

Individuals who were instrumental in the founding of Hulu include Bruce Campbell, Peter Chernin, JB Perrette, Mike Lang, Beth Comstock, George Kliavkoff, Darren Feher, and Jason Kilar. In 2017, the company launched Hulu with Live TV-an over-the-top live TV service featuring linear television channels.Īs of July 2022, Hulu has a total of 46.2 million subscribers. In 2010, Hulu launched a subscription service, initially branded as " Hulu Plus", which featured full seasons of programs from the companies and other partners, and undelayed access to new episodes. Hulu was initially established as a joint venture between News Corporation and NBC Universal, Providence Equity Partners, and later The Walt Disney Company, serving as an aggregation of recent episodes of television series from their respective television networks. It was launched on Octoand it offers a library of films and television series like 20th Century Studios, Searchlight Pictures, Disney Television Studios, ABC, Freeform, and FX Networks among others, as well as Hulu original programming. Hulu ( / ˈ h uː l uː/) is an American subscription streaming service majority-owned by The Walt Disney Company, with Comcast’s NBCUniversal holding a minority stake. ( Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution)Ĥ6.2 million (as of July 2, 2022 )
