Ex-Disney, Hulu, Quibi executive Tim Connolly joins Apple TV+

Tim Connolly has been hired by Apple to work on Apple TV+, in a move believed to be related to creating bundling deals and growing its Apple TV Channels.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 6

Hulu app crashing for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV users

A number of Hulu subscribers are having trouble watching shows via the streaming service, with reports from users largely claiming there to be a problem with app crashes for the iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS versions.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 12

Black Friday 2019: Hulu drops TV streaming plan to $1.99 per month for a year

Hulu's Black Friday and Cyber Monday deal drops the TV streaming service to just $1.99 per month for 12 months, a 67% price cut off the normal monthly rate.

Christine McKee 6 years ago 0

Hulu rolls out updated Live Guide on Apple TV, other platforms

Hulu on Wednesday made good on promises to update its Live Guide, an interactive listing of live television shows, on tvOS, Hulu.com and Roku devices.

AppleInsider Staff 6 years ago 2

Hulu brings 4K streaming to Apple TV 4K and Chromecast Ultra

After quietly removing the feature in 2018, Hulu has brought back 4K to their streaming service — this time, exclusively to the Apple TV 4K and the Chromecast Ultra.

Amber Neely 6 years ago 15

Disney gains immediate operational control of Hulu, with full $9.2 billion buyout by 2024

Disney is taking control of Hulu, an announcement on Tuesday advised, with Comcast agreeing to a deal to provide operational control of the streaming service to Disney, as well as to sell its stake to the media giant for at least $9.2 billion within the next five years.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 20

Survey claims 86 percent of US teens plan to choose iPhone as next smartphone

A newly-published survey of 8,600 U.S. teens found that a higher number than ever, 86 percent, are hoping to make Apple's iPhone their next smartphone.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 37

Hulu will not be a part of Apple's video streaming service, report says

Although Apple's streaming video platform should offer an assortment of third-party services at launch, Hulu reportedly won't be one of them.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 18

Nielsen to start sharing Hulu & Prime Video viewership later in 2019, could force concessions by Apple

Nielsen will reportedly begin sharing viewership data for Hulu and Amazon Prime Video later this year, which could put pressure on Apple to allow the same with its new video service.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 12

Spotify offers free ad-based Hulu plan to more Premium subscribers

Perhaps manning the ramparts ahead of Apple's video service launch, Spotify on Tuesday began offering Hulu's "Limited Commercials" plan free to more — though not all — U.S. Premium subscribers.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 1

Hulu & YouTube rise to 3 million live TV viewers as Apple nears video streaming debut

Hulu is closing in on 2 million live TV subscribers, while YouTube TV has topped 1 million, illustrating the odds Apple may face in launching its own streaming video service later in 2019.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 17

Hulu's new price plans make on demand binging cheaper, Live TV more costly

As promised, Hulu on Tuesday rolled out a new price structure that makes streaming on demand content less expensive, but ups prices for viewers looking for live over-the-top broadcasts.

AppleInsider Staff 7 years ago 5

Hulu drops cost of ad-based tier, but hikes Live TV option to $44.99

Hulu on Wednesday announced significant changes to its pricing schemes, making it cheaper to get in the door of the streaming service, but more expensive for access to Live TV.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 10

Apple tried to win the rights to stream 'Friends'

Though it ultimately lost out to Netflix, which is paying roughly $100 million, Apple was one of the bidders for rights to stream the '90s sitcom "Friends" in 2019, a report revealed on Thursday.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 9

Hulu looks to possible new skinny bundles as it reprioritizes on-demand content

Hulu has started to work towards creating new skinnier bundles of live TV channels in an effort to reprioritize sales on bread-and-butter on-demand content.

Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 2

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