Here's some love from Criterion. Through Monday, all of the arthouse label's titles streaming on Hulu Plus are free to everyone. There are more than 800 titles now on Hulu Plus, including quite a few that never made it to home video release. The catch: The movies come with ads, which Hulu Plus paid subscribers rarely see. Criterion says … [Read more...]
Kilar’s run over at Hulu
Too hip for the room, Hulu chief Jason Kilar is headed out the door. "I've been so fortunate to play a role in this amazing, ongoing journey," Kilar wrote in confirming his exit. Hulu is owned by traditional media powers the Walt Disney Company, Comcast and the News Corporation (ABC, NBC, Fox), none of whom apparently will be sorry to see the … [Read more...]
Smith, Hulu go to movies
Kevin Smith and Richard Linklater have signed up for Hulu. Both directors are providing summer series for the online video provider. Hulu just unveiled its slate of originals and imports, although some of the programs were trotted out at the digital "upfront" ad confab last month. Smith ("Clerks") apparently enjoyed his guest stints as a TV … [Read more...]
Hulu enters ‘Battleground’
Hulu's first scripted original series, "Battleground," kicks off Feb. 14, just as the GOP Primary kicks into high gear. The political "workplace dramedy" tracks a campaign's efforts to land a Senate seat in Wisconsin (the battleground state of the title). The third-place candidate's hopes rest on "an unruly band of campaign workers and … [Read more...]
1.5 mil on Hulu Plus
Hulu Plus has topped the 1.5 million subscriber mark, with the number of daily signups doubling in the past year, the online video service's CEO says. To keep the momentum going, Hulu will spend about $500 million on content in 2012, CEO Jason Kilar said. Content exclusive to the premium subscription end of Hulu "grew more than 105 percent" … [Read more...]
