The show nothing happens to Hulu! You want to re-watch your favorite moments from "Seinfeld" or have somehow never seen the show before, you can start doing the streaming subscription service Hulu this June The video streaming service announced its agreement with Sony Pictures Television Wednesday at the presentation of digital content NewFronts Hulu. Amazon and Yahoo were also bidding for the rights to broadcast the show, but Hulu signed the agreement for the exclusive rights for nine full seasons of the series.
This announcement follows another acquisition of the hit NBC sitcom "Friends" by the rival company Netflix. Hulu would have paid about $ 180 million for exclusive broadcast rights, which breaks down to about $ 1 million per episode. Its streaming service will show the original versions of the episodes, as opposed to those that unionized air on cable networks like TBS.
What did Hulu ad?
Hulu grew its subscriber base last year, now almost 9 million subscribers, and plans to continue to make large acquisitions for streaming rights, according to the company's blog . During his presentation Wednesday, Hulu also announced that it has signed a multi-year contract with AMC Networks, which gives it exclusive rights to "The Walking Dead" highly anticipated spinoff called "Fear the Walking Dead." This agreement grants exclusive right to future Hulu shows produced by the network, including AMC, IFC and BBC America as well.
Is Hulu begin producing original content?
Like its rivals Netflix and Amazon, who have both done very well with the original series, as Emmy "House of Cards", "transparent" and "orange is the new black," Hulu is planning to follow with its own original content. J. J. Abrams, Amy Poehler and Jason Reitman were all named as producers of some of these new Hulu-exclusive shows. Abrams will work with James Franco and Stephen King to bring his novel "11/22/63," about a high school teacher who travels back in time to try to prevent the assassination of JFK, the streaming video service request. Amy Poehler will be the producer of a show called "Casual", with comedians Julie Klausner and Billy Eichner as two best friends living in New York. And YouTube star Freddie Wong will star in a comedy series for half an hour titled "RocketJump :. The Show" Overall, Hulu should produce five new originals, with the first one in the first summer
.What is the offer Hulu?
Compared to other video streams on demand, Hulu is one of the few that is able to air more shows the day after they air on cable television. In addition, you can use the service as a supplement to your current subscription cable or use it to replace your cable completely. Some of its content is available to stream for free, while other shows like "Seinfeld" are available only for those who have a Hulu Plus subscription. Hulu Plus costs $ 7.99 / month, but you can try it free for the first seven days. For more information on how to start with Hulu, read our review here.