O
Bleach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
still	O
hosts	O
over	O
300	O
anime	O
from	O
Funimation	O
,	O
Aniplex	O
of	O
America	O
,	O
Viz	O
Media	O
,	O
and	O
Sentai	O
Filmworks	O
,	O
and	O
selected	O
anime	O
began	O
resume	O
to	O
release	O
on	O
Hulu	B-Application
following	O
the	O
deal	O
between	O
Disney	O
and	O
Sony	O
Pictures	O
since	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2017	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
signed	O
a	O
first-run	O
license	O
deal	O
with	O
Annapurna	O
Pictures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hulu	B-Application
also	O
has	O
output	O
deals	O
with	O
IFC	O
Films	O
and	O
Magnolia	O
Pictures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
releases	O
from	O
20th	O
Century	O
Studios	O
will	O
not	O
immediately	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
either	O
Disney+	B-Application
or	O
Hulu	B-Application
,	O
as	O
it	O
has	O
an	O
existing	O
output	O
deal	O
with	O
HBO	O
until	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hulu	B-Application
in	O
May	O
2018	O
announced	O
its	O
first-ever	O
license	O
deal	O
with	O
DreamWorks	O
Animation	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
exclusive	O
streaming	O
home	O
for	O
future	O
DWA	O
movies	O
feature	O
films	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
library	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
PocketWatch	O
launched	O
90	O
22-minute	O
episodes	O
of	O
repackaged	O
content	O
from	O
their	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
creator	O
partners	O
on	O
Hulu	B-Application
and	O
Amazon	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
Video	I-Application
and	O
partnered	O
with	O
Paramount	O
Pictures	O
to	O
license	O
them	O
to	O
international	O
distributors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
confirmed	O
an	O
exclusive	O
multi-year	O
first-look	O
SVOD	O
deal	O
with	O
Funimation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
and	O
FX	O
signed	O
an	O
output	O
deal	O
with	O
Lionsgate	O
,	O
where	O
Hulu	B-Application
and	O
FX	O
would	O
respectably	O
gain	O
the	O
streaming	O
and	O
TV	O
rights	O
to	O
films	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
Lionsgate	O
label	O
in	O
2020	O
and	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2019	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
agreed	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
streaming	O
rights	O
to	O
upcoming	O
films	O
released	O
by	O
Bleecker	O
Street	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
2	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
launched	O
a	O
dedicated	O
"	O
hub	O
"	O
for	O
content	O
from	O
FX	O
branded	O
as	O
"	O
FX	O
on	O
Hulu	B-Application
"	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
service	O
becoming	O
the	O
exclusive	O
streaming	O
outlet	O
for	O
current	O
and	O
past	O
series	O
from	O
the	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
with	O
Breeders	O
,	O
new	O
episodes	O
of	O
FX	O
original	O
series	O
also	O
become	O
available	O
on	O
Hulu	B-Application
immediately	O
after	O
their	O
television	O
airing	O
,	O
and	O
selected	O
series	O
will	O
also	O
premiere	O
exclusively	O
on	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
14	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
following	O
an	O
exclusive	O
3-week	O
IMAX	O
engagement	O
,	O
Searchlight	O
's	O
Nomadland	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
Hulu	B-Application
alongside	O
a	O
regular	O
limited	O
theatrical	O
and	O
drive-in	O
run	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
February	O
19	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
deal	O
covers	O
Disney+	B-Application
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Disney	O
's	O
television	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Disney	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
fold	O
the	O
U.S.	O
version	O
of	O
Hotstar	O
—	O
a	O
niche	O
streaming	O
service	O
targeting	O
Indian	O
Americans	O
—	O
in	O
late-2022	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
original	O
entertainment	O
content	O
migrating	O
to	O
Hulu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
August	O
2021	O
,	O
Star	O
India	O
Networks	O
programming	O
has	O
been	O
available	O
to	O
Hulu	B-Application
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hulu	B-Application
's	O
subscription	O
service	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
beta	O
(	O
preview	O
)	O
on	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
officially	O
launched	O
on	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
branding	O
Hulu	B-Application
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hulu	B-Application
also	O
launched	O
Hulu	B-Application
Plus	O
apps	O
on	O
other	O
types	O
of	O
devices	O
,	O
including	O
mobile	O
,	O
digital	B-Application
media	I-Application
players	I-Application
,	O
and	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2011	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
Plus	O
had	O
around	O
1.5	O
million	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
Hulu	B-Application
Plus	O
"	O
branding	O
would	O
be	O
discontinued	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
service	O
would	O
be	O
henceforth	O
marketed	O
as	O
simply	O
"	O
Hulu	B-Application
"	O
to	O
place	O
it	O
in-line	O
with	O
its	O
subscription-only	O
competitors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wall	O
Street	O
Journal	O
reported	O
in	O
July	O
2015	O
that	O
Hulu	B-Application
was	O
exploring	O
an	O
advertising-free	O
subscription	O
option	O
for	O
around	O
$12	O
to	O
$14	O
a	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
plans	O
to	O
begin	O
displaying	O
on-screen	O
ads	O
when	O
the	O
viewer	O
pauses	O
the	O
show	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
is	O
unclear	O
whether	O
this	O
will	O
apply	O
to	O
customers	O
on	O
the	O
$11.99	O
/month	O
No	O
Ads	O
plan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
reached	O
12	O
million	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
reached	O
17	O
million	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
8	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
discontinue	O
its	O
free	O
video	O
on-demand	O
content	O
,	O
and	O
syndicate	O
it	O
to	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
on	O
a	O
new	O
website	O
known	O
as	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hulu	B-Application
website	O
is	O
now	O
devoted	O
exclusively	O
to	O
the	O
subscription	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
introduced	O
5.1	O
surround	O
sound	O
on	O
select	O
devices	O
for	O
its	O
original	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2016	O
Hulu	B-Application
began	O
streaming	O
content	O
in	O
4K	B-Architecture
,	O
also	O
limited	O
to	O
its	O
original	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
4K	B-Architecture
video	I-Architecture
was	O
quietly	O
rolled	O
back	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
reintroduced	O
in	O
July	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hulu	B-Application
added	O
HDR	B-Application
for	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
original	O
content	O
in	O
August	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
23	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
$2	O
price	O
drop	O
for	O
the	O
basic	O
ad-supported	O
plan	O
to	O
$5.99	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Disney+	B-Application
in	O
November	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
service	O
has	O
been	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
a	O
bundle	O
with	O
Hulu	B-Application
and	O
ESPN+	O
,	O
priced	O
at	O
US	O
$12.99	O
per-month	O
for	O
the	O
ad-supported	O
tier	O
of	O
Hulu	B-Application
,	O
and	O
US	O
$18.99	O
for	O
the	O
ad-free	O
tier	O
of	O
Hulu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Disney	O
announced	O
that	O
Hulu	B-Application
would	O
be	O
getting	O
a	O
price	O
increase	O
on	O
October	O
8	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ad-supported	O
Hulu	B-Application
plan	O
would	O
increase	O
from	O
$5.99	O
to	O
$6.99	O
a	O
month	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
ad-free	O
Hulu	B-Application
plan	O
would	O
increase	O
from	O
$11.99	O
to	O
$12.99	O
a	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hulu	B-Application
live	O
TV	O
plan	O
and	O
the	O
Disney	O
bundle	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
Disney+	B-Application
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
with	O
ads	O
and	O
ESPN+	O
for	O
$13.99	O
a	O
month	O
,	O
would	O
not	O
get	O
a	O
price	O
increase	O
at	O
this	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
4	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
planned	O
to	O
begin	O
offering	O
an	O
over-the-top	O
"	O
live	O
programming	O
from	O
broadcast	O
and	O
cable	O
brands	O
"	O
some	O
time	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
co-owners	O
21st	O
Century	O
Fox	O
,	O
including	O
Fox	O
Networks	O
Group	O
(	O
Fox	O
,	O
Fox	O
Sports	O
,	O
Fox	O
News	O
Channel	O
,	O
FX	O
Networks	O
,	O
and	O
National	O
Geographic	O
)	O
and	O
The	O
Walt	O
Disney	O
Company	O
,	O
including	O
Disney	O
–	O
ABC	O
Television	O
Group	O
and	O
ESPN	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
ABC	O
,	O
Disney	O
Channel	O
,	O
Disney	O
Junior	O
,	O
Disney	O
XD	O
,	O
Freeform	O
,	O
ESPN	O
,	O
ESPN2	O
,	O
ESPNU	O
,	O
SEC	O
Network	O
,	O
and	O
ESPN3	O
)	O
agreed	O
to	O
supply	O
their	O
channels	O
to	O
the	O
streaming	O
service	O
,	O
joined	O
by	O
Time	O
Warner	O
,	O
including	O
Turner	O
Broadcasting	O
System	O
(	O
TBS	O
,	O
TNT	O
,	O
Turner	O
Classic	O
Movies	O
,	O
TruTV	O
,	O
CNN	B-Architecture
,	O
HLN	O
,	O
CNN	B-Architecture
International	O
,	O
Cartoon	O
Network	O
,	O
Adult	O
Swim	O
,	O
and	O
Boomerang	O
)	O
on	O
August	O
3	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
which	O
previously	O
reached	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
Hulu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
,	O
originally	O
marketed	O
as	O
"	O
Hulu	B-Application
with	O
Live	O
TV	O
,	O
"	O
launched	O
in	O
beta	O
on	O
May	O
3	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
NBCUniversal	O
(	O
Bravo	O
,	O
Cozi	O
TV	O
,	O
NBC	O
,	O
Oxygen	O
,	O
SYFY	O
,	O
Sprout	O
,	O
and	O
Telemundo	O
)	O
,	O
A+E	O
Networks	O
(	O
A&E	O
,	O
History	O
,	O
and	O
Lifetime	O
)	O
,	O
CBS	O
Corporation	O
(	O
CBS	O
,	O
Pop	O
TV	O
,	O
Smithsonian	O
Channel	O
,	O
and	O
Showtime	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Scripps	O
Networks	O
Interactive	O
(	O
Cooking	O
Channel	O
,	O
Food	O
Network	O
,	O
and	O
HGTV	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
renamed	O
to	O
"	O
Hulu	B-Application
+	O
Live	O
TV.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
included	O
live	O
streams	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
75	O
broadcast	O
and	O
cable-originated	O
channels	O
,	O
including	O
feeds	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
major	O
broadcast	O
networks	O
–	O
ABC	O
,	O
CBS	O
,	O
NBC	O
,	O
Fox	O
and	O
The	O
CW	O
–	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
cable	O
channels	O
owned	O
by	O
Hulu	B-Application
co-parents	O
Comcast	O
's	O
NBCUniversal	O
and	O
The	O
Walt	O
Disney	O
Company	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
NFL	O
Network	O
,	O
Paramount	O
Global	O
with	O
Showtime	O
,	O
A+E	O
Networks	O
,	O
Fox	O
Corporation	O
,	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hulu	B-Application
representatives	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
intends	O
to	O
negotiate	O
carriage	O
agreements	O
with	O
independently	O
owned	O
broadcasting	O
groups	O
to	O
gain	O
distribution	O
rights	O
to	O
local	O
stations	O
from	O
additional	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
+	O
Live	O
TV	O
now	O
adds	O
Discovery	O
Networks	O
(	O
Discovery	O
,	O
TLC	O
,	O
MotorTrend	O
,	O
Animal	O
Planet	O
and	O
Investigation	O
Discovery	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
prices	O
on	O
the	O
bundles	O
featuring	O
the	O
new	O
channels	O
wo	O
n't	O
change	O
,	O
Discovery	O
will	O
be	O
joining	O
Scripps	O
Networks	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
$40	O
per	O
month	O
Hulu	B-Application
With	O
Live	O
TV	O
core	O
package	O
will	O
get	O
the	O
five	O
aforementioned	O
channels	O
,	O
more	O
of	O
Discovery	O
brand	O
channels	O
will	O
also	O
be	O
available	O
through	O
add-on	O
packages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
third	O
quarter	O
of	O
2019	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
overtook	O
Sling	O
TV	O
as	O
the	O
top	O
OTT	O
pay	O
television	O
service	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
with	O
2.7	O
million	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
rate	O
for	O
Hulu	B-Application
+	O
Live	O
TV	O
increased	O
to	O
$64.99	O
per	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
19	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Nexstar	O
's	O
NewsNation	O
launched	O
on	O
Hulu	B-Application
+	O
Live	O
TV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Disney	O
stated	O
that	O
Hulu	B-Application
+	O
Live	O
TV	O
had	O
reached	O
four	O
million	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Unlimited	O
DVR	O
,	O
Disney+	B-Application
and	O
ESPN+	O
will	O
be	O
included	O
with	O
Hulu	B-Application
+	O
Live	O
TV	O
moving	O
forward	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
will	O
be	O
increased	O
by	O
$5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
added	O
The	O
Weather	O
Channel	O
and	O
Comedy.TV	O
on	O
November	O
1	O
and	O
Hallmark	O
Channel	O
and	O
Hallmark	O
Movies	O
&	O
Mysteries	O
effective	O
November	O
14	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hulu	B-Application
also	O
announced	O
that	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
five	O
Vevo	O
music	O
video	O
channels	O
will	O
be	O
launched	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
theGrio	O
Television	O
Network	O
,	O
JusticeCentral.TV	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Weather	O
Channel	O
en	O
Español	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viewership	O
numbers	O
for	O
the	O
site	O
are	O
tracked	O
by	O
measurement	O
firms	O
such	O
as	O
ComScore	O
,	O
Nielsen	O
ratings	O
,	O
and	O
Quantcast	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
partnership	O
with	O
comScore	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
digital	O
company	O
to	O
receive	O
multi-platform	O
measurement	O
at	O
an	O
individual	O
level	O
that	O
includes	O
co-viewing	O
for	O
living	O
room	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
between	O
May	O
and	O
June	O
2010	O
,	O
ComScore	O
updated	O
its	O
scoring	O
methodology	O
and	O
its	O
estimates	O
for	O
Hulu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hulus	B-Application
viewers	O
would	O
go	O
from	O
43.5	O
million	O
to	O
24	O
million	O
in	O
one	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
comScore	O
digital	O
trends	O
report	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
comScore	O
's	O
Digital	O
Year	O
in	O
Review	O
report	O
found	O
that	O
Hulu	B-Application
was	O
watched	O
twice	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
viewers	O
who	O
watched	O
on	O
the	O
websites	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
major	O
TV	O
networks	O
combined	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hulu	B-Application
in	O
May	O
2018	O
announced	O
it	O
has	O
surpassed	O
20	O
million	O
subscribers	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tally	O
,	O
which	O
puts	O
the	O
company	O
about	O
36	O
million	O
subscriptions	O
behind	O
Netflix	O
,	O
was	O
disclosed	O
at	O
a	O
media	O
presentation	O
at	O
the	O
newly	O
named	O
Hulu	B-Application
Theater	O
at	O
Madison	O
Square	O
Garden	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hulu	B-Application
said	O
it	O
has	O
grown	O
total	O
engagement	O
by	O
more	O
than	O
60%	O
,	O
with	O
78%	O
of	O
viewing	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
living	O
room	O
on	O
connected	O
TVs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hulu	B-Application
original	O
series	O
The	O
Handmaid	O
's	O
Tale	O
won	O
two	O
awards	O
at	O
the	O
33rd	O
annual	O
Television	O
Critics	O
Association	O
Awards	O
for	O
Program	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
and	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Drama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
69th	O
Primetime	O
Emmy	O
Awards	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
earned	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
eight	O
awards	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
streaming	O
service	O
to	O
win	O
Outstanding	O
Drama	O
Series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2016	O
Critics	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Documentary	O
Awards	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
's	O
first-released	O
documentary	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Beatles	I-Application
:	O
Eight	O
Days	O
A	O
Week	O
–	O
The	O
Touring	O
Years	O
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
Best	O
Music	O
Documentary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
68th	O
Primetime	O
Emmy	O
Awards	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
received	O
its	O
first	O
Emmy	O
Award	O
nominations	O
for	O
its	O
Original	O
series	O
,	O
11.22.63	O
and	O
for	O
Triumph	O
's	O
Election	O
Special	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
received	O
its	O
first	O
Golden	O
Globe	O
nomination	O
for	O
its	O
original	O
series	O
Casual	O
for	O
TV	O
series	O
,	O
Comedy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
original	O
series	O
The	O
Bravest	O
Knight	O
won	O
the	O
GLAAD	O
Media	O
Award	O
for	O
Outstanding	O
Kids	O
and	O
Family	O
Programming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
U.S.	O
News	O
&	O
World	O
Report	O
ranked	O
Hulu	B-Application
its	O
'	O
Best	O
Live	O
Streaming	O
Service	O
 '	O
of	O
2022	O
.	O
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