Neowin News Feed for: Hulu

DirecTV latest suitor for Hulu

Christopher White — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:58:59 +0100

What was once old is new again: DirecTV is once again rumored to be interested in purchasing Hulu, but will they pull the trigger or once again balk at the high price tag? Read more...

Hulu Plus app now available for Windows Phone 8 devices

John Callaham — Mon, 06 May 2013 18:27:03 +0100

As promised a few weeks ago, Hulu has released a version of its Hulu Plus streaming video app for Windows Phone 8 devices, adding a new and major app to the Windows Phone library. Read more...

Hulu Plus now has over 4 million subscribers

John Callaham — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:14:14 +0100

Hulu has announced that its streaming TV show service now has over four million subscribers and that its rate of new subscribers doubled in 2012. It also announced some new exclusive shows. Read more...

Hulu app coming for Windows Phone 'in the near future'

John Callaham — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:14:13 +0100

The online streaming service Hulu has told one of its customers via an email that it has been working on a Windows Phone app and that it should be released "in the near future". Read more...

Hulu CEO Jason Kilar and CTO Rich Tom to depart

John Callaham — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:43:58 +0000

Hulu CEO Jason Kilar has announced that he will leave the streaming TV show and movie service sometime later in the first quarter of 2013, along with Hulu's CTO Rich Tom. Read more...

Hulu Plus now has over three million paid subscribers

John Callaham — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:58:46 +0000

Hulu has announced some revised subscriber numbers, stating that they now have over three million paid subscribers for Hulu Plus and that it generated $695 million in revenue for 2012. Read more...

Amazon testing $7.99 a month Prime video streaming plan

John Callaham — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 17:12:39 +0000

Amazon is testing a new $7.99 a month pricing plan for its Amazon Prime streaming video service, which will allow the company to better compete with Netflix and Hulu Plus. Read more...

Hulu Plus app for Windows 8 released

John Callaham — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:20:14 +0100

Hulu has announced that a Windows 8 version of its Hulu Plus streaming movie and TV show app is now available to download, and will also be available pre-loaded on some Acer and Sony Windows 8 PCs. Read more...

TechSpot: How to Access Region-Locked Online Content From Anywhere

Julio Franco — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 09:53:45 +0100

Online services like Netflix, Hulu, Pandora, Spotify, Steam and many others have changed the way millions of people access media. They've brought upon an era of instant, on-demand digital media... Read more...

Hulu launches new, easier to use layout

Anthony Tosie — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:36:05 +0100

Video streaming service Hulu has revealed an updated version of its site today. The new layout has already begun rolling out to users and emphasizes an improved navigation system. Read more...

Netflix adds over 1 million subscribers in Q2 2012

John Callaham — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 23:55:01 +0100

Netflix has announced that it has added a total of over 1 million new subscribers worldwide to its streaming video service in the second quarter of 2012, while also returning to profitability. Read more...

Justice Department reportedly looking into broadband caps

John Callaham — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 18:44:03 +0100

The US Justice Department is reportedly looking into cable companies with broadband Internet access in order to determine if they are using broadband caps to stop competition from other video sources. Read more...

Hulu to launch 10 original and exclusive summer shows

Anthony Tosie — Tue, 22 May 2012 05:42:44 +0100

The company once used to complement television by allowing individuals to watch previous television episodes is getting into original and content, as it will stream 10 shows this summer. Read more...

Rumor: Hulu could force users to prove they pay for TV

John Callaham — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:35:55 +0100

A new rumor claims that the streaming TV service Hulu could start asking its users to prove they subscribe to a cable or satellite TV subscription service to access their content. Read more...

Hulu increases its video size by 55 percent

John Callaham — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:07:17 +0000

The PC web version of the Hulu streaming video service got a major revamp today, with the biggest change being a 55 percent increase in the video player's size. Read more...

Hulu Plus reaches 1.5 million paid subscribers mark

John Callaham — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:41:58 +0000

Hulu announced on Thursday that the streaming movie and TV show service has now gone over the 1.5 million paid subscription mark and brought in $420 million in revenue in 2011. Read more...

Microsoft reportedly puts online-based TV plans on hold

John Callaham — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:26:43 +0000

A new report claims via unnamed sources that Microsoft has put plans to launch a online movie and TV service similar to Netflix on hold due to the content licensing costs becoming higher than planned. Read more...

Editorial: The film industry is asking for piracy

Tyler Holman — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 11:09:53 +0000

The film industry is breeding pirates. By sticking to their ways, they're turning consumers into pirates, and they blame everyone but themselves. It's time for them to join us in the modern world. Read more...

Most pirated TV shows of 2011

Tyler Holman — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:01:46 +0000

2011 is almost over, and it's time for us to look back at what we spent the year doing. Here's a list of the most illegally downloaded shows of 2011. Here's a shocker: the numbers are lower than 2010 Read more...

Hulu Plus expanding to Nintendo Wii and 3DS

John Callaham — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 01:14:11 +0100

Nintendo has announced that the Hulu Plus movie and TV show streaming service will be made available on Nintendo's Wii and 3DS game consoles by the end of 2011. Read more...