Sentences with phrase «hulu said»

Meanwhile, the picture - in - picture mode is something Hulu said many users have requested.

Netflix content is available to be viewed in Oculus or Samsung headsets starting Thursday, while Hulu said it would also bring its app to the Oculus platform where users can stream 2 - D content as well as an original virtual reality short film called «The Big One,» from YouTube star Freddie Wong's RocketJump production company.

Looking ahead, Hulu said that it's expanded its original series lineup with Four Weddings and a Funeral and Ramy.

To support the cost of that, Hulu said that advertisers will have the option to run ads on those offline downloads.

Last year, Hulu said it had roughly 12 million subscribers, which means the service still has a long way to go to catch up with its larger rivals, as Netflix boasts over 100 million subscribers around the world while more than 80 million people have Amazon Prime accounts.

At its annual Upfront presentation on Wednesday, Hulu said it had surpassed 20 million US subscribers, and the streaming service also dished out some oddly impressive data on the viewing habits of its subscribers.

Hulu says the service will be available within a «couple of months» on iOS, Android, Chromecast, the newest Apple TV, and Xbox One.

And there will likely be even more Android devices announced soon, as Hulu says that this is «just the beginning» for its tablet rollout.

Game start notifications will strictly apply to March Madness at launch; Hulu says it's planning to enable them for all live sports games after this first try.

Hulu says the live TV experience is rolling out on Xbox One, Apple TV, iOS, Android and Chromecast, with Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire TV Sticks and Samsung Smart TVs coming soon.

While Rippol says that they won't place ads in the videos or around the videos, Hulu says that the simple fact that Rippol plans to make money from the entire content service violates the TOS.

That's the situation where this improvement will pay off the most, but Hulu says you'll also spot the difference when watching news on CNN; everything from the anchors to the moving text chyron at the bottom of the screen should be smoother with the added frames.

Not exact matches

Shapiro said NBC won't be pulling its content from any of those services, though he added that Seeso is ad - free for subscribers, unlike YouTube and some membership levels of Hulu (which recently added an ad - free, premium membership level).

The subscription - based video on demand site is more conducive to producing «viral» original content, which could give it a sustainable advantage over traditional networks and other on - demand providers such as Hulu and Amazon Prime Video, said Jefferies analyst John Janedis.

Hopkins said in a statement: «We're building a service that offers subscribers the most sought - after programming on television... With these two new deals in place, and additional partners to come, Hulu will soon give TV fans of all ages live and on - demand access to their favorite programs in a whole new, more flexible, highly personalized way.»

Spotify said it would offer a combined subscription with Hulu's «limited ad» tier for $ 13 a month.

Streaming site Hulu replied to Hogg's tweet listing 12 sponsors of Ingraham's show Thursday by saying they are no longer advertising on the show.

Hulu wouldn't say how many channels would be included in the service, whether or not there'll be more than one subscription tier, exactly how much content will be in its on - demand library, how many hours of cloud DVR will be included, what the search function looks like, a firm release date, or a price point besides «under $ 40.»

Irving pointed to Hulu's experience in the market and a partnership with streaming tech company MLB Advanced Media — which works with Vue — as reasons to think it'll avoid those troubles, but also said it is investing in another «set of partnerships» related to streaming tech to make things faster.

Irving said that the company is working to incorporate tools from the Video Genome Project, a metadata company Hulu acquired late last year, which could allow it to be more granular in its searches.

Though there's promise here, there are still too many unknowns to say if Hulu's service will be anything good.

«But with 21st Century Fox and Disney fully aligned in our collective vision and goals for the business, we decided to continue to empower the Hulu team,» Carey said.

Hulu's owners still are talking to companies that could become partners for the service, a source with knowledge of the discussions said.

Hulu's launched in 2008, attracts more than 30 million unique monthly visitors, the companies said.

Walt Disney Co, Twenty - First Century Fox Inc and Comcast's NBCUniversal said on Friday they decided to keep their video streaming website Hulu and will invest $ 750 million to help it grow.

In a statement on Friday, Chase Carey, Fox's president and chief operating officer, said Hulu's owners «had meaningful conversations with a number of potential partners and buyers, each with impressive plans and offers to match.»

«Hulu has emerged as one of the most consumer friendly, technologically innovative viewing platforms in the digital era,» Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger said in a statement.

«There is a certain amount of cannibalization with Disney wanting to have its own streaming service and supporting and nurturing Hulu,» Verna said.

Disney could insist that Hulu's content be more family - friendly, considering its overall brand image, Miller said.

«Hulu has its own brand,» said eMarketer senior analyst Paul Verna said.

More people may be watching Hulu, but not for long, says NewTeeVee.

Jasmine Chan, 26, a marketing manager in Washington, D.C., said she and her boyfriend already use streaming services like Hulu Plus and Amazon Prime.

«Over the past several years, we've grown our audience and our content offering exponentially, and now is the right time to add Joel's creative and strategic leadership to the team and drive the next phase of Hulu's content business,» Hopkins said in a statement.

«Our goal on the direct - to - consumer front is the United States is to go out with essentially a family - oriented product with Disney and Pixar and Marvel and [Star Wars - creator Lucasfilm], and that's going to launch in 2019; a sports product from ESPN in 2018; and, we'll probably be a more adult - oriented product from Hulu and give consumers the ability to buy all three or to buy them individually,» Iger said on CNBC.

Hulu is the third - largest subscription Internet video service after Netflix (nflx) and Amazon's (amzn) Prime Video, analysts say.

«Sprint is planning to include TV shows from Hulu with its unlimited plans,» Wave7 said in a research report.

The number of commercials per game has been steadily rising — even as people are, as Rolapp said, becoming more accustomed to streaming services that offer either no ads, like Netflix and Amazon, or comparatively light ads, like Hulu.

Sixty - one percent of Hulu Plus subscribers said they used their PCs for streaming in 2012.

Mr. Juenger said he expected the trend would only grow worse for the television groups as they made more content available across Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and other streaming services.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters)- Walt Disney Co, Twenty - First Century Fox Inc and Comcast Corp's NBCUniversal said on Friday they decided to keep their video streaming website, Hulu, and will invest $ 750 million to help it grow.

Hulu, the executive said, had made strategic mistakes in its attempt to enter Japan four years ago.

Amanda Tarpey, senior vice president of digital product leadership at Nielsen said of this partnership: «Our work with Hulu has been a collaborative effort to further expand Nielsen Total Audience measurement across connected devices, and we're excited to include Hulu in Nielsen Digital Ad Ratings given its position in the market and connection with the consumer.»

«We believe Hulu is obviously a great opportunity to expand in the direct - to - consumer space,» he said on a conference call.

«Feminism and how a girl sees herself and self - esteem for girls,» Barbie public relations chief Michelle Chidoni says in «Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie,» which debuted on Hulu over the weekend.

The memo also says that the reason for these changes is that Hulu Plus has just been too successful for its own good, which means it's time for the powers that be to remind everyone that, regardless of whatever hippy technological advances humanity has made in terms of streaming video, nature intended television to be watched on actual televisions, at certain times, with certain commercial breaks, and that's not going to change on their watch...

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«It might be a really good opportunity for us,» he said, citing the streaming services that Disney will launch in two years as well as its possible majority ownership of Hulu.

As for Hulu, come Feb. 28, you'll have to say goodbye to Spaceballs, Saturday Night Fever, Punch Drunk Love and — don't get too heartbroken — Invasion U.S.A. Missing In Action II: The Beginning.

«I was scared,» Rahim says of a pivotal interrogation scene in the devastating finale of Hulu's limited series about the 9/11 attacks.

You said that a lot people now want to be famous for garbage, and I think that's related to the influx of content people have to choose from, whether it's on YouTube, Hulu, Netflix, going to theaters.