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Thursday, November 30, 2017

Did you know that in July 2007, Providence Equity Partners, became one of the earliest "outside" investors by purchasing a 10 percent stake in the company for US$100 million equity investment?

Did you know that Hulu is a leading premium streaming service that offers instant access to live and on demand channels, original series and films, and a premium library of TV and movies to more than 47 million total unique viewers in the U.S.?

Did you know that since its launch in 2008, Hulu has consistently been at the forefront of entertainment and technology?

Did you know that Hulu is the only streaming service that offers both ad-supported and commercial-free current season shows from the largest U.S. broadcast networks?

Did you know that Hulu offers libraries of hit TV series and films?

Did you know that  Hulu Originals including Emmy Award-winning series The Handmaid’s TaleThe Mindy ProjectThe Path11.22.63, and Golden Globe® nominated comedy Casual, as well as upcoming series Future ManCastle RockMarvel’s Runaways and The Looming Tower?

Did you know that in 2017, Hulu added live news, entertainment and sports from 21st Century Fox, The Walt Disney Company, NBCUniversal, CBS Corporation, The CW, Turner Networks, A+E Networks and Scripps Networks Interactive to its offering – making it the only TV service that brings together live, on-demand, originals, and library content all in one place, across living room and mobile devices?
Bruce Campbell
Peter Chernin
Did you know that the key executives instrumental in the founding of Hulu include Bruce Campbell [12] Peter Chernin,[13] [14] Michael Lang,[15] Beth Comstock and Jason Kilar?
Jason Kilar

 The venture was AOL, Comcast, Facebook, MSN, Myspace, and Yahoo! planned as "initial distribution partners"?

Did you know that  Kilar was named the CEO in June 2006.[16][17]
Beth Comstock
announced in March 2006 with JB Perrette?

Michael Lang


Did you know that the name Hulu was chosen in late August 2007, when the website went live, with an announcement only and no content?

Did you know that Hulu launched for public access in the United States on March 12, 2008?[7]

Did you know that te first product to launch was the HULU Syndication network, which was designed and developed by the NBC Universal team from New York, on October 29, 2007, followed by the Hulu.com destinations site?

Did you know that Hulu began an advertising campaign during NBC's broadcast of Super Bowl XLIII with an initial ad starring Alec Baldwin titled "Alec in Huluwood".[20]


Did you know that in July 2007, Providence Equity Partners, the owner of Newport Television, became one of the earliest "outside" investors by purchasing a 10 percent stake in the company for US$100 million equity investment?[22]

 Did you know that in October 2012, Providence sold its 10 percent stake to "Hulu's media owners"?

Did you know that early in 2010, Hulu chief executive Jason Kilar said the service had made a profit in two quarters and that the company could top $100 million in revenue by summer 2010, more than its income for all of 2009?

Did you know that  ComScore says monthly video streams reached 903 million in January 2010, over three times the figure for a year earlier,[24] and second only to YouTube?[25]

Did you know that on August 16, 2010, a report revealed that Hulu was planning an Initial Public Offering (IPO) which could value the company at more than $2 billion?[26][27]

Did you know that it was reported that Hulu made $420 million in 2011?

Did you know that although Hulu made $420 million, that figure was $80 million short of the predicted revenue?[30] The vacant CEO post was officially filled by former Fox Networks President Mike Hopkins on October 17, 2013.[31]

Did you know that Hulu has about 380 employees worldwide, of them about 100 are technical folks.?

Did you know that Hulu has a headquarters in Los Angeles and  a offices in Beijing, New York,
Seattle, Chicago, Detroit, and San Francisco?

Did you know that Hulu is used for up to date, currently airing television shows, typically, a show is available for viewing one day after it aired?

 Did you know that the Name Hulu is originated from the Chinese Mandarin language.


Did you know that the first product of Hulu platform was developed by the NBC Universal?

Did you know that on May 14, 2015, AT&T struck a deal with Hulu that would give its customers access to streaming service on both regular and premium tiers?[87]

Did you know that on October 22, 2016, AT&T announced a deal to buy Time Warner, who owns 10% of Hulu, for $108.7 billion?[88][89][90]

Did you know that Hulu has more than 400 million viewers connected with the devices in US?

Did you know that Hulu subscription costs less than the Netflix subscription?

Did you know that nearly 10 percent households are subscribed to the Hulu in US?

Did you know that more than 12 percent televisions were connected to the internet and using devices to watch Hulu?

The average user from the US on Hulu was watching more than 60 video ads per month.

Did you know that people of America were watching more than 1.5 B online video ads every month?

Did you know that more than 30 percent tablet users connected with the shows through Hulu?

Did you know that more than 16 percent smartphone users are downloading variety of television shows via subscription on Hulu platform?

Did you know that neatly 60 percent consumers are connecting with the video gaming console in order to access the shows via subscription VOD?

Did you know that Hulu delivers 43 different video ads to every visitor a month?

Did you know that the ad impressions on Hulu are also very impressive and it is the reason behind the marketers choice for their ads on Hulu?

Did you know that advertising services on Hulu are two times more effective than the general television ads?


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