Hulu
Hulu is a subscription-based streaming television service operated by the Walt Disney Company. The service offers on-demand movies and TV shows from various content providers, including Disney, Fox Corporation and NBC Universal. The service costs $6 a month with advertisements or $12 a month without.
Hulu also offers live television through a bundled Hulu with Live TV service. The cable-like service costs $65 a month and contains linear feeds of channels programed by AMC Networks, NBC Universal, Disney, Fox Corporation, ViacomCBS and AT&T WarnerMedia.
Netflix replaces Bela Bajaria with former Disney exec Peter Rice
Bajaria is leaving after a decade with the streaming service; Rice worked for Disney until 2022, where he oversaw television production operations.
EXECUTIVE MOVES
Disney Plus sees strong uptake in ad buys against UK service
More than 50 Disney Plus sponsorships have been activated in the UK, with additional sponsorships planned.
Report: Disney plans hundreds of layoffs amid TV business restructuring
The goal is to organize Disney's TV business around streaming rather than individual brands, according to the report.
Disney implements price hikes on Disney Plus, Hulu bundles
Watching shows and movies without ads is about to get more expensive on Disney's streaming platforms.
Ampere: Linear TV leans on scripted TV series during Q1
Over the past two years, more than half of new scripted broadcast orders have been franchise-based as networks focus more heavily on proven programming.
DATA
ABC News Live expands programming slate with three new shows
ABC News Live is launching several new shows, including a celebrity interview program and a health and medical show, as it looks to reach more viewers with its free streaming nwes channel.
Deals with streamers helps radio-focused iHeart pivot during Q2
Streaming pacts with Netflix and Disney are providing incremental revenue to its overall business, but traditional broadcasting represents the largest — but declining — share of revenue.
EARNINGS REPORT
Fubo begins to right the ship under new CEO Alisa Bowen
The company narrowed its quarterly loss and saw revenue gains in North America, its key market overall.
EARNINGS REPORT
Disney revenue rises 7 percent as streaming and parks profits grow
Strong interest in "Toy Story 5," premium sports on ESPN and ABC and a new deal with TikTok were highlights of Disney's Q3 earnings report.
EARNINGS REPORT
Lack of NBC sports causes higher churn at Fubo during Q2
An ongoing dispute with Comcast's NBC Universal triggered slightly higher churn across Fubo's pay TV business during Q2.
EARNINGS REPORT
Ampere: Streaming movies have fewer ads than episodic TV series
TV shows have a higher ad load per minute of content viewed compared to moves across popular streaming apps and services, according to Ampere Analysis.
DATA
Disney announces new executives, leadership structure in entertainment biz
The reorganization consolidates creative, distribution and technology leadership across Disney’s entertainment and streaming businesses.