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101-629: H.P. Lovecraft mentions the complex in passing in his story "The Horror at Red Hook", speaking of its "iron-railed yard of Netherlandish gravestones". The Church House and grounds are featured in season 2 of the Hulu TV series The Path , where they are used as the Meyerists' New York City headquarters. The land on which the complex sits has been in continuous use for religious purposes longer than any other in New York City. The congregation

202-513: A 10 percent stake in the company for US$ 100 million equity investment , before the company was known as "Hulu". With its investment came a seat on the board of directors, where Providence was said to act as an "independent voice on the board". In April 2009, The Walt Disney Company joined the Hulu consortium as a stakeholder, with plans to offer content from ABC , ESPN and Disney Channel . Early in 2010, Hulu chief executive Jason Kilar said

303-631: A 24/7 web channel, but in 2014 it had switched to Hulu-only. The site contained exclusive dub premieres with anime such as Accel World , Blue Exorcist , Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic , Fate/Zero and the uncut version of Sailor Moon . It also had shows such as Naruto and Naruto: Shippuden , Death Note , Inuyasha , Bakuman , Ranma ½ , One Piece , One Punch Man , and Bleach . It went defunct on May 4, 2016. However, Hulu still hosts over 300 anime from Funimation , Aniplex of America , Viz Media , and Sentai Filmworks , and selected anime began resume to release on Hulu following

404-420: A Disney+ and Star original. Disney also plans original factual television content for the service, aiming to "find the ethos of Disney in everyday stories, inspiring hope and sparking the curiosity of audiences of all ages." Some of these series will have ties to Disney properties, including behind-the-scenes documentary miniseries focusing on Disney studios (such as one following the production of Frozen II ),

505-408: A Disney+ original. The following two Pixar films, Luca and Turning Red , were also released as Disney+ originals. On February 1, 2022, Disney announced that Star Original Korean drama series Snowdrop would be released on Disney+ in the U.S. on February 9, 2022, as a Disney+ original; this marks the series becoming the first international content for Disney+ and the first content as both

606-749: A Disney-branded streaming service that would feature its content. Production of films and television shows for exclusive release on the platform began in late 2017. Disney+ was launched on November 12, 2019, in the United States, Canada and the Netherlands, and expanded to Australia, New Zealand and Puerto Rico a week later. It became available in select European countries in March 2020 and in India in April through Star India 's Hotstar streaming service, which

707-527: A ESPN title (with content from ESPN+ ) on Disney+ beginning on December 4, however select ESPN content will still be available for non subscribers. The service is built around content from Disney's main entertainment studios and film and television library, including Walt Disney Pictures , Walt Disney Animation Studios , Disneynature , Disneytoon Studios , Pixar , Marvel Studios , Lucasfilm , National Geographic , 20th Century Studios , Searchlight Pictures , Touchstone Pictures , 20th Century Animation ,

808-415: A Future President from CBS Television Studios , its first series from an outside production company. A television series remake of the film High Fidelity was initially announced for Disney+, but in April 2019, it was announced that the project had been moved to Hulu, citing concerns from its staff that the positioning of Disney+ as a family-friendly service was at odds with their creative vision for

909-632: A content disclaimer on the platform noting the possibility of outdated cultural depictions. Starting in October 2020, a 12-second content disclaimer informing viewers of racially insensitive scenes plays before some older Disney films—including Peter Pan , Dumbo , Swiss Family Robinson , Lady and the Tramp , The Jungle Book , Aladdin (alongside the two direct-to-video sequels) and The Aristocats . Additionally, by January 2021, some of these films were no longer viewable on kids profiles;

1010-639: A division of Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International (DTCI) with Comcast effectively becoming a silent partner . Under the agreement, Comcast's 33% stake can be sold to Disney at fair market value as early as 2024. The fair market value will be determined at that time, but Disney guaranteed a minimum valuation of the entire company at $ 27.5 billion (valuing the Comcast stake as worth at least $ 9.075 billion). Randy Freer would report to Disney executive Kevin Mayer . Disney stated that its control of Hulu

1111-425: A documentary series chronicling the cultural and societal impact of Marvel's characters. Other factual series include Encore! (a Kristen Bell -produced series that reunites casts from high school musical productions to reprise their roles), (Re)Connect (a reality series produced by Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos ' Milojo Productions), Rogue Trip (a travel series featuring Bob Woodruff and his son Mack) and

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1212-429: A greater focus on streaming. They are planning to add more content for Disney+ and their other streaming platforms (such as Hulu) in the future. On December 10, 2020, Disney announced that a year after the launch of Disney+, it had over 86.8 million subscribers. It was later announced that as of January 2, 2021, the platform had over 94.9 million subscribers. In January of the same year, Ricky Strauss, who led

1313-598: A gunfight scene, making it the only film in the Disney animated canon not to be included. Despite being available at launch, at least five films— Home Alone , Home Alone 2: Lost in New York , Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides , Ice Age and Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties —had been temporarily removed from the service in the United States. It was initially unclear whether

1414-492: A jury trial in any disputes with the company. On October 22, 2024, following a similar policy previously implemented by Netflix and Spotify, Disney announced that in-app subscriptions for Disney+ and Hulu through the Apple App Store on iOS will no longer be accepted. This change coincided with a price hike of US$ 2 for users who subscribed through the website. In November 2024, Disney announced that it will be adding

1515-536: A light-hearted pop-culture news show. It was produced by Hulu in conjunction with Jace Hall 's HDFilms and stars Brian Kimmet and Ginger Gonzaga . Producing the show was a first for the company, which in the past has been primarily a content distributor. On January 16, 2012, Hulu announced that it would be airing its first original script based program, titled Battleground , which premiered in February 2012. The program aired on Hulu's free web service rather than on

1616-671: A major business segment of the Walt Disney Company . The service primarily distributes films and television shows produced by Walt Disney Studios and Disney Television Studios , with dedicated content hubs for Disney's flagship brands; Disney , Pixar , Marvel , Star Wars , National Geographic , ESPN (Latin America and Caribbean only), Hulu (U.S. only) and Star (outside U.S.), as well as showcasing original and exclusive films and television shows . Disney+ relies on technology developed by Disney Streaming, which

1717-470: A majority stake in the future. Following the purchase, ESPN announced plans for an "exploratory [over-the-top] project" based on its technology ( ESPN+ ) to supplant its existing linear television services. On August 8, 2017, Disney invoked its option to acquire a controlling stake in BAMTech for $ 1.58 billion, increasing its stake to 75%. Alongside the acquisition, the company also announced plans for

1818-445: A minimum floor price of $ 8.6 billion, which was paid for on December 1. On December 6, 2023, Disney launched a content hub for Disney+, which contains Hulu content for Disney Bundle subscribers in the United States in beta. The Disney+ hub officially launched in March 2024; Hulu also continued to be available through its own app. From January 17, 2011, to April 24, 2014, Hulu streamed its own in-house web series The Morning After ,

1919-748: A partnership with Spotify that allows users to purchase both streaming services for a discounted price per month. This discount also includes an even larger discounted rate for university students. Hulu distributes video on its own website and syndicates its hosting to other sites, and allows users to embed Hulu clips on their websites. In addition to NBC, ABC and Fox programs and movies, Hulu carries shows from networks: A&E , Big Ten Network , Bravo , E! , Fox Sports 2 , FX , PBS , NFL Network , Oxygen , RT America , Fox Sports 1 , SundanceTV , Syfy , USA Network , NBCSN , and online comedy sources such as Onion News Network . Hulu retains between thirty and fifty percent of advertising revenue generated by

2020-414: A second, Disney-branded direct-to-consumer service drawing from its entertainment content, which would launch after the company ends its existing distribution agreement with Netflix in 2019. Not long after, Agnes Chu , story and franchise development executive at Walt Disney Imagineering , was the first executive appointed for the unit, as senior vice president of content. Chu led two projects to launch

2121-407: A section within its main platform, Disney+, starting on June 26, 2024. On July 25, 2024, Disney announced a partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery to offer Disney+, Hulu and Max as a bundle in the United States. After a woman died in a Disney Springs restaurant, Disney argued that if a user signs up for a Disney+ subscription or a free trial, the user permanently relinquishes their right to

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2222-536: A streaming service rather than in movie theaters. Chu later left in August 2020. In December 2017, Disney announced its intent to acquire key entertainment assets from 21st Century Fox . Intended to bolster Disney's content portfolio for its streaming products, the acquisition was completed on March 20, 2019. In January 2018, it was reported that former Apple and Samsung executive Kevin Swint had been appointed

2323-509: A streaming service. Following a carriage agreement with Spectrum in September 2023, Disney+ became available to Spectrum TV Select subscribers for no extra cost. The ad-tier version was later launched in Canada and parts of Europe by November 1, 2023. On December 6, 2023, Disney added a Hulu content hub to Disney+ as a beta for U.S. Disney Bundle subscribers, in a similar manner to

2424-516: A subscription service, initially branded as "Hulu Plus", which featured full seasons of programs from the companies and other partners, and un-delayed access to new episodes. In 2017, the company launched Hulu with Live TV—an over-the-top streaming television service offering access to broadcast television channels. In 2011, Hulu launched its services in Japan , marking its first and only international expansion. Three years later in 2014, Hulu Japan

2525-479: A subsidiary of Nippon as part of a separate agreement. On August 3, 2016, Time Warner (later WarnerMedia , now Warner Bros. Discovery ) acquired a 10 percent stake of Hulu. Hopkins exited and was named Sony Pictures TV Chairman. Fox Networks Group COO Randy Freer was named CEO on October 24, 2017. On March 20, 2019, Disney acquired 21st Century Fox , giving it a 60% majority stake in Hulu. On April 15, 2019, WarnerMedia sold its 10% stake in Hulu back to

2626-521: A subsidiary of the Disney Entertainment segment of The Walt Disney Company . It was launched on October 29, 2007, initially as a joint venture between News Corporation (later 21st Century Fox ) and NBC Universal (later bought by Comcast ), Providence Equity , and later The Walt Disney Company, serving as an aggregation of recent episodes of television series from their respective television broadcasting . In 2010, Hulu launched

2727-452: A total of 161.8 million Disney+ subscribers worldwide at the end of 2022, with a gain of 200,000 in Canada and the United States, but a net loss of 2.4 million worldwide attributed to the loss of streaming rights to Indian Premier League cricket in India. On May 18, 2023, it was announced that Disney+ and Hulu would remove nearly 60 original films and series on May 26 to "cut costs". The news sparked some backlash, mostly towards

2828-461: A trial version of Disney+ became available in the Netherlands with limited content available. This testing phase lasted until the official launch on November 12, when trial users were switched to a paid plan. Disney+ became available for pre-order in September in the United States with a 7-day free trial upon launch. In October 2019, Disney released a video that ran for three hours and eighteen minutes on YouTube to showcase their launch lineup. It

2929-453: Is considering merging Hulu into Disney+ because the model had been successful outside the United States without any content friction. To accelerate the plan, he said that Disney would love to buy out Comcast's 33.3% stake in Hulu earlier than their previously agreed 2024 timeline. However, Comcast had not offered reasonable terms for an early buyout and had instead expressed interest in buying Hulu themselves if it were for sale. On May 18, it

3030-584: Is over the rating limit (maximum TV-14 and PG-13) in United States market begins to release on Hulu. Following the start of its service, Hulu signed deals with several new content providers making additional material available to consumers. On April 30, 2009, The Walt Disney Company announced that it would join the venture, purchasing a 27 percent stake in Hulu. Starting August 15, 2011, viewers of content from Fox and related networks are required to authenticate paid cable or satellite service wherever Fox streams episodes, including on Hulu, to be able to watch them

3131-446: Is released weekly, as opposed to all at once with the release time initially being 12:01 am. PT on Fridays, which lasted from November 15, 2019, to June 25, 2021. With the premiere of Loki , which debuted on June 9, 2021, Disney shifted the release schedule for new original series and new seasons of the respective series to Wednesdays. On December 25, 2020, Soul became the first feature-length film from Pixar to be released as

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3232-464: Is subject to the acquisition or expiration of existing streaming rights deals for Disney content. On August 6, 2019, Iger announced that it would offer a streaming bundle of Disney+, ESPN+ and the ad-supported version of Hulu for $ 12.99 per month available at launch. At the D23 Expo in August 2019, Disney opened subscriptions to Disney+ at a discounted rate for three years. On September 12, 2019,

3333-555: The Colonial Revival style and erected in 1923–24. The complex was initially designated a New York City Landmark in 1966, with the boundary expanded in 1979. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Notes Hulu Hulu ( / ˈ h uː l uː / , HOO -loo ) (stylized as " hulu ") is an American subscription streaming media service owned by Disney Streaming ,

3434-467: The Columbia Pictures division (Spider-Man). On June 16, 2023, The Incredible Hulk was added to Disney+ after the rights to the film reverted to Marvel Studios and Disney from Universal. Some films were modified by Disney: a post-credits scene from Toy Story 2 was edited out; nudity was eliminated from Splash by adding digital hair, blurring and cropping certain scenes, although

3535-529: The Animal Kingdom (a docuseries following the animal caretakers of Disney's Animal Kingdom and Epcot 's aquarium ) and The World According to Jeff Goldblum . Disney reached a two-year pact with the documentary studio Supper Club ( Brian McGinn , David Gelb and Jason Sterman, producers of Netflix's Chef's Table ) to produce content for the service, including the conservation -themed nature documentary series Earthkeepers , and Marvel's 616 ,

3636-553: The Disney-themed competition cooking competition Be Our Chef , Cinema Relics (a documentary series showcasing iconic costume and props from Disney films), Marvel's Hero Project (a series showcasing "inspiring kids [that] have dedicated their lives to selfless acts of bravery and kindness") and The Imagineering Story (a Leslie Iwerks -directed documentary series chronicling the history and work of Walt Disney Imagineering ). National Geographic also produced Magic of

3737-665: The Life , and Up to Speed were previously mentioned; and on April 19, Hulu added four more shows to its list: Don't Quit Your Daydream , Flow , The Awesomes , and We Got Next . Some of these programs began airing in 2012, while others premiered over the next few years. On May 21, 2012, Hulu announced it would be bringing Kevin Smith to its lineup of original programming. Smith hosts a movie discussion show titled Spoilers , which began airing in mid-2012. In March 2016, Lionsgate Premiere and Hulu jointly acquired distribution rights to

3838-480: The Star content hub used internationally. In March 2024, Disney+ debuted an updated teal logo design, which Jess Weatherbed at The Verge believed was preparation for the service's integration with Hulu. The new animated logo for the streamer to serve as its splash screen and to open original series and films was also revealed that same month, with a short orchestral theme composed by Ludwig Göransson . The interface

3939-486: The United States during the pay-one window, with Ron's Gone Wrong being the first film under the deal, becoming available on both Disney+ and HBO Max on December 15, 2021. Disney still has full streaming rights to any 20th Century and Searchlight films produced for Disney+ or Hulu, while the Disney deal with WarnerMedia for streaming 20th Century and Searchlight films on HBO Max ended in 2022, with Disney+ and Hulu assuming

4040-491: The United States on March 12, 2008. Hulu began an advertising campaign during NBC's broadcast of Super Bowl XLIII with an initial ad starring Alec Baldwin titled "Alec in Huluwood". Advertisements have since aired featuring Eliza Dushku , Seth MacFarlane , Denis Leary , and Will Arnett . In July 2007, Providence Equity , the owner of Newport Television , became one of the earliest "outside" investors by purchasing

4141-765: The United States, most of the films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe were available at launch, with the exception of seven films: Thor: Ragnarok (added on December 5, 2019), Black Panther (added on March 4, 2020), Avengers: Infinity War (added on June 25, 2020) and Ant-Man and the Wasp (added on August 14, 2020), due to existing licensing deals with Netflix; and The Incredible Hulk , Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Far From Home , which were initially unavailable because their distribution rights were initially owned by Universal Pictures ( The Incredible Hulk ) and Sony Pictures through

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4242-413: The United States, with that version also expanding to other international territories in 2023. Disney later announced on August 10, 2022, that the ad-supported version of Disney+ launches on December 8, with more than 100 advertisers. Costing US$ 7.99 per month, with the ad free version of Disney+ receiving a price hike of US$ 3. In May 2022, the company reported it gained 7.9 million subscribers over

4343-472: The Winter Soldier , Loki , Hawkeye and its spin-off Echo , Moon Knight , Ms. Marvel , She-Hulk: Attorney at Law , Secret Invasion , Ironheart , Daredevil: Born Again and Wonder Man . Animated Marvel series include What If..? , I Am Groot , X-Men '97 , Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man and Marvel Zombies . In January 2019, Disney+ ordered Diary of

4444-616: The acquisition, Disney soft launched an integration of Hulu into Disney+ as a content hub in December 2023, allowing subscribers to both services to access Hulu content from within the Disney+ apps. The name Hulu comes from two Mandarin Chinese phrases, húlu ( 葫芦 ; 葫蘆 ; " calabash , bottle gourd") and hùlù ( 互 录 ; 互 錄 ; "interactive recording"). Jason Kilar , who served as CEO of Hulu, said

4545-435: The bundled approach had less subscriber churn than the individual services alone, but that "there may also be certain constraints that we're under that could at least, from a short-term standpoint, limit our ability to do what long term we might feel was ideal, but frankly we don't know what's ideal yet." On March 4, 2022, Disney announced they will plan to launch a low-cost ad -supported version of Disney+ by late 2022 in

4646-542: The church structure. The cemetery is the last resting place for most of the founding families of Flatbush. The earliest legible grave marker dates to 1754. The 1853 parsonage is a 2.5-story wood-frame house designed in a vernacular style transitional between the Greek Revival and Italianate styles. It was moved to its present site at 2101-03 Kenmore Terrace in 1918. The church house is a 2.5-story red brick and limestone building designed by Meyers & Mathieu in

4747-548: The company also showcased an "immersive" experience at San Diego Comic-Con to promote the occasion, titled Hulu Animayhem: Into the Second Dimension . The hub was also launched on Disney+ internationally the following year. On September 6, 2023, Comcast CEO Brian L. Roberts announced that Hulu's equity fair value will be assessed as of September 30. In November 2023, Disney began their acquisition of Comcast's stake in Hulu. The two companies previously agreed to

4848-502: The company at more than $ 2 billion. In June 2011, an "unsolicited offer" caused Hulu to begin "weighing whether to sell itself". However, Hulu and its owners refused to sell the company, as none of the bidders offered an amount that was satisfactory to its owners. In September of that year, the service launched in Japan ; marking Hulu's first international expansion. Hulu generated $ 420 million in revenue in 2011, $ 80 million short of

4949-422: The company for $ 1.43 billion, leaving Disney with 67% and Comcast with 33%. Comcast, the only other shareholder, announced on May 14, 2019, that it had agreed to cede its control to Disney, and reached an agreement for Disney to purchase its 33% stake in the company as early as 2024. On May 14, 2019, Comcast relinquished its control in Hulu to Disney effective immediately. As a result, the streaming service became

5050-426: The company's target. The vacant CEO post was officially filled by former Fox Networks President Mike Hopkins on October 17, 2013. In October 2012, Providence sold its 10 percent stake to "Hulu's media owners" and ceased participation in the board. On February 27, 2014, Nippon Television Network Corporation acquired Hulu's Japanese business . The service would retain the "Hulu" brand and technology in Japan under

5151-725: The controls that already exist for other regions that have the Star content hub. On December 6, 2023, Disney launched a content hub for Disney+ similar to that of Star, which contains Hulu content for Disney Bundle subscribers in the United States in beta. It is suggested that Disney+ had approximately 7,000 television episodes and 500 films at launch, including original television series and films from Disney Channel , National Geographic and Freeform , as well as select titles from 20th Television , 20th Television Animation and ABC Signature . New releases from 20th Century Studios would not immediately be available on either Disney+ or Hulu at

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5252-544: The current economic model, there is not that much in it for us to continue at this time. If they can get to the point where the monetization model is better, then we may go back." In February 2011, both shows were made available for streaming on Hulu again. The Daily Show was again removed from Hulu in March 2017 in order to push viewers to watch the program on Viacom and Comedy Central's apps. In 2012, Viz Media , Aniplex of America , and other distributors teamed up to create Neon Alley . It had launched on October 2, 2012, as

5353-417: The deal between Disney and Sony Pictures since 2021. In April 2017, Hulu signed a first-run license deal with Annapurna Pictures . Hulu also has output deals with IFC Films and Magnolia Pictures . Disney%2B Disney+ is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming media service owned and operated by Disney Streaming , the streaming division of Disney Entertainment ,

5454-547: The descendants of many early settlers of Flatbush. The building was constructed of Manhattan schist , and the architecture includes Romanesque features such as arched windows and doors, as well as Tuscan colonettes . The church's bell was imported from Holland , and paid for by John Vanderbilt. The bodies of American soldiers who died in the Battle of Long Island during the American War are reportedly buried underneath

5555-460: The entire Disney film library, including all of the films that are currently in the " Disney Vault ". However, he stated that the controversial Song of the South (1946), which has never been released on home video in its entirety in the United States, will never be released on the service. Walt Disney Animation Studios ' 1946 film Make Mine Music is not available on the service, possibly due to

5656-483: The film Joshy , which was later released on August 12, 2016. On May 4, 2016, Hulu acquired The Beatles: Eight Days a Week , as its first documentary acquisition, as part of a planned Hulu Documentary Films collection. The film premiered theatrically on September 15, before debuting on the streaming service on September 17. Since September 2022, selected International programs that released on Disney+ 's Star Hub and Disney+ original International content that

5757-587: The first 12 months. In 2015, Hulu began offering content from Showtime for an additional $ 8.99/month, which is cheaper than Showtime's own streaming service. On June 16, 2016, Hulu announced a deal with the Disney-ABC Television Group for the exclusive SVOD rights to past seasons of seven Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD series, and more than 20 Disney Channel original movies. The CW's agreement with Hulu ended September 18, 2016; in-season streaming of current CW programs moved to

5858-650: The first six films of the Star Wars franchise would be available in the United States at the service's launch, as TBS held streaming rights through 2024 as part of its cable rights to the franchise, but in April 2019, it was announced that the films would be available at launch along with The Force Awakens and Rogue One , with The Last Jedi being added on December 26, 2019, The Rise of Skywalker being added on May 4 , 2020, and Solo: A Star Wars Story being added on July 10, 2020. On April 2, 2021, several older Star Wars spin-offs were released. In

5959-553: The first three months of 2022. In August 2022, it was announced that the combined total of subscribers across all Disney streaming platforms including Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ had surpassed Netflix with roughly 221 million. In January 2023, Disney+ received its first Academy Award nomination, for the Italian film Le pupille in the Best Live Action Short Film category. In February 2023, Disney reported

6060-511: The former Saban Entertainment , Blue Sky Studios and Hollywood Pictures . The service operates alongside Hulu , which Disney gained a controlling stake in following the 21st Century Fox purchase. Bob Iger stated that at launch, Disney+ would focus on family-oriented entertainment (not carrying any content rated R , NC-17 or TV-MA ) and that Hulu would continue to host general entertainment; Hulu also hosts Disney+ as an add-on service. Content intended for mature audiences (R and TV-MA)

6161-469: The full pay-one rights to films released after 2022. On September 3, 2024, ABC News Live was added to Disney+ as a continuous playlist, alongside a continuous Disney+ Playtime preschool playlist. The service's initial original content goal was planned to include four to five original films and five television shows with budgets from $ 25–100 million. In January 2019, it was reported that Disney would spend up to $ 500 million in original content for

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6262-456: The initial decision to remove Howard , the documentary on the life of songwriter Howard Ashman , on the eve of Pride Month and the release of the live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid . However, it was confirmed the next day that the film will remain available on the service. On July 1, more original films and series were removed globally, including Crater , which was released seven weeks prior. However, on September 26, 2023, it

6363-519: The issues were due to third party devices. On November 18, 2019, an investigation by ZDNet discovered that thousands of users' accounts were hacked using keystroke logging or info-stealing malware . Their email addresses and passwords were changed, "effectively taking over the account and locking the previous owner out", and their login information was put up for sale on the dark web . On March 12, 2020, Vanessa Morrison, who previously served as President of Fox Family and 20th Century Animation ,

6464-460: The lead designer on Hulu's original design team, played a key role in shaping the platform's initial interface and user experience. Hulu was announced in March 2007 with AOL , NBCUniversal (then co-owned by General Electric and Vivendi ), MSN , Myspace (then owned by News Corporation ), and Yahoo! planned as "initial distribution partners". Before the company starts, the glow was the international named Netflix in 2022. Years ago, Jason Kilar

6565-481: The morning after the first airing. Non-subscribers will see those episodes delayed a week before they are viewable. On October 28, 2011, Hulu announced that they had signed a five-year deal with The CW , giving the streaming site access to next-day content from five of the six major networks. On September 18, 2013, Hulu announced a multi-year deal with the BBC that would deliver 2,000 episodes from 144 different titles in

6666-506: The name comes from a Chinese proverb : Hulu is Mandarin for gourd. And so when we were launching Hulu, we thought, "what a great name that is." And it had this great sort of symbolism of the holder of precious things, which is the holder of premium content. So that's why we named it Hulu. 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 . Rus Yusupov ,

6767-490: The network's own digital platforms, and Netflix began to carry past seasons of The CW's programs through 2019. As of January 2017 , a limited amount of content from CBS 's library is available on-demand, mostly limited to shows that are no longer producing new episodes. A deal was reached to bring live broadcasts of CBS and several affiliated channels to Hulu's upcoming live streaming service as well as to make more shows available on-demand. In April 2018, Hulu announced

6868-433: The new structure, Hulu's SVP of Original Scripted Content would report directly to the chairman of Disney Television Studios and ABC Entertainment. As of November 2019, FX and Fox Searchlight were assigned to supply Hulu with content. In January 2020, Disney eliminated the role of Hulu CEO, with its top executives to report directly to DTCI and Walt Disney Television. On January 31, 2020, Freer resigned as CEO of Hulu and

6969-510: The new unit. First, Disney needed to verify exactly what content could be physically and legally made available through a streaming service right away, which meant physically reviewing all content in Disney's vaults that had not recently undergone restoration , and reviewing "binders of pieces of paper with legal deals" to identify potential obstacles. Second, Chu met with leaders of Disney's various content-producing divisions to start brainstorming which projects would be appropriate for release on

7070-577: The original uncensored theatrical version was restored to the service in 4K in November 2022; films such as Adventures in Babysitting , Free Solo and Hamilton are altered to remove profanities; The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967) was edited to remove racial slurs , and the short film Santa's Workshop (1932) was edited to remove a " stereotypical black doll". Some older content, such as films, animated shorts and series, have

7171-571: The position was eliminated; Hulu's top executives now report directly to DTCI and Walt Disney Television. In June 2021, Comcast accused Disney of undermining Hulu's growth and value by not engaging in international expansion of the service, having instead added the Star brand as an extension of Disney+ in selected markets. On September 7, 2021, Hulu announced that the prices of its main video on-demand and ad-free plans would increase by $ 1 each to $ 6.99 and $ 12.99 per-month beginning October 8. In October 2021, Hulu president Kelly Campbell resigned, and

7272-681: The previous year. In late 2015, Disney launched a streaming service in the United Kingdom called DisneyLife to test the streaming market. It was later launched in the Philippines on May 25, 2018. The UK version was replaced by Disney+ on March 24, 2020, while discontinued in the Philippines on April 1 that year. In August 2016, Disney acquired a minority stake in BAMTech (a spin-off of MLB Advanced Media 's streaming technology business) for $ 1 billion, with an option to acquire

7373-412: The senior vice president and general manager, reporting to BAMTech CEO Michael Paull, who leads development. In March 2018, Disney's top level segment division was reorganized with the formation of Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International, which then included BAMTech, which contains "all consumer-facing tech and products". In June of the same year, longtime Disney studio marketing chief, Ricky Strauss,

7474-528: The series. Love, Victor , a spin-off of the film Love, Simon , was similarly shifted from Disney+ to Hulu in February 2020. In August 2019, Iger announced that 20th Century Fox properties such as Home Alone , Night at the Museum , Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Cheaper by the Dozen will be "'reimagined' for 'a new generation'" exclusively for Disney+ by Fox Family . Most original episodic content

7575-480: 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. ComScore says monthly video streams reached 903 million in January 2010, over three times the figure for a year earlier, and second only to YouTube . On August 16, 2010, a report revealed that Hulu was planning an initial public offering (IPO) which could value

7676-504: The service would be named Disney+ and that the company was targeting a launch in late 2019. A September launch was reportedly planned, but on April 11, 2019, Disney announced that Disney+ would launch on November 12, 2019, in the United States. Disney stated that it planned to roll the service out worldwide over the next two years, targeting Western Europe and Asia-Pacific countries by late 2019 and early 2020, and Eastern Europe and Latin America during 2020. The timing of international launches

7777-410: The service's content curation and marketing efforts, left the company. In March 2021, Disney announced an increase to the streaming service's pricing that would take place on March 26, 2021. In the second quarter of 2021, Disney+ added 8.7 million subscribers. In August 2021, Disney CEO Bob Chapek suggested that, eventually, Disney+ could be merged with Hulu (as in other markets), citing that

7878-461: The service. On July 10, 2023, Hulu launched an adult animation and anime hub known as Animayhem , featuring several different 20th Television Animation programs, including American Dad , Bob's Burgers , Family Guy , The Cleveland Show , and King of the Hill , among various others. Additionally, new seasons of Futurama and King of the Hill were commissioned for the service, while

7979-554: The service. Original series based on Star Wars and Marvel properties have been or are being produced. Original Star Wars series include The Mandalorian and its spin-offs The Book of Boba Fett and Ahsoka , a seventh season of the animated The Clone Wars (and a spin-off series titled The Bad Batch ), as well as Obi-Wan Kenobi , Andor , Skeleton Crew , The Acolyte and Lando . Original Marvel series include WandaVision and its spin-offs Agatha: Darkhold Diaries and Vision Quest , The Falcon and

8080-414: The service. This comes after Westmoreland had tried to arrange a sexual encounter with a minor in 2018, which led to his conviction. On November 22, 2021, Disney and WarnerMedia reached a deal to amend the pre-existing deal HBO had with 21st Century Fox to allow Disney+ or Hulu and HBO Max to share the streaming rights to half of 20th Century Studios' and Searchlight Pictures' 2022 theatrical slate in

8181-501: The shows it distributes. In November 2009, Hulu also began to establish partnerships with record labels to host music videos and concert performances on the site, including EMI in November 2009, and Warner Music Group in December 2009. In early March 2010, Viacom announced that it was pulling two of the website's most popular shows, The Colbert Report and The Daily Show , off Hulu. The programs had been airing on Hulu since late 2008. A spokesman for Viacom noted that "in

8282-468: The start, as the studio had pre-existing output deals with other premium TV and streaming providers (including HBO in the United States until 2022, Crave in Canada and Sky in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy and Germany). Captain Marvel , Dumbo (2019) and Avengers: Endgame became the first theatrically released Disney films to stream exclusively on Disney+ within the pay-cable window. It

8383-467: The subscription-based Hulu Plus . Battleground is described as a documentary-style political drama. Later that same month, Hulu announced it would air The Fashion Fund , a six-part reality series, and the winner of the show would receive $ 300,000 to start their career. To continue with its original programming movement, Hulu announced that there would be a total of seven original programs that were planned to air on its service: Battleground , Day in

8484-553: The titles were still available to view on regular profiles. X-Men: Days of Future Past , which was released by 20th Century Fox on May 23, 2014, contains both nudity and the word " fuck ", began airing uncensored in mid-2020. Some series are missing episodes, including Darkwing Duck , The Little Mermaid , The Proud Family , Phineas and Ferb , Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends , The Muppet Show , and The Simpsons , among other programs. All episodes featuring Stoney Westmoreland on Andi Mack are banned from

8585-441: Was acquired by Nippon TV and spun off from its American counterpart. Since February 2021, Hulu's original content has since been distributed outside of the U.S. via Disney+ under the Star brand. In 2019, Disney acquired Fox's stake in Hulu as part of its acquisition of 21st Century Fox, gaining a majority stake in the service, and subsequently acquired the remaining stake held by Comcast in 2023, giving it full ownership. After

8686-399: Was also reported that Disney would ban advertisements for competitor Netflix from most of its TV platforms, except ESPN. Disney+ launched on November 12, 2019, Midnight Pacific Time in the three initial launch countries. The services had some issues the first day with logging in (about 33% of the problems), accessing specific content (about 66%), setting up profiles and watch lists. Some of

8787-537: Was also updated to match the new teal color scheme, which was dubbed "Aurora" as an homage to Princess Aurora from Sleeping Beauty (1959). On March 27, 2024, the Hulu content hub officially exited beta. Likewise, as a consequence of this, The Walt Disney Company Latin America announced in December that the Star+ platform available in Latin America would be discontinued in that region to later be merged as

8888-441: Was announced that Disney+ and Hulu would remove nearly 60 original films and series on May 26 in order to "cut costs." The news sparked some backlash, mostly towards the initial decision to remove Howard , the documentary on the life of lyricist Howard Ashman , on the eve of Pride Month and the release of the live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid . However, it was confirmed the next day that film will remain available on

8989-404: Was announced that Disney+ would add the first 30 seasons of The Simpsons to the service at launch, as the series' new exclusive home, with season 31 being added on October 2, 2020, season 32 being added on September 29, 2021, and season 33 being added on October 5, 2022, in the United States. Season 34 was added to the service on October 11, 2023. Iger said that Disney+ will eventually host

9090-421: Was appointed President of Streaming for Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production and currently oversees the development and production of Disney+ film content from The Walt Disney Studios for both Disney Live Action and 20th Century Studios . Morrison reports directly to President of Walt Disney Pictures Sean Bailey . On October 12, 2020, Disney announced a reorganization of their media business with

9191-404: Was criticized for technical problems and missing content. Alterations made to films and television shows also attracted media attention. Ten million users had subscribed to Disney+ by the end of its first day of operation. In the third quarter of 2024, the number of global Disney+ subscribers amounted to 153.8 million. This marked a growth of around seven million compared with the same quarter of

9292-401: Was founded in 1654 and the original church was built under the direction of Jan Gerritse Strijker at the order of Peter Stuyvesant . The 2.5-story stone Federal style church building designed by Thomas Fardon was constructed in 1793-98 and is the third church building on the site. It features a stone tower with stone belfry . The stained glass windows are by Tiffany studios and commemorate

9393-399: Was inherited and got retooled as a content platform within the service in some regions, with Latin America having its own standalone service, Star+ , until June 26 and July 24, 2024. With BAMTech helping to launch ESPN+ in early 2018, and Disney's streaming distribution deal with Netflix ending in 2019, Disney took the opportunity to use technologies being developed for ESPN+ to establish

9494-548: Was later added to the service, including the Disney+ original The Beatles: Get Back (2021), which includes a content warning , and the Marvel series produced for Netflix , all of which are rated TV-MA. With the addition of the Marvel Netflix series in March 2022, revised parental controls were introduced to the service in the United States to allow the more mature content of the series to be added, similarly to

9595-460: Was named Hulu CEO in late 2007. NBC shut down its earlier online video effort NBBC in order to focus on Hulu. The name Hulu was chosen in late August 2007, when the website went live with an announcement only and no content. It invited users to leave their email addresses for the upcoming beta test . In October 2007, Hulu began the private beta testing by invitation, and later allowed users to invite friends. Hulu launched for public access in

9696-563: Was named president of content and marketing, however reporting to chairman of Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International Kevin Mayer. In January 2019, Fox Television Group COO Joe Earley was named executive vice president of marketing and operations. In June 2019, Matt Brodlie was named as senior vice president of international content development. In August 2019, Luke Bradley-Jones was hired as senior vice president of direct to consumer and general manager of Disney+ for Europe and Africa. On November 8, 2018, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that

9797-408: Was originally established as BAMTech in 2015 when it was spun off from MLB Advanced Media (MLBAM). Disney increased its ownership share of BAMTech to a controlling stake in 2017 and subsequently transferred ownership to Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International , as part of a corporate restructuring in anticipation of Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox , through which the Star brand

9898-523: Was rebranded as Disney+ Hotstar . Additional European countries received Disney+ in September 2020, with the service expanding to Latin America in November 2020. It later expanded in Southeast Asian countries since 2021, followed by countries in Northern and Eastern Europe, Middle East and parts of Africa since May 2022. Upon launch, it was met with positive reception of its content library, but

9999-415: Was revealed that six of the removed original films: Crater , Better Nate Than Ever , Flora & Ulysses , The One And Only Ivan , Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made and the 2022 remake of Cheaper by the Dozen were released for purchase on multiple digital platforms including Amazon Prime Video , iTunes , Vudu and Google Play , a move that some considered as historic and unconventional for

10100-497: Was subsequently appointed the president of NBCUniversal's competing service Peacock . On November 22, 2021, Disney and WarnerMedia reached a deal to let select 20th Century Studios and Searchlight Pictures films stream on Disney+, Hulu and HBO Max in 2022. In March 2022, NBCUniversal decided that it will pull content from Hulu and move them to Peacock, beginning in September. In January 2022, Joe Earley became president of Hulu. In September 2022, Chapek indicated that Disney

10201-671: Was the third major component of its direct-to-consumer strategy, complementing its sports streaming service ESPN+ , and its then-forthcoming Disney+ . Hulu would be oriented towards "general" entertainment and content targeting mature audiences. NBCUniversal will continue to license its content to the service through at least 2024, but it will have the option to begin transitioning its exclusivity deals with Hulu to non-exclusive terms beginning in 2020, and to end other content deals beginning in 2022. On July 31, 2019, Disney reorganized Hulu's reporting structure, placing Hulu's Scripted Originals team under Disney General Entertainment Content . Under

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