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Martha Stewart Lands At Hulu

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday September 10, 2012 @ 11:04am PDTTags: Hulu, Martha Stewart, PBS

The Martha Stewart Network launches today on Hulu and Hulu Plus with three shows from her stable: From Martha’s Kitchen, Emeril’s Table and DIY Crafts. There will also be access to Stewart’s seasonal content like Halloween and weddings and additional programs are scheduled to be added through the end of the year. The launch comes a month as Stewart’s new PBS series Martha Stewart’s Cooking School preps for its October 6-7 premiere.

Related: Martha Stewart Extends Deal At MSLO; Lisa Gersh Named CEO

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Hulu Sets Streaming Start For New Season Of Armando Iannucci’s ‘The Thick Of It’

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Thursday September 6, 2012 @ 6:29am PDTTags: Armando Iannucci, Hulu, The Thick Of It

Episodes of the fourth series of Armando Iannucci’s British political sitcom will be available on Hulu and Hulu Plus beginning Sept. 9, immediately following their broadcast on BBC Two in the UK. In July, Hulu and BBC Worldwide Americas said … Read More »

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BREAKING: News Corp’s Chief Digital Officer Jon Miller To Leave Post

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Thursday August 23, 2012 @ 12:25pm PDTTags: Hulu, MySpace, The Daily

The news is not surprising since he’d been unhappy at the company for some time and had been a leading candidate for the Yahoo CEO job. “While my time spent has been productive, it feels like the right … Read More »

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Judge Dismisses Hulu’s Attempt To Get Privacy Violation Suit Dismissed

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Tuesday August 14, 2012 @ 12:03pm PDTTags: Hollywood lawsuit, Hulu

Despite their best legal efforts, Hulu aren’t off the class action hook yet. They may have gotten several claims in the year-old unauthorized data sharing suit against them dismissed, but the website will still have to face a … Read More »

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Hulu Teams With BBC For First International Co-Production

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Wednesday July 18, 2012 @ 10:28am PDTTags: Armando Iannucci, BBC Worldwide Americas, Hulu, The Thick Of It

The Thick Of It HuluThe online streaming service forged a partnership with BBC Worldwide Americas to co-produce the fourth season of The Thick Of It, a UK political sitcom. It was created by writer Armando … Read More »

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Larry King’s New Hulu Series Debuts

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday July 16, 2012 @ 9:11pm PDTTags: Hulu, Larry King

Larry King Now will air Monday-Thursday in the evening and looks to be more of the same from veteran CNN interviewer Larry King: chatfests with Hollywood, political, and pop culture types at a table with suspenders in tow. Hulu’s … Read More »

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Israeli Drama To Become Hulu’s First Foreign-Language Exclusive Series In U.S.

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Friday July 13, 2012 @ 6:51am PDTTags: Homeland, Hulu

The distinction goes to Keshet Broadcasting’s Prisoners Of War (Hatufim), which was written and directed by Gideon Raff and became the country’s highest-rated TV drama. The story line will be familiar to fans of Showtime’s Homeland– it was based on … Read More »

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Justice Department Probing Cable Companies Over Online Video Tactics: WSJ

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday June 12, 2012 @ 9:35pm PDTTags: Comcast, Hulu, Netflix, Time Warner

The government is investigating whether pay-TV providers like Comcast, Time Warner Cable and AT&T are improperly restricting competing online video services with tactics like data caps. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Justice Department has spoken … Read More »

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Hulu Unveils Summer Slate Of Original And Exclusive Shows

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday May 21, 2012 @ 4:24am PDTTags: Hulu

LOS ANGELES (May 20, 2012) – Proving that summer doesn’t have to mean the start of rerun season, Hulu today announced a full slate of new original and exclusive TV shows that begin premiering on June 4th on Hulu and the Hulu Plus subscription service. Hulu’s summer lineup offers new TV shows for all kinds of entertainment fans, from comedy, sci-fi, travel, reality and even a little magic. For a preview of the upcoming programming, visit www.hulu.com/hulu-summer-series.

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Fox Plays Youth And Multimedia Cards In Upfront Presentation

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Monday May 14, 2012 @ 1:50pm PDTTags: Fox, Hulu

Fox Bridge Social MediaFox Entertainment chairman Peter Rice pitched a sales effort called The Bridge that he says will offer “tailored solutions” and track social activity around its shows 24/7. “Think of it as your bridge from our on-air to … Read More »

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Hulu Owners Eye Buyout Of Private Equity Partner: Bloomberg

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday April 26, 2012 @ 12:28pm PDTTags: Disney, Hulu, News Corp, Providence Equity Partners

Providence Equity Partners’ 10% stake in Hulu is close to being bought out by co-owners Disney and and News Corp, Bloomberg is reporting. The deal is for $200 million after the private equity group invested $100 million … Read More »

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Hulu Adding LGBT Category And Here! TV

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday April 25, 2012 @ 3:17pm PDTTags: Hulu, Wolfe Releasing

Hulu is adding an LGBT category heading to facilitate navigation to the genre’s titles on Hulu and Hulu Plus, which now number more than 100. LGBT distributor Wolfe Video spearheaded the initiative, designed to better highlight and … Read More »

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Hulu Upfronts Present Shows By Morgan Spurlock, Richard Linklater, Seth Meyers

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday April 19, 2012 @ 2:51pm PDTTags: Hulu, Morgan Spurlock, Richard Linklater, Seth Meyers, Upfronts

Hulu kicked off the so-called digital upfronts today with presentations for its expanding stable of originals. Documentarian Morgan Spurlock, Saturday Night Live‘s Seth Meyers and Entourage‘s Adrian Grenier were on hand to schmooze with advertisers. Producers hope to lure away some of the billions of dollars that go to cable and TV networks; Vevo, Microsoft, AOL, Yahoo and Disney Interactive are expected to pitch their shows to advertisers next week. In addition to Spurlock, Meyers and Grenier, talent on hand to boost Hulu included Megan Hilty from Smash, Speed Levitch of Up To Speed, JD Walsh and Jay Hayden from Battleground, Michael “Dooma” Wendschuh from Flow and Mayer Hawthorne with Live From The Artist’s Den. Hulu says paid subscribers for Hulu Plus surpassed 2 million during first-quarter 2012 and claims that Hulu represents 20% of the overall online video market and 40% of the premium online market. Here are the site’s upcoming projects: Read More »

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Hulu Signs International Distribution Pact With FremantleMedia Enterprises

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Sunday March 11, 2012 @ 5:31pm PDTTags: FremantleMedia, Hulu, Morgan Spurlock
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Hulu Morgan SpurlockHulu’s original series are hitting the international marketplace. FremantleMedia Enterprises has signed a first-look deal with Hulu for international distribution rights to the online video service’s original programming, the first such pact for an online video company. … Read More »

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Hulu Pacts To Stream PaleyFest Panels

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday February 22, 2012 @ 11:55am PSTTags: Hulu, PaleyFest

PaleyFest 2012 Sets Panel Schedule

Beverly Hills, CA, February 22, 2012 – The Paley Center for Media today announced Hulu is a partner for PaleyFest 2012. As part of the agreement with PaleyFest, beginning March 15, Hulu will stream

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Hulu Picks Up Mocumentary Comedy Series From Liz Tuccillo And Paul Bartholomew

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday February 2, 2012 @ 11:19am PSTTags: Hulu
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Hulu has picked up Paul the Male Matchmaker, a 10-episode original comedy series created by actor-writers Liz Tuccillo (Sex and the City) and Paul Bartholomew (Mad Men). The mocumentary comedy, from Warner Bros. TV Group’s digital unit Studio 2.0 and Generate, stars Bartholomew as a hopeless male matchmaker who has … Read More »

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Hulu Unveils Original Slate, Including First Scripted Series ‘Battleground’: TCA

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Sunday January 15, 2012 @ 1:17pm PSTTags: Hulu

LOS ANGELES (January 15, 2012) – From its debut presentation at the Television Critics’ Association (TCA) Winter Press Tour, Hulu today announced its original programming slate for the first half of 2012.

The line-up kicks off on February 14 with the launch of Hulu’s first original scripted series, “Battleground,” executive produced by JD Walsh, Hagai Shaham and Marc Webb (“The Amazing Spiderman,” “500 Days of Summer”). On the heels of a successful season as Hulu’s first original series, Morgan Spurlock’s “A Day in the Life” will premiere its second season in March. And this summer, Hulu audiences will get exclusive access to acclaimed writer/director Richard Linklater’s first episodic documentary series, “Up to Speed.”  All three shows will be available exclusively on the free, ad-supported Hulu service and the Hulu Plus subscription service.

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Hulu Boasts 60% Growth, HuluPlus Soars

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday January 12, 2012 @ 4:47pm PSTTags: Hulu, Hulu Plus

Hulu may be small, but like a healthy kid it’s growing fast. Overall business for the online streaming service grew 60% last year over 2010, CEO Jason Kilar noted today on the Hulu blog. Revenue climbed to about $420 million. … Read More »

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Hulu Picks Up Canadian Drama ‘Endgame’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday January 9, 2012 @ 5:00am PSTTags: Hulu
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Lionsgate has sold Canadian crime drama Endgame to Hulu, which will begin streaming the show’s first season in the U.S. on Hulu and Hulu Plus today. The deal comes on the heels of two other Canadian series getting acquired by traditional … Read More »

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